NUR 80A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Family Caregivers, Current Literature, Nursing Theory
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Expect authors to provide evidence of the credibility of the findings, although this does not always happen. Due to the exposition of only some data, readers must rely on researchers efforts to confirm findings through ways e. g. peer debriefing, audits and triangulation. When reading any report, you must take the position of a person who the author is trying to persuade into believing them. Consider whether researchers concept is consistent with common clinical experiences and insights. Theory triangulation, using multiple theoretical perspectives, was used to determine if the process of decision making among participants in the study is linked to the previous study and as well used to compare findings to current literature. Evidence of credibility through triangulation, many references were gathered to support the data collected and explained by the authors. Researchers concept was consist with common clinical experiences through understanding the worsening process of an illness and the caregivers role.
