Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
Submit the assignment along with an electronic version of the article used for the analysis. If an electronic version is not available, submit a clean unmarked copy of the article.
CRITICAL APPRAISAL GUIDELINES: QUANTITATIVE STUDY
Protection of Human Participants
a? Identify the benefits and risks of participation addressed by the authors. Were there benefits or risks the authors do not identify?
a? Was informed consent obtained from the subjects or participants?
a? Did it seem that the subjects participated voluntarily in the study?
a? Was institutional review board approval obtained from the agency in which the study was conducted?
Data Collection
a? Are the major variables (independent and dependent variables) identified and defined? What were these variables?
a? How were data collected in this study?
a? What rationale did the author provide for using this data collection method?
a? Identify the time period for data collection of the study.
a? Describe the sequence of data collection events for a participant.
Data Management and Analysis
a? Describe the data management and analysis methods used in the study.
a? Did the author discuss how the rigor of the process was assured? For example, does the author describe maintaining a paper trail of critical decisions that were made during the analysis of the data? Was statistical software used to ensure accuracy of the analysis?
a? What measures were used to minimize the effects of researcher bias (their experiences and perspectives)? For example, did two researchers independently analyze the data and compare their analyses?
Findings / Interpretation of Findings
a? What is the researcheras interpretation of findings?
a? Are the findings valid or an accurate reflection of reality? Do you have confidence in the findings?
a? What limitations of the study were identified by researchers?
a? Was there a coherent logic to the presentation of findings?
a? What implications do the findings have for nursing practice? For example, can the study findings be applied to general nursing practice, to a specific population, to a specific area of nursing?
a? What suggestions are made for further studies?
Ritical appraisal of a nursing research article using Qualitative CASP tools
This is a critical appraisal essay of a nursing research article. For this essay I will be expected to demonstrate my ability to critically examine a peer reviewed nursing research study using a recognised framework for critique. This is a 3000 words excluding references and appendices. I will send a suggested outline , the article I chose and a CASP tool to structure the essay to the writer.
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The suggested outline is just a guide to know what to put in the essay. The essay should be structured using the Oualitative CASP tools attached. The sub heading should be used and the questions under each sub heading should be addressed in a critical way because the essay need to written in Level 5
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