Norwich NR593 Week 6 Assignment Latest 2021 March

NR593 Advanced Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Week 6 Assignment  

Quantitative Research Article Critique

The Instructor will supply the student with a quantitative research article to critique.

This critique must be in APA format with a Title page, Reference page, and Level Headings separating the sections in the body of your paper. You will begin with an introduction. The body of your paper will answer the critiquing questions that are found in the Complete Quantitative Assignment Instructions. You will end the paper with a conclusion and a reference page.

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ASPECT OF THE

REPORT TITLE

 CRITIQUING QUESTIONS

?             Is the title a good one, succinctly suggesting key variables and the study population?

 ABSTRACT

 ?            Did the abstract clearly and concisely summarize the main features of the report (problem, methods, results, conclusions)?

 INTRODUCTION

Statement of the problem

 ?            Was the problem stated unambiguously, and was it easy to identify?

?             Is the problem significant for nursing?

?             Did the problem statement build a persuasive argument for the new study?

?             Was there a good match between the research problem and the methods used—that is, was a quantitative approach appropriate?

Hypotheses or esearch questions

?             Were research questions and/or hypotheses explicitly stated? If not, was their absence justified?

?             Were questions and hypotheses appropriately worded, with clear specification of key variables and the study population?

?             Were the questions/hypotheses consistent with existing knowledge?

Literature review

?             Was the literature review up-to-date and based mainly on primary sources?

?             Did the review provide a state-of-the-art synthesis of evidence on the research problem?

?             Did the literature review provide a strong basis for the new study?

Conceptual/theoret cal framework

?             Were key concepts adequately defined conceptually?

?             Was a conceptual/theoretical framework articulated—and, if so, was it appropriate? If not, is the absence of a framework justified?

?             Were the questions/hypotheses consistent with the framework?

METHOD

Protection of participants’ rights              

?             Were appropriate procedures used to safeguard the rights of study participants?

?             Was the study subject to external review by an IRB or ethics review board?

?             Was the study designed to minimize risks and maximize benefits to participants?

Research design               ?             Was the most rigorous design used, given the study purpose?

?             Were appropriate comparisons made to enhance interpretability of the findings?

?             Was the number of data collection points appropriate?

?             Did the design minimize biases and threats to the internal, construct, and external validity of the study (e.g., was blinding used, was attrition minimized)?

Population and ample    ?             Was the population identified? Was the sample described in sufficient detail?

?             Was the best possible sampling design used to enhance the sample’s representativeness? Were sampling biases minimized?

?             Was the sample size adequate? Was the sample size based on a power analysis?

Data collection and measurement            ?             Were the operational and conceptual definitions congruent?

?             Were key variables measured using an appropriate method (e.g., interviews, observations, and so on)?

?             Were the specific instruments adequately described and were they good choices, given the study population and the variables being studied?

?             Did the report provide evidence that the data collection methods yielded data that were reliable, valid, and responsive?

Procedures         ?             If there was an intervention, was it adequately described, and was it rigorously developed and implemented? Did most participants allocated to the intervention group actually receive it? Was there evidence of intervention fidelity?

?             Were data collected in a manner that minimized bias? Were the staff who collected data appropriately trained?

RESULTS

Data analysis     

?             Were analyses undertaken to address each research question or test each hypothesis?

?             Were appropriate statistical methods used, given the level of measurement of the variables, number of groups being compared, and assumptions of the tests?

?             Was the most powerful analytic method used? (e.g., did the analysis help to control for confounding variables)?

?             Were Type I and Type II errors avoided or minimized?

?             In intervention studies, was an intention-to-treat analysis performed?

?             Were problems of missing values evaluated and adequately addressed?

Findings              

?             Was information about statistical significance presented? Was information about effect size and precision of estimates (confidence intervals) presented?

?             Were the findings adequately summarized, with good use of tables and figures?

?             Were findings reported in a manner that facilitates a meta-analysis, and with sufficient information needed for EBP?

DISCUSSION

Interpretation of he findings     

?             Were all major findings interpreted and discussed within the context of prior research and/or the study’s conceptual framework?

?             Were causal inferences, if any, justified?

?             Was the issue of clinical significance discussed?

?             Were interpretations well-founded and consistent with the study’s limitations?

?             Did the report address the issue of the generalizability of the findings?

Implications/reco mmendations               ?             Did the researchers discuss the implications of the study for clinical practice or further research—and were those implications reasonable and complete?

 GENERAL ISSUES

Presentation     

?             Was the report well-written, organized, and sufficiently detailed for critical analysis?

?             In intervention studies, was a CONSORT flowchart provided to show the flow of participants in the study?

?             Was the report written in a manner that makes the findings accessible to practicing nurses?

Researcher credibility    ?             Do the researchers’ clinical, substantive, or methodologic qualifications and experience enhance confidence in the findings and their interpretation?

Summary assessment    ?             Despite any limitations, do the study findings appear to be valid—do you have confidence in the truth value of the results?

?             Does the study contribute any meaningful evidence that can be used in nursing practice or that is useful to the nursing discipline?