Thoughout this course you will apply the unit learning to the critique of these two studies, in a step-by-step manner. The studies are reported in these articles:
Foster-Fitzpatrick, L., Ortiz, A., Sibilano, H., Marcantonio, R., & Braun, L. T. (1999). The effects of crossed leg on blood pressure measurement. Nursing Research 48(2), 105-108.
Palese, A., Skrap, M., Fachin, M., Visioli, S., & Zannini, L. (2008). The experience of patients undergoing awake craniotomy. Cancer Nursing 31(2), 166-172.
For this week’s Project, you will submit a critique of the titles, abstracts, purpose statements, problem statements, hypotheses, literature reviews, and theoretical frameworks used in these studies. Remember that one is a qualitative study, and the other is a quantitative study, so different criteria apply. In your textbook on pages 112–114 there is a guide to the critique of a quantitative study, and on pages 115–117 is a similar guide to the critique of a qualitative study. (Also note that in each chapter there are dialog boxes related to specific critique questions for that specific section of the study as well). Be sure to identify variables and the type of hypothesis if there are any, or why something may not have been included. In the literature review section, include an evaluation of the credibility of the sources used by the researcher (see page 28 of your text to review this). There will be many sources. You do not need to do each one individually but you can group them together by level of evidence of the source.
In your conclusion, summarize your overall review of these articles to this point. How well did the researchers follow the research process guidelines? Did you find anything unusual? How does it impact the overall research study if any of the elements are missing?
The finished Assignment should be a 3-4 paged critical/evaluative essay, excluding the title page and references. The viewpoint and purpose of this Assignment should be clearly established and sustained.
GRADE POINTS Below…..Please use 4 Ref…Including text book: Polit, D. (2011). Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice (9th ed). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Retrieved from http://online.vitalsource.com/books/9781451123913
10 UNIT 4 GRADING RUBRIC
Assignment: Critique Unit 4
100 Points Total
A. Project Content
80%
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Critique of titles Student does not critique titles of either study. Student’s critique of the titles of the quantitative and qualitative studies is brief and illogical; it does not demonstrate understanding of the Assignment. Student critiques the title of the either the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines. Student critiques the title of the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines; some detail missing.
Student thoroughly and clearly critiques the title of the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines.
Critique of abstracts Student does not critique abstracts of either study. Student’s critique of the abstracts of the quantitative and qualitative studies is brief and illogical; it does not demonstrate understanding of the Assignment. Student critiques the abstract of the either the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines. Student critiques the abstract of the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines; some detail missing.
Student thoroughly and clearly critiques the abstract of the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines.
Critique of purpose statements Student does not critique purpose statements of either study. Student’s critique of the purpose statement of the quantitative and qualitative studies is brief and illogical; it does not demonstrate understanding of the Assignment. Student critiques the purpose statement of the either the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines. Student critiques the purpose statement of the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines; some detail missing. Student thoroughly and clearly critiques the purpose statement of the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines.
Critique of problem statements Student does not critique problem statements of either study. Student’s critique of the problem statement of the quantitative and qualitative studies is brief and illogical; it does not demonstrate understanding of the Assignment. Student critiques the problem statement of the either the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines. Student critiques the problem statement of the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines; some detail missing.
Student thoroughly and clearly critiques the problem statement of the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines.
Critique of hypotheses Student does not critique hypotheses of either study. Student’s critique of the hypotheses of the quantitative and qualitative studies is brief and illogical; variables and type of hypotheses are all incorrectly identified. Student critiques the hypotheses of the either the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines, including the identification of variables and hype of hypotheses. Student critiques the hypotheses of the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines; some detail missing. Variables and type of hypotheses are mostly correct. Student thoroughly and clearly critiques the hypotheses of the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines, correctly identifying the variables and type of hypotheses.
Critique of literature reviews Student does not critique literature review of either study. Student’s critique of the literature review of the quantitative and qualitative studies is brief and illogical; it does not include an evaluation of the sources; the project does not demonstrate understanding of the Assignment. Student critiques the literature review of the either the quantitative or qualitative studies according to the guidelines, but did not include and evaluation of the credibility of sources in that study. Student critiques the literature review of the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines including an evaluation of the credibility of sources; some detail missing. Student thoroughly and clearly critiques the literature review of the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines including an evaluation of the credibility of sources.
Critique of theoretical frameworks Student does not critique theoretical framework of either study. Student’s critique of the theoretical framework of the quantitative and qualitative studies is brief and illogical; it does not demonstrate understanding of the Assignment. Student critiques the theoretical framework of the either the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines. Student critiques the theoretical framework of the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines; some detail missing. Student thoroughly and clearly critiques the theoretical framework of the quantitative and qualitative studies according to the guidelines.
Summary Student does not include a summary. Student summary briefly includes one Assignment question. Student summary included two Assignment questions. Student summary includes all three Assignment questions, but some detail is missing. Student summary is thorough and complete including all three Assignment questions.
Total points earned on this project /32 points
Percent Accomplished %
A. Project Content Points
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B. Organization and Formatting
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Organization
Assignment was organized and well written
No Assignment submitted. Assignment was unorganized and poorly written. Assignment was somewhat organized but overall writing left room for improvement. Assignment was generally organized and met most writing requirements. Assignment was thoroughly organized and well written.
Ideas were stated clearly and logically
No Assignment submitted. Ideas were not stated clearly or logically. Some ideas were stated clearly and logically. Most ideas were stated clearly and logically. All ideas were stated clearly and logically.
Relevance of content No Assignment submitted. Assignment was off topic and not relevant. Some portions of paper or project were on topic and relevant. Most portions of paper or project were on topic and relevant. Assignment was thoroughly on topic and relevant.
Formatting
Course Policies formatting guidelines
No Assignment submitted. No formatting guidelines were followed. Some guidelines were followed. Most guidelines were followed. All formatting guidelines were followed.
Spelling and grammatical errors
No Assignment submitted. Spelling and grammatical errors were pervasive throughout the document. Greater than six spelling or grammatical errors. Less than six spelling or grammatical errors. No spelling or grammatical errors.
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B. Organization and Formatting Points
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Total Points: (A +B)
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