Research Critique.

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Prepare a critical analysis of a qualitative study focusing on the problem statement, study purpose, research question, literature review, and theoretical framework. Consider the fact that it is a NURSE who is writing this paper.
Refer to “Research Critique.” Questions under each heading should be addressed as a narrative, in the structure of a formal paper.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines.
To write a critical appraisal that demonstrates comprehension of the research study conducted, respond to each of the questions listed under the headings below.
Do not answer the questions with a yes or no; rather, provide a rationale or include examples or content from the study to address the questions.

�Research Critique.�

CRITICAL APPRAISAL GUIDELINES: QUALITATIVE STUDY
Problem Statement
� Identify the clinical problem and research problem that led to the study. What was not known about the clinical problem that, if understood, could be used to improve health care delivery or patient outcomes? This gap in knowledge is the research problem.
� How did the author establish the significance of the study? In other words, why should the reader care about this study? Look for statements about human suffering, costs of treatment, or the number of people affected by the clinical problem.

Purpose and Research Questions
� Identify the purpose of the study. An author may clearly state the purpose of the study or may describe the purpose as the study goals, objectives, or aims.
� List research questions that the study was designed to answer. If the author does not explicitly provide the questions, attempt to infer the questions from the answers.
� Were the purpose and research questions related to the problem?
� Were qualitative methods appropriate to answer the research questions?

Literature Review
� Did the author cite quantitative and qualitative studies relevant to the focus of the study? What other types of literature did the author include?
� Are the references current? For qualitative studies, the author may have included studies older than the 5-year limit typically used for quantitative studies. Findings of older qualitative studies may be relevant to a qualitative study.
� Did the author evaluate or indicate the weaknesses of the available studies?
� Did the literature review include adequate information to build a logical argument?

Conceptual / Theoretical Framework
� Did the author identify a specific perspective from which the study was developed? If so, what was it?
� When a researcher uses the grounded theory method of qualitative inquiry, the researcher may develop a framework or diagram as part of the findings of the study. Was a framework developed from the study findings?

Reference
Burns, N., & Grove, S. (2011). Understanding Nursing Research (5th ed.). Elsevier. ISBN-13: 9781437707502
RUBRIC:
-The problem and purpose of the study are clearly articulated, and their importance to nursing addressed.
-Research question is clearly and accurately described and is congruent with research purpose, method, and worldview of researcher.
-The literature review critique is thorough and clear, and supports the purpose and research question.
-The frame of reference is thorough, clear, and accurately described using research terminology.
-Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive; contained within the thesis is the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.
-There is a sophisticated construction of paragraphs and transitions. Ideas progress and relate to each other. Paragraph and transition construction guide the reader. Paragraph structure is seamless.
-In-text citations and a reference page are complete. The documentation of cited sources is free of error.

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