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1 Clearly stated, detailed description of all of the steps or elements of the study, and includes: purpose; the problem including significance and background; relevancy of the literature reviewed; method(s)/design; the theoretical framework; research objectives, questions, and hypotheses
2Clearly stated, detailed description of the 3 or more strengths and 3 or more limitations of the research study.
3 clearly stated, detailed summary of the credibility and meaning of the study findings including 4 or more recommendations and implications to practice.
Competency
Differentiate the components of the research process.
Scenario
As a recent BSN graduate, you sign-up to join a journal club on your clinical unit. The journal club serves as a collective effort to remain current with the literature. The purpose of the journal club is to provide a strategy for evaluating current research and translating it to nursing practice. The facilitator of the journal club has asked you to select, critically appraise, and present your findings at the next meeting. Since this is your first time presenting, the facilitator provides a worksheet
to guide you through the process.
Instructions
Select one current nursing research article that may be translated into evidence-based practice. Review the article and complete the worksheet provided. Your analysis will include the required elements of the research process and will begin the evaluation phase of appraising the literature.
Identify the steps or elements of the study
Determine the strengths and limitations of the research study
Evaluate the credibility and meaning of the study findings
NUR3643 Research and Theory
Deliverable 03 Critical Appraisal of the Literature
Competency: Differentiate the components of the research process.
Review the article that you selected and complete the following analysis
. Be sure to include the permalink for the article you selected.
What is the identified research problem? Does the author include the significance and background of the problem?
Did the author clearly articulate the research purpose? What was the purpose of the research?
Identify the study methodology.
Did the article include a relevant review of the literature? Explain.
Describe the theoretical framework for the research study?
What are the research objectives, questions, hypotheses, and procedures identified in the article?
Describe the results of the study along with identified strengths and limitations.
Discuss the findings including relevancy to clinical practice.
Permalink for the article selected.
References Research, Nursing practice and evidence-based practice
For many years, healthcare decisions were based on the knowledge of pathophysiology, clinical experience, and expert opinions along with patient preferences. Today healthcare providers are encouraged to use evidence when making decisions about client care. The term evidence-based practice (EBP) involves complex and conscientious decision-making based on the best available evidence relative to the specific situation, along with patient characteristics and preferences (Grove & Gray, 2019). As nurses, we are encouraged to develop rigorous clinical practice guidelines that have been developed based on the best research evidence available. Using evidence-based practice and developing evidence-based practice guidelines rely heavily on the partnership with scientific evidence. So, where do we get the evidence?
The evidence we use is a result of research. Research is defined as, A systematic inquiry that uses orderly, disciplined methods to answer questions or solve problems (Polit & Beck, 2017). According to Grove and Gray (2019), it is diligent, systematic inquiry or study that validates and refines existing knowledge and develops new knowledge. The ultimate goal of research is to develop an empirical body of knowledge for a discipline or profession, such as nursing. Therefore, nursing research can be described as a scientific process that validates and refines existing knowledge and generates new knowledge that directly and indirectly influences nursing practice (Grove & Gray, 2019). All aspects of nursing, including practice, education, administration, and policy are dependent on and strengthened by research. This empirical knowledge is essential for promoting the delivery of high-quality, safe client care.
Research process
The research process involves a logical flow of steps, with one step builds off of the previous step, and progressively onto another. According to Grove and Gray (2019), the eight steps of the research process are outlined below along with a brief description of each step.
1. Identify a research problem
2. Formulate a research purpose
3. Identify the study methodology
4. Review the literature
5. Describe the theoretical framework
6. State the research objectives, questions, hypotheses, and procedures
7. Present results
8. Discuss findings Redo del3 3643 please fix Rows 1, 2,3
Kemah, thank you for this submission of this deliverable. You are off to a good start with this deliverable. You have chosen a great article for this deliverable. Congratulations on achieving competency or better on all the areas of the rubric. This is your first of three attempts when resubmitting please use a different font color for your revisions. Please see grade detail below.
Row 1-2: Great start here include many relevant facts from the study. Here a a couple of suggestions to enhance this content. The authors aim was to determine the causes of the errors that were occurring based on the nurses feedback. So the aim and purpose was to identify the causes of the errors and not the actual errors. Consider adding type of study (qualitative versus quantitative). Be sure to add as much detail as possible regarding the relevancy of the literature. I dont see that you included a clear theoretical framework or clear hypothesis for the study. Basic description of the steps or elements of the study, and includes: purpose; the problem including significance and background; relevancy of the literature reviewed; method(s)/design; the theoretical framework; research objectives, questions, and hypotheses.
Row 2- 3: Thorough description of 2 strengths and 2 limitations of the research study. Great job detailing the strengths and limitations. Consider adding a few more to move this to mastery level.
Row 3-2: Nice summary of the findings I did not see that you included recommendation and implications for practice. Basic summary of the credibility and meaning of the study findings including at least 2 recommendations and implications to practice.
Row 4-4: Formal style reflected throughout presentation, including no spelling, grammar, or APA format errors present. Permalink included for the article selected.
Great start on this deliverable. Just a few revisions will take you to the mastery level. Please let me know if you have any questions.
