The concepts learned from this study provide a base for
the nurses to learn of the perceived needs of the
incarcerated women.
It furthermore delineates specific
perceived needs of the vulnerable population. By
learning of these needs and applying them it can
facilitate the empowerment that was referred to in the
article.
Addressing what these women felt as needed
helps to foster trust.
The article also talks about how
nurses can utilize this information to coordinate
educational experiences for healthcare and expectations
throughout the lifespan (p. 234).
Identify two details to
support the study being
quantitative or
qualitative
The data collection was completed on a quantifiable
scale of a set grouping of questions. One example is,
“Purpose in life was assessed using a 14-item measure
derived from Ryff and Keyes’s scales of psychological
One aspect that denotes this as a qualitative study is the
manor on which the data was collected.
In the Data
Collection segment of the article these questions were
asked, “’What are the top ten health education needs of
well-being (1995), graded on a 5-point scale (5 =
strongly agree, 1 = strongly disagree)” (p. 28).
Secondly the results of the study were provided using
percent values within a statistical analysis with
confidence intervals to reflect validity of findings.
inmates in this facility?’; ‘What is the best method for
educating inmates on these topics?’; and ‘What would a
health fair look like for you?’” (p. 230). The inmates
were asked to freely elaborate on these topics without
putting a specific range or quantification on the criteria.
The results of the study therefore are a spectrum of
responses supporting the qualitative approach to data
collection.
From this, themes were extrapolated that
corresponded to similar thoughts of a subjective view (p.
230-231).
