For this assignment, you will critique two scholarly peer-reviewed research articles using the template provided. Use the primary quantitative and primary qualitative research articles you shared in Weeks 2 and 3 discussions. Both articles must be recent and published this year in a nursing journal. Email your instructor the two articles by Wednesday in Week 3 if you need guidance based on the discussion grading feedback.

Do not use any direct quotes when completing this assignment. As shown on the template, an APA formatted title and references pages are required.

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Quantitative Critique

Article’s APA Formatted In-Text Citation

Be sure that the article is current and published this year in a nursing journal.

Background Information   

• Did the authors lay the foundation for why anyone would care about this topic? How?

Importance of the Study               

• Were you convinced of the importance of this work to nursing?  Why?

Purpose                            

• What was the purpose of this research?

Literature Review

• What was the gap in the literature to convince you that this study was needed?

Research Design

• What was the research design?

Population/Sample

• Describe the sample? (Who? How many? Exclusion and inclusion criteria), the sample selection process, and state if the sample size was large enough (why or why not?).

Data Collection

• How was the data collected?

Analysis

• How was the data analyzed and did the data analysis process seem appropriate?

Findings/Results

• Are the study outcomes clinically important and were the results of the study valid?

Limitations

• What were the study limitations?

Conclusions

• Were the authors’ conclusions supported by the data? Why or why not?

Practice Changes

• Were the results of this study impactful enough to encourage changes in your practice? Why or why not?

Recommendations for Future Research

• What future research needs to be done?

Qualitative Critique

Article’s APA Formatted In-Text Citation

Ensure that the article is current and published this year in a nursing journal.

Background Information   

• Did the authors lay the foundation for why anyone would care about this topic? How?

Importance of the Study               

• Were you convinced of the importance of this work to nursing?  Why?

Purpose                            

• What is the purpose of this research?

Literature Review

• What was the gap in the literature to convince you that this study was needed?

Research Design

• What was the research design?

Sample

• Describe the sample? (Who? How many? Exclusion and inclusion criteria), the sample selection process, and state if the sample size was large enough? (why or why not?). 

Data Collection

• How was the data collected?

Analysis

• How was the data analyzed and did the data analysis process seem appropriate?

Findings/Results

• Are the study outcomes clinically important and were the results of the study valid?

Limitations

• What were the study limitations?

Conclusions

• Were the authors’ conclusions supported by the data? Why or why not?

Practice Changes       

• Were the results of this study impactful enough to encourage changes in your practice? Why or why not?

Recommendations for Future Research

• What future research needs to be done?

Rubric

 

Select an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation or choose one of interest to you.

Review community, state, or federal policy evaluation and reflect on the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the program or policy described.

Post an evaluation topic and a brief description of the evaluation. Discuss how social determinants impact this issue.

• Focusing on women’s health:
  • Name and describe the components and rationale of the gynecological health history.
  • Define and describe each component of the GTPAL system used to document pregnancy history.
• Following the guidelines of the United States Preventive Service Taskforce (USPSTF) what screening recommendations would you do to G.R. a 66-year-old female patient who visits you at the office for the first time (last visit to her PCP 5 years ago) with only positive health history of hysterectomy 10 years ago due to fibroids.
• A 35-year-old women with a BMI of 40 comes in asking about combined hormonal contraception’s. You explain the contraindications for hormonal contraception include (name more than 4 contraindications).

Submission Instructions:

• Include at least two references in your post.
• Provide a minimum of 2 substantive responses to your peers’ postings. 
• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8 points.

 Women’s and Men’s Health, and Ear, Eyes, and Skin