Week5 NR439 Critiquing Evidence (Solved!)

Week5 NR439 Critiquing Evidence Template: Read the required research article, then answer each question about the study in your own words. Do not copy and paste information from the article into the worksheet.

Directions:

• Locate the assigned article.

• Read the required research article, then answer each question about the study in your own words.
• Do not copy and paste information from the article into the worksheet.
• Correctly cite and reference the assigned article when incorporating it to answer the questions.
• Do not use quotes in this assignment.
• An additional scholarly source is required in Section 4 (see below). Scholarly sources used to support answers should be no more than five years old. Please do not use any textbooks as references.
• Answer each question with explanation and detail and use complete sentences.

Section 1: Purpose and Design of the Study

1. What is the purpose of the study? Is it clearly stated?
2. What is the research design? Is this a quantitative or qualitative study?
3. How does the design support the purpose of the study?

Section 2: Sample

1. What is the sample size and the population for the study?
2. What are the participant’s key characteristics?
3. What sampling technique was used?

Section 3: Data Collection

1. What data were collected during the study?
2. What data collection technique(s) were used?
3. Was this form of data collection reliable and valid?

Section 4: Data Analysis

1. What type of data analysis was conducted?
2. What have you learned about this form of data collection? Use an external source of scholarly evidence to support this discussion and cite appropriately.

Section 5: Limitations and Findings

1. What were the limitations of the study, as stated by the authors?
2. What were the overall findings?
3. What was one interesting detail you learned from reading this study?

Section 6: Application to Practice

1. How can you apply these findings to your practice?
2. Why is it important for you to read and understand research literature?
3. What have you learned from completing the Critiquing Evidence Worksheet?

References

Assigned article: Bradford, N., Kirk, D., Taylor, K., Williams, N., McErlean, G., Cook, O., Gent, L., Monterosso, L., Lokmic-Tomkins, Z., Ross, X. S., Pitt, E., Still, J., & Moore, E. (2024). Cancer Nurses’ Voices and Recommendations to Address Workforce Challenges: A Qualitative Analysis. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 40(5), 151722-.