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Chamberlain College of Nursing NR439: Evidence-Based Practice

Reading Research Literature – Week 5

Type your answers to the following questions using complete sentences and correct grammar, spelling, and syntax. Click Save as and save the file with your last name and assignment, e.g.,NR439_Reading_Research_Literature_Smith. Submit to the Dropbox by 11:59 pm MT Sunday at the end of Week 5. The guidelines and grading rubric for this assignment may be found in Course Resources.

Title: RRL

Name: [replace this text with your name]

The following questions pertain to:

Fu, M., Hu, J., & Cai, X. (2015). Effectiveness of a community-based diabetes self-management intervention for Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes: A pilot study. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 21132-140 9p. doi:10.1111/ijn.12373

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  1. What is the purpose of this research?



  1. What is the research question (or questions)? This may be implicit or explicit.



  1. Give a complete description of the research design of this study.


  1. Describe the population (sample) for this study.



  1. Was the sample adequate for the research design that was selected and explain why.



  1. Describe the data collection procedure.



  1. How were the data analyzed after collection?



  1. Discuss the limitations found in the study.



  1. Discuss the authors' conclusions. Do you feel these conclusions are based on the data that they collected?



  1. How does this advance knowledge in the field?



The following questions pertain to:

Pals, R. S., Hansen, U. M., Johansen, C. B., Hansen, C. S., Jørgensen, M. E., Fleischer, J., & Willaing, I. (2015). Making sense of a new technology in clinical practice: a qualitative study of patient and physician perspectives. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), 1-10. doi:10.1186/s12913-015-1071-1

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  1. What is the purpose of this research?



  1. What is the research question (or questions)? This may be implicit or explicit.



  1. Give a complete description of the research design of this study.



  1. Describe the population (sample) for this study.



  1. Was the sample adequate for the research design that was selected and explain why.



  1. Describe the data collection procedure.



  1. How were the data analyzed?



  1. Discuss the limitations found in the study?



  1. Discuss the authors' conclusions. Do you feel these conclusions are based on the data that they collected?



  1. How does this advance knowledge in the field.



NR439_W5_Reading_Research_Literature_Form.docx 12/12/16 jw