The outcomes for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program are as follows:
1
Provides individualized comprehensive care based on theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines to individuals, families, aggregates and communities, from entry to the healthcare system through long-term planning.
2
Demonstrates leadership and collaboration with consumers and other healthcare providers in providing care and/or delegating responsibilities for health promotion, illness prevention, health restoration, health maintenance and rehabilitative activities.
3
Communicates effectively with patient populations and other healthcare providers in managing the healthcare of individuals, families, aggregates and communities.
4
Integrates clinical judgment in professional decision making and implementation of the nursing process.
5
Demonstrates responsibility for continued personal and professional development through enrollment in graduate education, continuing education degree programs, professional reading and participation in professional organizations and community service.
6
Implements professional nursing standards by practicing within the legal definitions of nursing practice and acts in accordance with the nursing code of ethics and American Nurses Association (ANA) standards of practice.
7
Practices in established professional roles consistent with entry-level BSN graduates to provide cost-effective, quality healthcare to consumers in structured and unstructured settings.
8
Incorporates evidence-based practice in the provision of professional nursing care to individuals, families, aggregates and communities.
Course Outcomes
1
Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice. (PO 7)
2
Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies. (POs 4 and 8)
3
Identify ethical issues common to research involving human subjects. (PO 6)
4
Evaluate published nursing research for credibility and lab significance related to evidence-based practice. (POs 4 and 8)
5
Recognize the role of research findings in evidence-based practice. (POs 7 and 8)
Course Sche
Research Article Critique:
Guidelines and Grading Rubric – Week 6
PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is for the student to learn to examine, analyze, critique, and summarize an original research article. Student is to select an article from a list located in Course Resources. There is a choice of articles from which you must choose ONE to complete this assignment.
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. (PO #7)
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)
POINTS
The assignment is worth a total of 175 points.
REQUIREMENTS
Through this assignment, the student will:
1. Critique a peer-reviewed study, 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).
GUIDELINES TO WRITING THE PAPER
1. Course Resources lists articles from which you are to select ONE to analyze.
2. Retrieve the full-text version of the article from the library. Read it thoroughly.
3. Introduction (one paragraph): The introduction should be interesting and capture the reader’s attention.
a. Provide a brief description of the research article to be discussed.
b. 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.
c. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
4. Describe the research question for this study in a paragraph.
a. Describe the research in greater detail.
b. Include your observations about this question.
c. Discuss events or trends that could have affected this question.
d. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
5. Describe the research design of this study, and in your own words discuss the design.
a. Discuss the research design of the study.
b. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the type of design and hypothesize why the author utilized the design as opposed to others.
c. You will need to summarize the information from the article in your own words
6. Describe the sample.
a. Briefly describe the sample size used for this study
b. Make a judgment as to whether the sample size was adequate and defend your answer.
c. 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.
d. Are these numbers adequate? Discuss gaps in that you identified.
e. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
7. Describe the data collection method(s)’
a. Who collected the data?
b. What tools were used?
c. What were the ethical considerations addressed and discuss gaps you identified.
d. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
8. Describe the limitations of the study.
a. Identify the limitations within the study
b. Describe how the limitations could be overcome in subsequent studies
c. Comment on why limitations are important to list and discuss within a study
d. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
9. Describe the findings reported in the study.
a. Describe the findings reported in the study
b. Discuss whether the findings of the study answered the research question posed within the study
c. Discuss the credibility of the findings
d. If the findings do not support the research question posed within the study, what do you believe is the reason?
e. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
10. Summary
a. Summarize important points from the body of your paper including the key components of the paper.
b. Include a statement about the research question and the findings.
c. 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?
d. End with a concluding statement.
11. Describe the research question for this study in a paragraph.
a. Describe the research in greater detail.
b. Include your observations about this question.
c. Discuss events or trends that could have affected this question.
d. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
12. Describe the research design of this study, and in your own words discuss the design.
d. Discuss the research design of the study.
e. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the type of design and hypothesize why the author utilized the design as opposed to others.
f. You will need to summarize the information from the article in your own words
13. Describe the sample.
f. Briefly describe the sample size used for this study
g. Make a judgment as to whether the sample size was adequate and defend your answer.
h. 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.
i. Are these numbers adequate? Discuss gaps in that you identified.
j. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
14. Describe the data collection method(s)’
e. Who collected the data?
f. What tools were used?
g. What were the ethical considerations addressed and discuss gaps you identified.
h. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
15. Describe the limitations of the study.
e. Identify the limitations within the study
f. Describe how the limitations could be overcome in subsequent studies
g. Comment on why limitations are important to list and discuss within a study
h. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
16. Describe the findings reported in the study.
f. Describe the findings reported in the study
g. Discuss whether the findings of the study answered the research question posed within the study
h. Discuss the credibility of the findings
i. If the findings do not support the research question posed within the study, what do you believe is the reason?
j. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words
17. Summary
a. Summarize important points from the body of your paper including the key components of the paper.
b. Include a statement about the research question and the findings.
c. 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?
d. End with a concluding statement.
Category Points % Description
Research Question 20 11% Describe, analyze, and summarize the research question for this study your own words.
Design of Study 20 11% Describe, analyze, and summarize the research design of this study in your own words.
Sample/Population of the Study 25 14% Describe, analyze, and summarize the sample in your own words.
Data Collection Methods 25 14% Describe, analyze, and summarize the data collection method(s)’ in your own words.
Limitations 20 12% Describe, analyze, and summarize the limitations of the study in your own words.
Findings 20 12% Describe, analyze, and summarize the findings reported in the study in your own words.
Summary of Article
(See rubric for categories and breakdown of points.) 25 14% Summarize important points from the body of your paper including the key components of the paper and discuss the probability of implementation into practice.
Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling/ APA Formatting 20 12% No more than 0–3 errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
APA formatting is correct with 0–3 errors.
Assignment Criteria A (100%)
Exceptional
Outstanding or highest level of performance B (88%)
Exceeds
Very good or high level of performance C (80%)
Meets
Competent or satisfactory level of performance NI (38%)
Needs Improvement
Poor or failing level of performance F (0%)
Developing
Unsatisfactory level of performance
Research question
20 points Fully describes, analyzes, and summarizes the research question in detail
20 points ☐
Generally, describes, and analyzes the research question
18 points ☐
Brieflysummarizes the research question, but omits some aspects of the question.
16 points ☐
Incorrectly describes the research question.
8 points ☐
Does not describe the research question.
0 points ☐Design of the study
20 points Fully describes, analyzes, and summarizes the design of the study in detail.
20 points ☐
Generally, describes, and analyzes the design of the study.
18 points ☐
Briefly summarizes the design of the study, but omits some aspects of the design.
16 points ☐
Incorrectly describes the design of the study.
8 points ☐
Does not describe the design of the study
0 points ☐Sample/ population of the study
25 points Fully describes, analyzes, and summarizes the sample used in the study in detail.
25 points ☐
Generally, describes, and analyzes the sample used in the study.
22 points ☐
Briefly summarizes the sample used in the study, but omits some details.
20 points ☐
Incorrectly describes the sample in the study, or omits major details.
10 points ☐
Does not describe the sample used in the study.
0 points ☐Data collection methods
25 points Fully describes, analyzes, and summarizes all ofthe data collection methods used in the study.
25 points ☐
Generally, describes, and analyzes the majority of data collection methods used in the study.
22 points ☐
Briefly summarizes and describes parts of the data collection method used in the study.
20 points ☐
Incorrectly describes the data collection method used in the study.
10 points ☐
Does not describe the data collection method used in the study.
0 points ☐Limitations
20 points Fully describes, analyzes, and summarizes the limitations found in the study in detail.
20 points ☐
Generally, describes, and analyzes the limitations found in the study.
18 points ☐
Briefly summarizes the limitations found in the study.
16 points ☐
Incorrectly describes the limitations found in the study.
8 points ☐
Does not describe the limitations found in the study.
0 points ☐Findings
20 points Fully describes, analyzes, and summarizes the findings of the study in detail.
20 points ☐
Generally, describes, and analyzes the findings of the study.
18 points ☐
Briefly summarizes the findings of the study.
16 points ☐
Incorrectly identifies the findings from the study.
8 points ☐
Does not describe the findings of the study.
0 points ☐
Findings
20 points Fully describes, analyzes, and summarizes the findings of the study in detail.
20 points ☐
Generally, describes, and analyzes the findings of the study.
18 points ☐
Briefly summarizes the findings of the study.
16 points ☐
Incorrectly identifies the findings from the study.
8 points ☐
Does not describe the findings of the study.
0 points ☐Summary
25 points Summarizes study in detail and states specific rationale for whether a change in practice is warranted
25 points ☐
Generally, summarizes study. Gives broad rationale for whether a change in practice is warranted.
22 points ☐
Briefly summarizes study and states rationale for whether a change in practice is warranted.
20 points ☐
Minimally summarizes study.
Gives poor rationale for whether a change in practice is warranted.
10 points ☐
Does not summarize study and does not give rationale for whether a change in practice is warranted.
0 points ☐Grammar, punctuation, and spelling/ APA formatting
20 points No errors in grammar, punctuation, APA, and spelling.
20 points ☐
One to four errors in grammar, spelling,
18 points ☐
Five to eight errors in grammar, spelling, and syntax
16 points ☐
Eight to twelve errors in grammar, spelling, and syntax.
8 points ☐
Thirteen or more errors to the point where it is difficult to understand the meaning of the student’s writing.
0 points ☐