Cycle of Violence

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer examines whether nurses have sufficient knowledge about the impact that trauma, caused from witnessing family violence, has on children of African-American families Further the writer looks at whether nurses across different hospitals adopt the same procedures to deal with the impact of trauma on these children. The writer maintains that the collective forces of technology, demography, control, as well as, globalization have been pushing healthcare systems, all over the world, to change their strategy so as to keep pace with the ever changing world. The writer concludes that nurses' knowledge about the impact of trauma, caused by witnessing family violence, on children of African-American families has been a neglected topic.

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Hypotheses or Research Questions
Research Method
Research Design
Participants
Recruitment Strategy (Sampling Unit):
Sampling Frame
Method of Selecting the Sample Elements
Data Collection
Trustworthiness (Credibility and rigor) of results
Delimitations
Ethical Issues
Data Analysis
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The research method being used in this study is qualitative as the advantage of carrying out a qualitative study is that it does not always ignore the bias side of things, and is not necessarily always objective. In fact, all qualitative researchers monitor people in certain settings (in this case, it is monitoring the impact of trauma on children of African-American families from witnessing family violence) and then come to different conclusions depending on the techniques or methods they have chosen to employ. Another advantage is the clear variation that one can observe in the methods used and presentation of the conclusions. As a matter of fact, qualitative studiers give their personal opinion with a certain amount of concentration when carrying out a research because in their opinion the validity of a research does not lie in its objectivity. They not only let their personal opinions play a part in the conclusion they make, but, they also let their own interpretations of their observations have a major part in the final conclusions."

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