Assignment: Research Critique Guidelines
Use this document to organize your essay. Successful completion of this assignment requires that you provide a rationale, include examples,andreference content from the studiesin your responses.
Qualitative Studies
Background of Study
• Summary of studies. Include problem, significance to nursing, purpose, objective, and research question.
How do these two articles support the nurse practice issue you chose?
• Discuss how these two articles willbe used to answer your PICOT question.
• Describe how the interventions and comparison groups in the articles compare to those identified in your PICOT question.
Method of Study:
• State the methods of the two articles you are comparing and describe how they are different.
• Consider the methods you identified in your chosen articles and state one benefit and one limitation of each method.
Results of Study
• Summarize the key findings of each study in one or two comprehensive paragraphs.
• What are the implications of the two studies in nursing practice?
Ethical Considerations
• Discuss two ethical consideration in conducting research.
• Describe how the researchers in the two articles you choose took these ethical considerations into account while performing their research.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.