Research Critique Guidelines – Part II Use this document to organize your essay. Successful completion of this assignment requires that you provide a rationale, include examples, and reference content

Research Critique Guidelines – Part II

Use this document to organize your essay. Successful completion of this assignment requires that you provide a rationale, include examples, and reference content from the studies in your responses.

Quantitative Studies

Background

1.     Summary of studies. Include problem, significance to nursing, purpose, objective, and research question.

How do these two articles support the nurse practice issue you chose?

1.     Discuss how these two articles will be used to answer your PICOT question.

2.     Describe how the interventions and comparison groups in the articles compare to those identified in your PICOT question.

Method of Study:

1.     State the methods of the two articles you are comparing and describe how they are different.

2.     Consider the methods you identified in your chosen articles and state one benefit and one limitation of each method. 

Results of Study

1.     Summarize the key findings of each study in one or two comprehensive paragraphs.

2.     What are the implications of the two studies you chose in nursing practice?

Outcomes Comparison

1.     What are the anticipated outcomes for your PICOT question?

2.     How do the outcomes of your chosen articles compare to your anticipated outcomes?