reseach in nursing

Instructions

Please select any nursing research article from any one of the scientific journals found in the  Nursing-Related Databases and Journals  list. Select an article from an area that you are interested in or from the field you are working in. The article must be a peer-reviewed research report that was published in the last 5 years. Using the article selected, construct a critique of the article, 6 to 10 pages (including cover page and references).

It is strongly recommended that you send your article via e-mail to the instructor for approval before you begin your critique.

The critique should

· identify the problem statement or statement of purpose of the article

· comment the on article’s literature review (usually found in the introduction or background sections)

· describe the participants being studied, stating inclusion and exclusion criteria

· discuss the sampling issues, such as probability or nonprobability and number of subjects used

· identify the study setting—where data collection occurred

· discuss informed consent—whether the participants were fully informed, how their consent was obtained, and any other ethical considerations

· identify the hypothesis or research question

· identify the research design—for example, experimental or nonexperimental; descriptive, exploratory, explanatory, or predictive?

· identify research variables, both independent and dependent

· describe how the study data were analyzed (what statistical measures were used)

· describe the results of the study and appropriateness of the methods used; include study limitations

· accurately comment on the level of evidence used, nursing theory addressed (including if no theory is described) and implications for nursing practice or research

· discuss how the research findings can be applied to the clinical area

You must submit a pdf copy of the article that you are critiquing along with the assignment. 

The following resources, in the week 4 Learning Resources section of the LEO classroom, will provide helpful guidelines for constructing a critique of a nursing research article.

Video

· Framework for how to read and critique a research study:  Research Article Critique .  

Articles

· Vance, D. E., Talley, M., Azuero, A., Pearce, P. F., & Christian, B. J. (2013).  Conducting an article critique for a quantitative research study: perspectives for doctoral students and other novice readers . Nursing: Research and Reviews, 3: 67–75.

· Cronin, P., Ryan, F., & Coughlan, M. (2008).  Undertaking a literature review: a step-by-step approach . British Journal of Nursing, 17(1): 38-43.

The  Learning Resources  page lists resources that provide several guidelines for constructing a critique of a nursing research article you may find helpful. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your instructor.

Nursing-Related Databases and Research Journals

Scientific nursing research studies can be found using several of the databases available in libraries including the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PubMed, Medline, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, and ScienceDirect.

CINAHL indexes over 1300 journals and has information on more than 50 nursing specialties. PubMed comprises more than 23 million citations for biomedical literature from Medline, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher websites.

While there are several thousand scientific journals available for nurse scientists to use in disseminating results, here are some of the more common journals used in nursing research.