The purpose of this paper is to provide a critique review of the qualitative research article written by Jacqueline Marie Shea and Marilou Gagnon (2015) entitled: Working With Patients Living With Obesity in the Intensive Care Unit. A Study of Nurses’ Experiences. The goal of this study was to examine the experiences of ICU nurses working with patients living with obesity (PLWO) as well as how these experiences affect the quality of care these nurses provide to this population. In addition, this study points out the needs of ICU nurses while caring for PLWO. The authors utilized Canales’ theoretical framework on Othering to explore practices developed by nurses who care for PLWO. Four main themes were identified based on the interviews conducted
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Research participants were recruited voluntarily after being informed about the study by a poster displayed in nursing social area and distributed electronically by the nurse educators. Accommodations to interview outside the health center upon participants’ wishes were made possible. There is no statement that an informed consent was provided to the participants. There is also no statement indicating that participants could contact the researches with any questions.
Research Design and Tradition The authors did not use a traditional qualitative methodology such as phenomenology, grounded theory, or ethnography. Instead they used “generic qualitative research” which does not use a guided methodological framework. The authors state four basic requirements necessary to conduct a well-done generic qualitative study. Due to complexity of the phenomenon studied, the researchers used Canale’s framework to develop interviews that incorporated explorative and interpretive properties. The principal researcher interviewed the participants in person for a period of 30 to 60 minutes. There is no evidence of reflexivity, which would have given the researcher the opportunity to self-reflect in a critical way and become aware of her own bias. There is no indication that the researchers contacted the participants after the interviews for any …show more content…
The setting was the ICU and the interviews were conducted in or outside the health center, depending on participants’ wishes. The samples were described in depth in terms of gender, age, years of experience, years in ICU, education, and the criteria that they all had to have cared for at least one PLWO in the passed. Participants were recruited in 2 different ICUs using a poster, which was displayed in the nursing social area and distributed electronically by the nurse educator. The sample size was adequate for this study, with 11 nurses participating. The data saturation was achieved after 9
Research participants were recruited voluntarily after being informed about the study by a poster displayed in nursing social area and distributed electronically by the nurse educators. Accommodations to interview outside the health center upon participants’ wishes were made possible. There is no statement that an informed consent was provided to the participants. There is also no statement indicating that participants could contact the researches with any questions.
Research Design and Tradition The authors did not use a traditional qualitative methodology such as phenomenology, grounded theory, or ethnography. Instead they used “generic qualitative research” which does not use a guided methodological framework. The authors state four basic requirements necessary to conduct a well-done generic qualitative study. Due to complexity of the phenomenon studied, the researchers used Canale’s framework to develop interviews that incorporated explorative and interpretive properties. The principal researcher interviewed the participants in person for a period of 30 to 60 minutes. There is no evidence of reflexivity, which would have given the researcher the opportunity to self-reflect in a critical way and become aware of her own bias. There is no indication that the researchers contacted the participants after the interviews for any …show more content…
The setting was the ICU and the interviews were conducted in or outside the health center, depending on participants’ wishes. The samples were described in depth in terms of gender, age, years of experience, years in ICU, education, and the criteria that they all had to have cared for at least one PLWO in the passed. Participants were recruited in 2 different ICUs using a poster, which was displayed in the nursing social area and distributed electronically by the nurse educator. The sample size was adequate for this study, with 11 nurses participating. The data saturation was achieved after 9