Template for Quantitative Nursing Research Critique<\/p>\n
Use the following guide in writing the quantitative nursing research critique<\/p>\n
Quantitative Nursing Research Critique <\/p>\n
Answers<\/p>\n
PART I<\/p>\n
Statement of the Problem\/Purpose <\/p>\n
Identify the problem\/purpose of this study (cite it where appropriate). <\/p>\n
Discuss how the problem\/purpose is significant to nursing. <\/p>\n
Purpose: <\/p>\n
Significance:<\/p>\n
Review of Literature <\/p>\n
Is it recent? Five years or newer? <\/p>\n
Were primary sources of authorities or experts used? <\/p>\n
How is it relevant to the stated problem? If it is not, describe why.<\/p>\n
How does it provide a solid basis for the study? If it does not, explain why.<\/p>\n
Lit review current: <\/p>\n
Were sources primary: <\/p>\n
Relevancy of lit review:<\/p>\n
Relevant to the stated problem: <\/p>\n
Solid base for study: <\/p>\n
Conceptual\/Theoretical Framework <\/p>\n
Identify and describe the theoretical or conceptual framework. Is it clearly stated, or do you need to extrapolate it from the article?<\/p>\n
Describe the key concepts or theory. <\/p>\n
Describe how the theoretical or conceptual framework is related to the topic of the research. How specifically does the author(s) connect the framework to support the research? <\/p>\n
Theoretical framework: <\/p>\n
Key concepts:<\/p>\n
How framework was related to the topic of research<\/p>\n
Research question(s) <\/p>\n
Identify the research questions. If the research question is absent, Please provide a research question<\/p>\n
Identify the key variables. State the independent and dependent variables in this study. <\/p>\n
How does the research question(s) relate to the theoretical or conceptual framework? <\/p>\n
Research Questions:<\/p>\n
Key variables: <\/p>\n
Connection of research question to the framework: <\/p>\n
Research Method(s) Human Rights <\/p>\n
Which appropriate procedures are used to safeguard the rights of study participants? How was the study designed to minimize risk to the subjects?<\/p>\n
Identify and describe if the study was subject to external review by an IRB\/ethics review board.<\/p>\n
Procedures taken to safeguard the rights of participants:<\/p>\n
Research Design <\/p>\n
Identify the type of quantitative research design (descriptive, correlational, experimental, etc\u2026).<\/p>\n
How does the design fit the purpose of the research? <\/p>\n
Describe the treatment or intervention that the research contains. <\/p>\n
How was the data collected in this study? <\/p>\n
Type of Research Design: <\/p>\n
Design fit with purpose:<\/p>\n
Intervention:<\/p>\n
Data collected :<\/p>\n
Population and Sample <\/p>\n
Who is the population from which the sample was drawn? Who is the sample? <\/p>\n
How did the researchers identify the sample? What are the inclusion and exclusion criteria? <\/p>\n
How was the identified sample able to answer the research questions? Why was this the right sample for this study? <\/p>\n
Who is the population from which the sample was drawn? Who is the sample? <\/p>\n
How did the researchers identify the sample? <\/p>\n
What are the inclusion and exclusion criteria? <\/p>\n
How was the identified sample able to answer the research questions? <\/p>\n
Why was this the right sample for this study?<\/p>\n
Part II<\/p>\n
Data Collection and Measurement <\/p>\n
How are the variables measured (operationalized)? <\/p>\n
What tool is used for data collection? How did the authors describe the reliability and validity of the data collection tool\/instrument (Cronbach Alpha, test\/retest, ANOVA, Kendall Tau, etc.\u2026)? <\/p>\n
How were the staff that collected data trained to do so? How was the data collected consistently? <\/p>\n
How are the variables measured (operationalized)? <\/p>\n
What tool is used for data collection?<\/p>\n
How did the authors describe the reliability and validity of the data collection tool\/instrument (Cronbach Alpha, test\/retest, ANOVA, Kendall Tau, etc<\/p>\n
How were the staff that collected data trained to do so? How was the data collected consistently?<\/p>\n
Data Analysis <\/p>\n
Which statistical methods are used to describe the data (descriptive, correlational, regression, etc\u2026)? <\/p>\n
How does the data and analysis of the data answer the research questions\/hypotheses of this study? <\/p>\n
Are there any statistically significant findings? <\/p>\n
Which statistical methods are used to describe the data (descriptive, correlational, regression, etc\u2026)? <\/p>\n
How does the data and analysis of the data answer the research questions\/hypotheses of this study? <\/p>\n
Are there any statistically significant findings? <\/p>\n
Presentation of Findings\/Implications <\/p>\n
What are the findings of the study? How did the findings answer the original purpose\/research question of the study? <\/p>\n
How are the findings reported? Are there tables and figures that are easy to understand? <\/p>\n
How are the findings reported so that the results can be used for evidence-based practice in nursing? <\/p>\n
What limitations are presented or should be represented? How are they clinically significant? <\/p>\n
Findings<\/p>\n
How are the findings reported? Are there tables and figures that are easy to understand? <\/p>\n
How are the findings reported so that the results can be used for evidence-based practice in nursing? <\/p>\n
What limitations are presented? How are they clinically significant?<\/p>\n
Evaluation and application to clinical practice <\/p>\n
How are the study findings consistent with previous research?<\/p>\n
What do the findings add to current nursing knowledge?<\/p>\n
How can the findings be used in nursing practice? <\/p>\n
How could the findings be studied further so that the research could be used in nursing practice (future study recommendations)? <\/p>\n
Discuss the generalizability of the findings. To whom can the findings and implications to practice be generalized? <\/p>\n
How are the study findings consistent with previous research?<\/p>\n
What do the findings add to current nursing knowledge?<\/p>\n
How can the findings be used in nursing practice? <\/p>\n
How could the findings be studied further so that the research could be used in nursing practice (future study recommendations)? <\/p>\n
Discuss the generalizability of the findings. To whom can the findings and implications to practice be generalized?<\/p>\n
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