Research Critique Assignment Your Name Here, Followed 205847

Research critique assignment Your name here, followed by your credentials

Component three of the critique assignment. Note: First person (e. g., I, my, our) is not used. Your professor has written in the third person in these instructions. For scholarly work and publications, the author writes in the third person (e. g., this student, this RN, etc.). Your professor did not make this distinction when you wrote of your interests in an earlier assignment but wanted you be aware of this APA requirement for future work.

This document is provided in a word document so that you can download and use for your assignment. Comments from your professor about this component are in red. Use a title page for every assignment in graduate school unless your professor advises you otherwise. The next pages are provided to assist you and to simplify the third component of your critique assignment. First, title page.

Please provide a title of the assignment as follows. Research critique assignment Your name here, followed by your credentials for example, followed by course number, followed by date Student Name (s) BSN, RN NGR 5810 Section XX Fall 20XX Professor Eric A. Fenkl, PhD, RN, CNE Graduate Faculty Florida International University Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Please read the pages from Polit and Beck (2021, pp. ) and look up the boxes referred to in the right columns. The assignment and the critique tables are complex. Thus, your professor simplified this assignment for you which follows and was copied in part from your text (Polit & Beck, 2021 pp. ).

Only use one of the documents—either a quantitative or qualitative or quantitative checklist. So, your third component will be one critique in which you use the checklist. Summary: While you are expected to complete the checklist with a yes, no, unsure, or NA, comments are also encouraged guided by your text information. Third component: One critique from a primary source. Quantitative template (adapted from Polit & Beck, 2021, pp. ) followed by a qualitative template (adapted from Polit & Beck, 2021, pp. 104). *For the third column, there are page numbers in the text that will refer you to additional “Boxes†within the text and page numbers for further explanations of the questions asked. Use these tables along with your text. Cite the research article here using APA format. Example follows. Note that the citation is double spaced (APA requirement).

Aspect of the Report Critiquing Questions *Student answers (yes/no/unsure/not applicable--NA) and comments (not required but needed depending on your choice of the research).

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

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

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? Comments

Hypotheses or research 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?

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

Conceptual/ theoretical 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? Comments

Method Protection of human rights Were appropriate procedures used to safeguard the rights of study participants? Was the study externally reviewed by an IRB/ethics review board? Was the study designed to minimize risks and maximize benefits to participants? Comments

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)? Comments

Population and sample 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? Comments

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 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? Comments

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? Comments

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 a 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? Comments

Findings Was information about statistical significance presented? Was information about effect size and precision of estimates (confidence intervals) presented? Were findings reported in a manner that facilitates a meta-analysis, and with sufficient information needed for EBP? Comments

Discussion Interpretation of the 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? Comments

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

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? Comments

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

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? Comments

References

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