RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
Topic: ARTICLE CRITIQUE
Practice Gap: SUBOPTIMAL PATIENT CARE DUE TO LACK OF PATIENT EDUCATION
THE ASSIGNMENT: (5 Pages of ACTUAL CONTENT)
*Select a Quantitative Study (research article) from the body of literature that you have reviewed related to the practice gap mentioned above. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT THE ARTICLE CANNOT BE A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.
• A brief, 1- to 2-paragraph overview of the Quantitative Study you selected.
• An explanation of two to three strengths of the study and support for your selection (i.e., why is this a strength). Be specific.
• An explanation of two to three weaknesses of the study and support for your selection (i.e., why is this a weakness?). Be specific.
• Note: The strengths and weaknesses that you identified should be in relation to design, sampling, data collection, statistical analysis, results, and discussion of the study that you selected.
• An explanation of proposed changes that you would recommend to improve the quality of the study, capitalizing on the strengths and improving on the weaknesses that you identified in the study. Be specific and provide examples.
• A final summary of the implications of this study for nursing practice.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
-Paper MUST have Similarity Index for Plagiarism BELOW 5%
-Paper MUST address all bullet points above
-Paper MUST be written in USA English
-Paper MUST have 4 References
-References MUST be Less than 4 years old
-Paper MUST be written in Paragraph Form
-Paper MUST follows correct APA format for Title Page, Headings, Font (Times New Romans; 12), Line Spacing (2.0), Margins, Indentations, Page numbers, Parenthetical/In-Text Citations, and Reference List.
-Paper MUST include a Title page, Introduction (with Thesis Statement), Summary, and Reference Page.