title: The conundrum: whether or not to let a golden nugget slip away.
abstract: The conundrum of using data pertinent to a study that were gathered after an official interview ceased is considered in this column. First, details of a proposed study on losing a partner will be provided followed by a snippet of a dialogue with one participant. Then the conundrum of whether or not to use the data is explored and a conclusion reached through consideration of standards for qualitative research.
authors: Associate Professor, Saint Xavier University Florczak@sxu.edu.
authors: Kristine L
authors: KL
authors: Florczak
mesh_terms: D006808:Humanism; D006801:Humans; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards*
keywords: humanbecoming research; standards of qualitative research; veracity in research