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Competencies:
724.8.5: Foundations of Inquiry - The graduate differentiates
between quality improvement processes, evidence based practice and
research.
724.8.6 Literature Review and Analysis - The graduate
demonstrates knowledge of the process and outcomes of conducting a
literature review.
724.8.7: Ethics and Research - The graduate demonstrates
understanding of the ethics of nursing research particularly human
subjects’ protections, informed consent and alignment with patient and
family values and preferences.
724.8.8: Patient Outcomes - The graduate discriminates
between identified standards and practices that do not provide
improvements in patient outcomes utilizing relevant sources of evidence
and the application of nursing theory.
724.8.9: Data Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination - The
graduate describes the process of data collection, analysis and
implementation of evidence that can improve clinical practice from an
interprofessional perspective.
Introduction:
There
are many sources of information available on the web and in journals
relating to the nursing discipline. Therefore, it is of pivotal
importance to understand the basic tenets of critical appraisal of
research for its use in intraprofessional healthcare practices. The aim
of evidence-based practice (EBP) is to employ a three-pronged approach
blending the best available research evidence, patient values and
preferences, and clinical expertise.
In this task, you will critique two primary research evidence sources.
You will select one quantitative and one qualitative peer-reviewed
journal article on a healthcare topic of interest.
Requirements:
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined
total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one
individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from
sources, even if cited correctly. Use the Turnitin Originality Report
available in Taskstream as a guide for this measure of originality.
The rubric provides detailed criteria for evaluating your submission.
You are expected to use the rubric to direct the creation of your
submission. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one
rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to
relevant portions of the course.
Note: Research
evidence must not be more than ten years old.
A. Evaluate
a primary quantitative research peer-reviewed journal
article (suggested length of 3–5 pages) that has healthcare
implications by doing the following:
1. Identify
how the researcher addresses the five following areas of
the selected journal article, using the attached “Evidence Table”:
• background
or introduction
• review
of the literature
• discussion
of methodology
• data
analysis
• researcher’s
conclusion
2. Critique
whether the evidence presented in each section of the
journal article supports the researcher’s conclusion.
3. Explain
the protection of human subjects and cultural considerations of the
journal article.
4. Identify
strengths and limitations of the study.
5. Describe
how the evidence informs nursing practice.
B. Evaluate
a primary qualitative research peer-reviewed journal
article (suggested length of 3–5 pages) that has healthcare
implications by doing the following:
1. Identify
how the researcher addresses the five following areas of
the selected journal article, using the attached “Evidence Table”:
• background
or introduction
• review
of the literature
• discussion
of methodology
• data
analysis
• researcher’s
conclusion
2. Critique
whether the evidence presented in each section of the
journal article supports the researcher’s conclusion.
3. Explain
the protection of human subjects and cultural considerations of the
journal article.
4. Identify
strengths and limitations of the study.
5. Describe
how the evidence informs nursing practice.
C. Acknowledge
sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for
content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
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