Rapid Critical Appraisal Assignment

Rapid Critical Appraisal Assignment This assignment will result in a rapid critical appraisal of a research article selected by the faculty. The article is quantitative in nature. Read the article and respond to each of the grade criteria. Use the template provided to complete the assignment and upload the completed work to the appropriate link in the course. Be sure to review the example to see faculty comments that may help you respond to the criteria. Each of the following criteria must be addressed in the paper Criteria Assigned Points Actual Points Part I Problem Was the origin of the problem clearly stated? 3 Was the purpose of the study stated? 2 Was the population who will benefit from the study identified? 2 Was the problem significant to nursing? 3 Was the relationship of the problem to previous research clear? 3 What were the variables under study? 3 What is the research question or hypothesis(es)?—even if not formally addressed in the study 2 Part II Theory and Review of the Literature Was a theoretical framework identified? If so, what was it? 4 What topics did the literature review cover? 4 Part III Methodology Did the study show evidence of thorough planning from beginning to end? 2 What was the design of the study? 2 Did the study design ‘fit’ the research problem? 2 Were all steps of the scientific method included so the research can be replicated? 2 What was the setting for the study? 2 Who was the target population? 2 What was the sampling technique? 3 What were the sampling criteria and the sample size? 2 What was the data collection method? 3 What were the details of the instrument(s) used? 3 What was the reliability and validity of the instruments? 3 Was IRB approval obtained? 2 Part IV Outcome of Data Analysis Were descriptive statistics reported? 3 What variables were described? 3 Were inferential statistics reported? 4 What statistical method(s) were used? 4 What was the set level of significance? 2 Was the null hypothesis(es) rejected?—address each hypothesis/research question 4 Were the findings clearly and concisely stated? 3 Part V Conclusion and Discussion Are the limitations of the study described? 2 Can the study be generalized to the population studied? 2 Are nursing recommendations made? 2 Is future research recommended? 2 What were evident problems with this research? 3 Could this research be used as evidence? 2 One point will be deducted for each APA/grammar/lack of clarity error—regardless of type—for a maximum of 15 points References—appropriately cite the article and any other sources you may have used. 10 Total 100