Nursing Research

Article Critique Order Description Bowie State University Bowie, Maryland 20715 Department of Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing NURS 509 Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing Research Research Critique Requirements (Revised) You are required to complete two article critiques. Each Critique is worth 10 poin" rel="nofollow">ints and will be graded accordin" rel="nofollow">ing to the list below. Critiques must be typed with appropriate APA format. Submit your critique with a copy of the research article. Include the followin" rel="nofollow">ing components in" rel="nofollow">in your critique. Be sure to provide a discussion about each item from the list below. Do not select an article that clearly list all of the components, but one that requires that you read and determin" rel="nofollow">ine the component. All articles must be scholarly and start with an abstract from very credible journals Component Percent • Problem 10% o State the problem o Is the problem clearly stated? o Is the problem significant to nursin" rel="nofollow">ing? • Purpose 5% o State the purpose o Is the purpose clear? o Does the purpose in" rel="nofollow">include the population, concepts/variables, settin" rel="nofollow">ing, type of study? • Research questions 5% o Are the questions clear? o Are the questions lin" rel="nofollow">inked to the purpose? o If the questions are not stated, identify one possible research question • Conceptual framework 10% o Is the framework identified? If yes, • Are the concepts described? • Are the relationships among concepts described? • Does the framework fit with the study? o If the framework is not identified, what are the major concepts of the study? • Literature review 10% o Is tentative language used? o Are there only primary sources? o Does it contain" rel="nofollow">in only research? No opin" rel="nofollow">inions? o Is it clear? Logical? o Is it organized? o Are the references current? Component Percent • Measures of each concept 5% o Are the descriptions of the measures/in" rel="nofollow">instruments Clear? o Are the in" rel="nofollow">instruments valid and reliable? o Are validity and reliability adequately described for each measure/in" rel="nofollow">instrument? • Report of Results (see below) 10% o Are fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings discussed in" rel="nofollow">in relation to each research question? o Are the fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings statistically significant? • Sample 5% o What type of sample is in" rel="nofollow">included? o How representative is the sample? o What are the disadvantages of this type of sample? o Was power analysis used to determin" rel="nofollow">ine the sample size? o Is the sample size adequate? o Is the rationale for the in" rel="nofollow">inclusion criteria appropriate? o Are the rights of human subjects protected? • Design 5% o What is the design? o What are the limitations of the design? o What are the threats to validity of the design? • APA Forma 10% Data analysis – 5 poin" rel="nofollow">ints 1. Are the statistical tests used identified and the values reported? 2. Are appropriate statistics used, accordin" rel="nofollow">ing to level of measurement, sample size, samplin" rel="nofollow">ing method, and hypotheses/research questions? Results – (Same as above) 1. Are the results for each hypothesis clearly and objectively presented? 2. Do the figures and tables illumin" rel="nofollow">inate the presentation of results’? 3. Are results described in" rel="nofollow">in light of the theoretical framework and supportin" rel="nofollow">ing literature? Conclusions/discussion –10 poin" rel="nofollow">ints 1. Are conclusions based on the results and related to the hypotheses’? 2. Are study limitations identified? 3. Are generalizations made within" rel="nofollow">in the scope of the fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings? 4. Are implications of fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings discussed (i.e., for practice, education, and research)? 5. Are recommendations for further research stated? Research utilization implications – 10 poin" rel="nofollow">ints 1. Is the study of sufficient quality to meet the criterion of scientific merit’? 2. Is the study of relevance to practice? 3. Is the study feasible for nurses to implement? 4. Do the benefits of the study outweigh the risks? Use of proper format (APA), grammar, spellin" rel="nofollow">ing, and punctuation – 17 poin" rel="nofollow">ints Student Paper General Requirements and Guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines 1. All papers must be typewritten or prin" rel="nofollow">inted on standard 81/2 x 11-in" rel="nofollow">inch white bond paper. The type-face should be times roman or courier. Do not use bold or other styles of type. Limit the use of italicized words. 2. All papers must have a title page that in" rel="nofollow">includes a page header, runnin" rel="nofollow">ing head, title and author’s name and affiliation. 3. All papers must have margin" rel="nofollow">ins of at least 1 in" rel="nofollow">inch at the top, bottom, left, and right of every page. Do not justify the right margin" rel="nofollow">in and do not hyphenate words at the end of