NR439 Research Article Critique Paper

NR439 Research Article Critique Paper

Research Article Critique Guidelines

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment completed as an APA Paper is for the student to learn to examine, analyze, critique, and summarize an original research article. 

Course Outcomes

Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to meet the following course outcomes:

CO1: Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice. (PO7)

CO2: Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies. (POs 4 and 8)

CO4: Evaluate published nursing research for credibility and lab significance related to evidence-based practice. (POs 4 and 8)

CO5: Recognize the role of research findings in evidence-based practice. (POs 7 and 8)

Requirements

Through this assignment, the student will:

1. Critique the required article found below and in your own words, describe the research question, sample, design of study, data collection method, findings, and limitations of each. (CO 1, CO2,)
2. Summarize the research article and evaluate the significance to nursing. Do not just quote the author’s words. Paraphrase the information. (CO 4, CO5). NR439 Research Article Critique Paper

You are required to use the article below or you will earn a “0” for the assignment. In addition, assignments that do not follow the current guidelines and use the required article will be evaluated for evidence of an academic integrity violation.

After the due date, there will be no opportunity for revision or resubmission of assignments that have been uploaded to the submission area. It is your responsibility to submit the correct assignment to the correct submission area. NR439 Research Article Critique Paper .

Guidelines to Writing the Paper

1. This assignment is completed as an APA paper.
2. Download the required article for analysis:

Lesiuk, T. (2015). The effect of mindfulness-based music therapy on attention and mood in women receiving adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: A pilot study. Oncology Nursing Forum, 42(3), 276-282.

https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edswsc&AN=000354233000010&site=eds-live&scope=site (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

12. Introduction (one paragraph): The introduction should be interesting and capture the reader’s attention.
    1. Provide a brief description of the research article to be discussed. NR439 Research Article Critique Paper
    2. Discuss the purpose of your paper. The purpose statement of the paper should relate to the research article reviewed and the implications that it has to evidence based nursing practice. NR439 Research Article Critique Paper .
    3. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
13. Describe the research question for this study in a paragraph.
    1. Describe the research in greater detail.
    2. Include your observations about this question.
    3. Discuss events or trends that could have affected this question. NR439 Research Article Critique Paper
    4. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
14. Describe the research design of this study, and in your own words discuss the design.
    1. Discuss the research design of the study.
    2. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the type of design and hypothesize why the author utilized the design as opposed to others. NR439 Research Article Critique Paper
    3. You will need to summarize the information from the article in your own words
15. Describe the sample. NR439 Research Article Critique Paper .
16. Briefly describe the sample size used for this study
17. Make a judgment as to whether the sample size was adequate and defend your answer.
18. Describe the number or participants and determine if the number of participants was adequate compared to the research question and the intent of the study. NR439 Research Article Critique Paper .
19. Are these numbers adequate? Discuss gaps in that you identified.
20. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
21. Describe the data collection method(s)’
22. Who collected the data?
23. What tools were used?
24. What were the ethical considerations addressed and discuss gaps you identified.
25. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
26. Describe the limitations of the study.
27. Identify the limitations within the study. NR439 Research Article Critique Paper
28. Describe how the limitations could be overcome in subsequent studies
29. Comment on why limitations are important to list and discuss within a study
30. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
31. Describe the findings reported in the study.
32. Describe the findings reported in the study
33. Discuss whether the findings of the study answered the research question posed within the study
34. Discuss the credibility of the findings
35. If the findings do not support the research question posed within the study, what do you believe is the reason?
36. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
37. Summary. NR439 Research Article Critique Paper
    1. Summarize important points from the body of your paper including the key components of the paper.
    2. Include a statement about the research question and the findings.
    3. Discuss the probability of implementation into practice. Based on these findings, is the evidence that you found on your topic strong enough to suggest a change in practice, or an idea for practice?
    4. End with a concluding statement. NR439 Research Article Critique Paper .
38. Citations and Referencesmust be included to support the information within each topic area. Refer to the APA manual, Chapter 7, for examples of proper reference format. In-text citations are to be noted for all information contained in your paper that is not your original idea or thought. Ask yourself, “How do I know this?” and then cite the source. NR439 Research Article Critique Paper .
39. Reference Page: The Reference Page should start on a new page (insert a page break). All references should be cited within the body of the paper as (Author, year) and the full reference should be included in APA format on the reference page. A url link alone is not an adequate reference. See the APA Guidelines in Course Resources for examples of properly formatted references. NR439 Research Article Critique Paper