You have just been assigned as a project lead to a research team that is tasked with framing a potential qualitative descriptive study. Using your expert understanding of qualitative descriptive research, what would you suggest to the principal investigator (PI) regarding the use of a qualitative descriptive design? What are some of the considerations that would determine if a qualitative descriptive research design would be appropriate for a given study? What are strengths and limitations of this type of research design?
