Research Article Critique
Week 13 Discussion 1: Research Article Critique
Initial Post
Consider the material that was presented this week. Find a peer-reviewed, research article related to topics found in Chapters 20 and/or 21. This discussion post will be a bit longer than you are used to, but it is your only assignment this week. Please use the following list as a template to structure your post; include the questions as headers in your post so your peers can follow along. Once you have introduced your topic, use the remaining questions to help you critique your article. Please be sure to answer all questions. The last paragraph should be a conclusion tying all the content together.
Article Critique Questions:
- 1. One paragraph that introduces your topic and explains why it is important to you
- 2. Author, year, title, journal
- 3. Purpose of the article: research, theoretical, program implementation
- 4. From what discipline was the literature review drawn?
- 5. What were the gaps, issues, purposes identified from the synthesis of the literature?
- 6. What design and methods were used for the purpose of the project?
- 7. Were the sample, size, and setting (or choice of articles) adequate for the project?
- 8. What were the findings and conclusions?
- 9. What are the implications for future research?
- 10. How could the information in this article be applied to advanced nursing practice?
- 11. Would you recommend this article to others as an example to add to the understanding of this information?
- 12. Conclusion/summary paragraph
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