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Full Citation for Selected Article:

Midori Sakai, A., Rossaneis, M. Â., Fernandez Lourenço

Haddad, M. do C., & Willamowius Vituri, D. (2016). Risk of Bed Falls in Adult Patients and

Prevention Measures. Journal of Nursing UFPE / Revista de Enfermagem UFPE, 10, 4720–

4726. https://doi-org.pnw.idm.oclc.org/10.5205/reuol.8200-71830-3-SM.1006sup201602

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

· Qualitative

The study of research questions about human experiences. It is often

conducted in natural settings and uses data that are words or text, rather than numerical,

in order to describe the experiences that are being studied.

· Mixed-Method

Integration of both quantitative and qualitative data within a single

research.

· Clinical Guideline

Systematically developed practice statements designed to assist

clinicians about health care decisions for specific conditions or situations.

· Systematic Review

A research that attempts to gather all available empirical research

by using clearly defined, systematic methods to obtain answers to a specific question.

· Meta-analysis

A research method that takes the results of multiple studies in a specific

area and synthesizes the findings to make conclusions regarding the area of focus.

· Meta-synthesis

Integrates qualitative research findings on a topic and is based on

comparative analysis and interpretative synthesis.

· Meta-aggregate

An approach to synthesis of qualitative research that is used in

systematic reviews of qualitative evidence.

· Systematic Review of Literature

A way to choose and critically evaluate research so that you can gather data and information to answer a clearly formulated question.

· Dissertation or Thesis

a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be

maintained or proved.

· 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?

▪ Quantitative research is defined as the process of testing relationships,

differences, and cause and effect interactions among and between

variables. Quantitative is defined as relating to, measuring, or

measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality. I

have selected a published article where the researchers used a

quantitative design. I know this because the goal of the study was

examining relationships between several variables,

the researchers used statistical methods, and the study included a

large number of subjects. Also, it helps that the author stated what

type of research method they used in their article.

· 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?

Primary research involves active participation from the researcher

themselves, while secondary research involves the summary or

synthesis of data and literature that has been organized and published

by others. In addition, examples of non-research publications

includes newspapers, magazines, and blogs. You know something is

peer-reviewed if the journal article is from a trusted research

database, proper citation and references are included, and the

publisher is an educational institution or professional

organizations.We care that something is peer-reviewed because we

want trusted and reliable information.

· 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?

My article was published in 2016. We care about publication date because

we want information that are the most current and most reliable especially

when it regards to health information. However, there may be instances

where older publications are appropriate and acceptable for us to use

when the topic we are researching is not commonly researched or we want

to compare research articles from then and now.

· 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? \

The first author is a registered nurse because the author’s credential is

included. Also, I know the article comes from a nursing journal because

the article is from a known nursing journal.

· 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 sample is a subset of sampling units from a population. With that being

said, a population is defined as a well-defined set that has certain specified

properties. My article does use human subjects. Other alternatives subjects

includes projects that involve quality improvement, case reports, program

evaluation, marketing and related business analysis, and surveillance

activities.