Qualitative Study Assignment
Instructions : Interview 5 nurses using Questions 1-5 and enter their responses in quotation marks (word-for-word) in the corresponding boxes. You may need to enlarge the text boxes to complete your answers. Fill out the demographic data below on each participant. After interviewing all 5 nurses answer questions 1-8 at the bottom of the form. Answers to questions 1-8 at the bottom of the form must be written professionally.
| Participant 1 | Participant 2 | Participant 3 | Participant 4 | Participant 5 | |
| Age | |||||
| Gender | |||||
| Years Practicing as Nurse |
Question 1: Describe your ideal nursing job.
| Participant 1 | |
| Participant 2 | |
| Participant 3 | |
| Participant 4 | |
| Participant 5 |
Question 2: What are your thoughts on a safe nurse to patient ratio?
| Participant 1 | |
| Participant 2 | |
| Participant 3 | |
| Participant 4 | |
| Participant 5 |
Question 3: What non-monetary benefits could facilities offer to retain nurses?
| Participant 1 | |
| Participant 2 | |
| Participant 3 | |
| Participant 4 | |
| Participant 5 |
Question 4: What is your greatest challenge in your current nursing role?
| Participant 1 | |
| Participant 2 | |
| Participant 3 | |
| Participant 4 | |
| Participant 5 |
Question 5: Describe your work/life balance.
| Participant 1 | |
| Participant 2 | |
| Participant 3 | |
| Participant 4 | |
| Participant 5 |
1. Describe themes from question 1.
2. Describe themes from question 2.
3. Describe themes from question 3.
4. Describe themes from question 4.
5. Describe themes from question 5.
6. What conclusions do you draw from these findings?
7. Were there any relationships between the demographics of the participants and the responses?
8. What are the limitations of this study?
Points Distribution:
Interview 5 participants 25 points
Complete Demographic Data 5 points
Identify themes (questions 1-5) 10 points
Complete questions 6-8 10 points
Total: 50 points