Assignment 4
Research Critiques and PICOT Question Guidelines – Final Draft
Use this document to organize the content from your four studies into your final draft.
Quantitative and Quantitative Studies
Background
1. Summary of studies. Include problem, significance to nursing, purpose, objective, and research question.
How do these two articles support the nurse practice issue you chose?
1. Discuss how these articles will be used to answer your PICOT question.
2. Describe how the interventions and comparison groups in the articles compare to those identified in your PICOT question.
*IN THE CLINICAL AREA, CAN SOME FACTORS LIKE NON-PUNITIVE MEASURES, FOR EXAMPLE ENCOURAGE NURSES TO REPORT MEDICATION ERRORS TO THE APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL IN A TIMELY MANNER AS COMPARED TO OTHER FACTORS LIKE PUNITIVE MEASURES AND SHAMING?
AS I TOLD YOU EARLIER, THE INSTRUCTOR’S COMMENT WAS TO REVISE MY PICOT QUESTION. SO PLEASE MAKE NECESSARY CHNAGES BASED ON THIS PICOT QUESTION ABOVE. IT’S VERY IMPORTANT.
*ALSO WHEN YOU MAKE STATEMENTS LIKE THIS “This article confirms that nurses are faced with several challenges that prevent the process of reporting medication errors by the nurses. This implies that within these facilities, nurses are facing challenges when it comes to reporting the medication errors thus making it hard to improve on the safety of the patients”, ACTUALLY STATE THE CHALLEGES SO THEY BACK UP THE PICOT QUESTION IN ALL THE ARTICLES.
Method of Study:
1. State the methods of the articles you are comparing and describe how they are different.
2. Consider the methods you identified in your chosen articles and state one benefit and one limitation of each method.
Results of Study
1. Summarize the key findings of each of the studies into a comprehensive summary.
2. What are the implications of the four studies you chose in nursing practice?
Ethical Considerations
1. Discuss two ethical considerations in conducting research.
2. Describe how the researchers in the four articles you choose took these ethical considerations into account while performing their research
*YOU MISSED THIS PART ON BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE STUDIES: Discuss two ethical considerations in conducting research.
*ON THE ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS, PLESAE SAY MORE THAN HIS STATEMENT “Both studies were ethically approved. There were no ethical considerations on the part of the treatment.”
Outcomes Comparison
1. What are the anticipated outcomes for your PICOT question?
2. How do the outcomes of the four articles you chose compare to your anticipated outcomes?
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