Nursing Ethics: Perioperative Nursing
o Interviewer asks participant questions
o Elicits further comment when possible
o Records ethnographic details
The data collection method to be used for this study consists of prepared questionnaires administered to participants during in-person interviews. Although the questionnaires will contain prepared questions, the interviewer will attempt to elicit further comment when possible, so that as much useful information and participant insight can be gathered as possible. During the interview, the interviewer will record ethnographic details noted that can elucidate the participant's response. For example, verbal cues such as "hmm," "uh...," "um...," and so forth when combined with body language and tone of voice that suggest an unwillingness to reveal something are useful in determining the participant's level of resistance to answering the question. Since ethics is an uncomfortable subject both for the ethical who find themselves in an organization that practices unethically and for the unethical who fear being found out, ethnographic research is useful for unearthing issues that might otherwise remain hidden. The interviewer paying attention to ethnographic details can prompt the participant for further information. For example, she might say, "I noticed that you seem a little uncomfortable talking about this. Has this been an issue when you are on the job?"
. Each type of information analyzed differently
. Quantitative information will be tabulated
. Qualitative information will be described
. Ethnographic information will be described and related to the other types of information
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