Topic 2 DQ1 The theoretical foundations of qualitative and quantitative methods are very different, but many researchers believe both methods should be used in the research study to increase validity and reliability. What advantages or disadvantages do you see in using both types of methods in a nursing study? Support your answer with current evidence-based literature. In order to assess the advantages and/or disadvantages to qualitative and quantitative methods is to first define what qualitative and quantitative research is. Qualitative research is defined as, a systematic, subjective approach used to describe life experiences and give them meaning (Grove, 2011, p. 73). Everyone has different variables of meaning (i.e. feelings, emotions, reactions, etc.) and because of that...