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Full Citation for Selected Article: Uslu-Sahan, F., & Terzioglu, F. (2020). Interprofessional simulation-based training in gynecologic oncology palliative care for students in the healthcare profession: A comparative randomized controlled trial. Nurse education today, 95, 104588.

1. Study uses a quantitative design, not the following designs or publication types:

· Qualitative. Qualitative research design seeks to establish the responses as to “why” and “what” about the research phenomenon. It seeks explanations rather than numerical answers.

· Mixed-Method. The research design is a study technique that applies both the quantitative and qualitative research designs in the same study.

· Clinical Guideline. Clinical guidelines are recommendations informed by systematic reviews of evidence to promote quality outcomes and safety.

· Systematic Review. A systematic review is an overview that synthesizes various primary research studies conducted in a reproducible methodology to provide an explicit statement of objectives and methods.

· Meta-analysis. It is a quantitative statistical analysis method that is to derive a conclusion about a specific topic from various separate but similar research studies.

· Meta-synthesis. It is a collection of qualitative data from various research studies to develop new interpretation about a phenomenon and develop new theories.

· Meta-aggregate is a procedure that seeks to inform a field of research from developing meanings from various quantitative studies done through different methodologies.

· Systematic Review of Literature. Is a systematic procedure od critically appraising a research in a clearly defined protocol to inform a clearly formulated question, usually developed before the review.

· Dissertation or Thesis. A thesis is a relatively long essay that poses a significant research question and seeks to answer it through providing empirical evidence and discussion.

· Define “quantitative” and the other designs or publication types listed. Did you select a published article where the researcher(s) used a quantitative design? How do you know?

A quantitative research design is a research procedure that involves large sample sizes, purposely to discover how many variables or people act is a specific way, thus explaining a phenomenon.

2. Peer-reviewed, primary research article

· What does “primary” mean? What does “secondary” mean? What are examples of non-research publications? How do you know if something is “peer-reviewed”? Why do we care if it is peer-reviewed?

A primary research is a research in which the research is directly involved in the data collection process rather than depending on data collected in other studies. Secondary research relies on data from other studies conducted in the past to explain a phenomenon or inform a research body.

Examples of non-research publications include blogs, book chapters, and blog posts.

To understand if an article is peer-reviewed, one searches the websites journal and newspaper listing, check for the database with the article’s full text, follow the link and search for the article with the filter for peer-reviewed articles checked.

Peer-reviewed articles are more reliable for research studies are they have been scrutinized for quality standards in purpose, author, and evidence of the research.

3. Published within the last 5 years (2015-2020)

· When was your selected article published? Why do we care about publication date? Are there instances where older publications are appropriate and acceptable for us to use? Why or why not?

The field of research is rapidly evolving and thus requires the most recent information to inform a conclusion. Current publications provide the most reliable information. Older publications may be appropriate in fields that do not change or evolve such as the history of America. History remains the same over the years.

4. First author is a registered nurse and study is published in a nursing journal

· How do you know if the selected article comes from a nursing journal?

To understand whether an article is from a nursing journal, one should click on its title and check on the publication details. Under the publication details, one should check whether it covers nursing field.

5. Includes a sample that uses human subjects

· What is a “sample”? Is this the same as “population”? If a study did not use human subjects, what are the alternatives?

A study sample is the defined smaller set of data that a researcher selects from the target population to help explain a phenomenon in the target population. A sample is not the same as population, but rather a subset of the population. Non-human subjects include other studies such as epidemiological studies, data from biological specimens, and perceptual experiments.