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Quantitative Research Critical Appraisal

 

Critical Appraisal Paper The study chosen must be a Quantitative research study design). Criteria for approval (and therefore should be screened as part of your search strategy) are all of the following:

  • published with the last 5 years
  • relevant to nursing (i.e., have nursing implications)
  • uses quantitative methodology (data analysis uses statistical tests), not qualitative methodology (data analysis uses words)
  • uses one, or a combination, of the following statistical tests to analyze data:
  • Pearson correlation, Spearman rho correlation
  • Simple Linear regression, Multiple Linear Regression (not Logistic Regression)
  • T-test, Mann-Whitney U test, chi square (χ2), Wilcoxon
  • ANOVA (ANalysis Of VAriance) (not Multiple Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) or Analysis of Co-Variance (ANCOVA)

Suggested Topics for Critical Appraisal Project

pain management

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end-of-life care

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sleep quality

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job satisfaction

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