Assignment NRS433 Rough Draft Qualitative Research Critique and Ethical Considerations

Assignment NRS433 Rough Draft Qualitative Research Critique and Ethical Considerations

Assignment NRS433 Rough Draft Qualitative Research Critique and Ethical Considerations

NRS433 Introduction to Nursing Research

Week 2 Assignment

Rough Draft Qualitative Research Critique and Ethical Considerations

Use the practice problem and a qualitative, peer-reviewed research article you identified in the Topic 1 assignment to complete this assignment.

In a 1000-1,250 word essay, summarize the study, explain the ways in which the findings might be used in nursing practice, and address ethical considerations associated with the conduct of the study.

Refer to the resource “Research Critique Guidelines” for suggested headings and content for your paper.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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Research Critique Guidelines

To write a critical appraisal that demonstrates
comprehension of the research study conducted, address each component below for
qualitative study in the Topic 2 assignment andthe quantitative study in the
Topic 3 assignment.

Successful completion of this assignment requires that you
provide a rationale, include examples, or reference content from the studyin
your responses.

Qualitative Study

Background of Study:

• Identify the clinical problem and research problem that led to the study. What was not
known about the clinical problem that, if understood, could be used to improve
health care delivery or patient outcomes?This gap in knowledge is the research
problem.

• How did the author establish the significance of the study? In other words, why should
the reader care about this study? Look for statements about human suffering,
costs of treatment, or the number of people affected by the clinical problem.

• Identify the purpose of the study. An author may clearly state the purpose of the study
or may describe the purpose as the study goals, objectives, or aims.

• List research questions that the study was designed to answer. If the author does
not explicitly provide the questions, attempt to infer the questions from the
answers.

• Were the purpose and research questions related to the problem?

Method of Study:

• Were qualitative methods appropriate to answer the research questions?

• Did the author identify a specific perspective from which the study was developed? If
so, what was it?

• Did the author cite quantitative and qualitative studies relevant to the focus of the
study? What other types of literature did the author include?

• Are the references current? For qualitative studies, the author may have included
studies older than the 5-year limit typically used for quantitative studies.
Findings of older qualitative studies may be relevant to a qualitative study.

• Did the author evaluate or indicate the weaknesses of the available studies?

• Did the literature review include adequate information to build a logical argument?

• When a researcher uses the grounded theory method of qualitative inquiry, the
researcher may develop a framework or diagram as part of the findings of the
study. Was a framework developed from the study findings?

Results of Study

• What were the study findings?

• What are the implications to nursing?

• Explain how the findings contribute to nursing knowledge/science. Would this impact
practice, education, administration, or all areas of nursing?

Ethical Considerations

• Was the study approved by an Institutional Review Board?

• Was patient privacy protected?

• Were there ethical considerations regarding the treatment or lack of?

Conclusion

• Emphasize the importance and congruity of the thesis statement.

• Provide a logical wrap-up to bring the appraisal to completion and to leave a lasting
impression and take-away points useful in nursing practice.

• Incorporate a critical appraisal and a brief analysis of the utility and applicability of
the findings to nursing practice.

• Integrate a summary of the knowledge learned.

Quantitative Study

Background of Study:

• Identify the clinical problem and research problem that led to the study. What was not
known about the clinical problem that, if understood, could be used to improve
health care delivery or patient outcomes?This gap in knowledge is the research
problem.

• How did the author establish the significance of the study? In other words, why should
the reader care about this study? Look for statements about human suffering,
costs of treatment, or the number of people affected by the clinical problem.

• Identify the purpose of the study. An author may clearly state the purpose of the study
or may describe the purpose as the study goals, objectives, or aims.

• List research questions that the study was designed to answer. If the author does
not explicitly provide the questions, attempt to infer the questions from the
answers.

• Were the purpose and research questions related to the problem?

Methods of Study

• Identify the benefits and risks of participation addressed by the authors. Were there
benefits or risks the authors do not identify?

• Was informed consent obtained from the subjects or participants?

• Did it seem that the subjects participated voluntarily in the study?

• Was institutional review board approval obtained from the agency in which the study
was conducted?

• Are the major variables (independent and dependent variables) identified and defined?
What were these variables?

• How were data collected in this study?

• What
rationale did the author provide for using this data collection method?

• Identify the time period for data collection of the study.

• Describe the sequence of data collection events for a participant.

• Describe the data management and analysis methods used in the study.

• Did the author discuss how the rigor of the process was assured? For example, does the
author describe maintaining a paper trail of critical decisions that were made
during the analysis of the data? Was statistical software used to ensure
accuracy of the analysis?

• What measures were used to minimize the effects of researcher bias (their
experiences and perspectives)? For example, did two researchers independently
analyze the data and compare their analyses?

Results of Study

• What is the researcher’s interpretation of findings?

• Are the findings valid or an accurate reflection of reality? Do you have confidence in
the findings?

• What limitations of the study were identified by researchers?

• Was there a coherent logic to the presentation of findings?

• What implications do the findings have for nursing practice? For example, can the
findingsof the study be applied to general nursing practice, to a specific
population, or to a specific area of nursing?

• What suggestions are made for further studies?

Ethical Considerations

• Was the study approved by an Institutional Review Board?

• Was patient privacy protected?

• Were there ethical considerations regarding the treatment or lack of?

Conclusion

• Emphasize the importance and congruity of the thesis statement.

• Provide a logical wrap-up to bring the appraisal to completion and to leave a lasting
impression and take-away points useful in nursing practice.

• Incorporate a critical appraisal and a brief analysis of the utility and applicability of
the findings to nursing practice.

• Integrate a summary of the knowledge learned.

Reference

Burns, N., & Grove, S. (2011).Understanding nursing research(5thed.).St.
Louis, MO: Elsevier.