1. 68 6. Actual Data Gathering Before the actual data gathering, it is suggested that the nurse meets the team of people ·wbo "ill be involved in the datn collection. TI1e instruments are discussed and analyzed. If necessary. tl1e instruments mny be moclified or simplified in order not lo overburden the people who may ha'"e Limitations in terms of educational preparation or available time to finish data oollection. Pre-testing of the instn1ments is highly recommended. Th. e data collectors must be gh-en an orientation and training on how they are going to u..o:~ the i~'-trtlrnents in data gathering. The nurse can_ ask the dat~ colle~tors_lo role-play an 1ntel"'-iew scene so that they can place them. selves 1n an actual interview situation. As al1eni. ativl'-"' to th<' c,J. !-,nrnriry hou SE'hold. su l"'\'ty which can t. tke long to finish, the nurse can teach the data collectors to use participatory tools and ti:chniques to facilitate and si. mplrfy data ~auwring. Cn?al:ivc> ;incl in11a\·;1ti'\·e methods,~ill likely increase people's panjciparion in data cr,llect inn b... >cau. sc n( their non-I h n·:-i ltmi ng (ea h. lres. Among other participator) tvul!" or tc. chnique. s fur data gathering are the following: Scm1-s1ructured inter. iews-infonnal, guided interview sessions where only ~ome of the questions are predetermined and new questions or lines or quc~tfrming arise during the int. erview. in response to an S\-~e. rs from those intervic\"t. '<i. A. nalytfral games-a quick me. ans of finding out a. a incli,ridua. l' s or a group's list of priori1ic. <: or preferences. Storie,,md ponrai1s. are c:hnr1. colorful descriptio ns of situations encountered b, the nuro:..: in the field ur !'. 1ories rec:ounted by people. The:, de5-Lnl><· ·111formati,m 10 "-ays rural people themselves perceive local condilfon«. notahl} problems and uppurtunities. Diagrams !. 'implt:. :-chem;itic: de,icc..., "·hich present information in a readily unde P--tand,1\ile,i~unl forms. Thc... e arc analytical prf Jccdurcs; n means of communicntion t>et-,<:cn and :imoog different people. \\'orkshop-nw11n~ of hnn~in~ people together and ou Lr;idcrs int Toduccd for their skills and e!\-pericnce, t() participate actively in reviev,ing, analyzing aod evaluating the information g,ithered. During the a<'tual data gathering. the nurse supervises the data collectors by chcckjng the filled-up inst. rumenbi in tem,~ of completeness, 11ccuracy and rcliobility of the iofonnation co)k,<"te-d. If there are gaps or problems in acc.-uracy or reliability of dutu, the nurse emphasiz~ the nel!d to go back to the. source ond secure t J1e appropriate in..fonnation. Tb. is b lhe only way to maintain the integrity and good quality of datu for the community diagn<Jsi ~. 