Quantitative Study Critique

1.What two factors did you investigate in your procedure, and why did you choose to compare these two factors?

Part B: How might each of the following concepts affect the results of the study?

c) What is the null and alternative hypothesis? Do the data results lead you to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis?

INSTRUCTOR NOTE: You are being asked to comment on YOUR perceived value of this study. There is not really a right or wrong answer to these questions. This question is a simple way to uncover a basic understanding of the outcome measures. Outcome measures look at what is the value and applicability of the research in the real world. The author may or may not state the outcome measures in a clear manner. You can re-iterate the author’s view or draw your own conclusion. If the author does not state the outcome (which is often the case) state so and offer your own opinion.

10. Was the sample for this study adequately described? Provide rationale for your answer. Yes, the sample for this study was adequately described. The study described the type of mothers involved (first time mothers), how they were selected and placed in either the experimental or control groups. The researchers also stated that it was a quasi-experimental study

C. Results for the whole class: Make notes about how the measurements and observations of other groups in the class compared to yours. Any outliers?

Research analyzing is a process in which a research undergoes a careful examination for its strength and weakness. Analyzing a research gives the nurse a chance to know the credibility of the study, its findings to see the evidence base for practice or utilization or application of the findings into the care practice. This paper is about analysis of a research conducted in relation to wound care in primary health care. This research took place in Stockholm, Sweden. The study shows a descriptive quantitative approach in investigating district nurse wound care management.

5. In your own words describe what you think the results tell us. What do the results mean? How do you interpret the

Introduction. The introduction will provide a contextual overview of the current open visitation practices within the critical care setting. The introduction will begin by highlighting the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses’ and Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses’ support for open visitation practices and include the argument that unrestrictive family presences is indicative of patient- and family-centered care.

b. Considering the problem area for the research, do you think that appropriate participants were selected? If you had been conducting this study,

There are three authors for this quantitative research study. Martin Knoll is the HTW of Saarland, Clinical Nursing Research and Evaluation, Saarbruecken, Germany. Christine Lautenschlaeger, Institute of Medical Epidemiology, Biometry and Medical Informatics, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany is the second author. And last, Marianne

a. The study was designed as an experimental research by using independent and dependent variables.

Admission to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is recognized as an extremely stressful experience for both patients and their families (Williams, 2005). The ICU admission creates a vast uncertainty, which could produce stress, lack of sleep and anxiety for both patients and family members. The uncertainty is whether the patient’s health outcomes will be survival, disability, or death. The longstanding practice of nurses in the ICU has been to restrict visitation to promote a quiet healing environment, increase privacy and reduce the spread of infection. Although visitation policies vary among facilities, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) has set forth the recommendation that critical care units move towards achieving open visitation hours (American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 2011). This change in practice may trigger ambivalent feelings among many critical care nurses across the nation.

The results of this study should be surprising. The results of this study found that the impairment

2. Whether a study provides a significant contribution is a matter of professional judgment. What considerations should be part of this judgment?