2806 NRS Assessment 3, Trimester 1, 2018
SONM Use Only
Assessment 3: Critical Evaluation
2000 words
Weighting 50 %
Due date: 17:00hrs 21 May, 2018
Critical Evaluation Tool template (Quantitative Study) (Do not submit this table template)
Introduction
PICO
Complete this table
What is the problem/population?
What is the intervention?
What is the Comparator?
What is the primary outcome?
What are the secondary outcome/s?
Critical Appraisal models
Identify one other critical evaluation/appraisal model that can be used to critique research and evaluate a quantitative study. You must reference this.
Journal
Present an overview of this journal e.g. Briefly determine if it is a highly regarded journal by Impact Factor.
In what country is the journal published?
How will this information about the journal affect your decision when considering using this research in practice?
Authors
Are the authors experts in the field? How can you tell? How will this information about the authors affect your decision when considering using this research in practice?
Title, Abstract and Literature Review
a. What makes a good journal article title? Is the title of the research paper consistent with the text? Describe.
. What are the aims and objectives of the research study?
c. What are the important features about an abstract? Describe the components of the abstract in this research study.
d. Is the literature cited in the background / literature review cu
ent, relevant and comprehensive? Briefly describe.
Research Design
a. What type of quantitative study design was used? What level of evidence is this?
. What are the research questions for this study?
c. Why was the study needed? State this reason.
d. Are hypotheses stated in this study? If so, please state these and describe which hypothesis is stated: the scientific hypothesis or the null hypothesis?
e. Describe how the intervention(s) was ca
ied out?
The sample
a. What was the population of interest?
b. Identify and describe the setting of the study. (Hospital, home, community etc)
c. How were the participants recruited? Describe.
d. Was ethical approval obtained? Describe.
Data collection
a. What data was collected? What outcome/s were measured? Describe
. What tools were used to collect the data (surveys, questionnaires or other data collection tools). Were quality tools used? How was tool quality determined?
d. Who collected the data and how?
e. What is bias and how is it avoided or minimised in this study?
Data Analysis
a. How were the quantitative results reported in this study?
Results
Summarise the researcher’s report of the results, including:
a. Do the results answer the research question/s?
. Were suggestions for further research made? If yes, what were they?
c. Were implications for healthcare / practice suggested? If so, what were they?
Conclusion
a. Summarise the conclusion
Relevance to nursing practice
Critically evaluate, with reference to a range of recent, scholarly literature, how this research is relevant to the clinical nursing setting using the principles of evidence based practice.
These include:
· Patient values
· Clinical expertise
· Available evidence
Reference List
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