Writing Homework Help

Both journal article and evidence table are attached below

• Identify a PICOT question.
• What is the primary research question or clinical problem that is addressed in the article? Why is the problem important to the members of the Journal Club?
• Why is the research question critical to nursing clinical practice, education, administration, or research?
• Are there secondary research questions asked by the researcher(s)?
• What does the introduction and background tell you about why the study was conducted?
• How does the review of the literature support the need for studying the research question?
• Which research design was used to answer the research question or hypothesis?
• Who was the target population for the research study?
• How was the sample for the study determined? What was the inclusion/exclusion criteria?
• How many subjects were recruited to the study and how many subjects completed the study?
• Was the final sample for the study representative of the target population?
• Did the study go through a review process (IRB or research committee)? Did the participants in the study give consent?
• Was the study a pilot study? If so, what was being piloted?
• What were the independent variables for the study? How were they defined and measured?
• What were the dependent variables for the study? How were they defined and measured?
• Were the conceptual and operational definitions of the variables logically consistent?
• Were there any extraneous variables in the study? If so, how were they controlled?
• What were the methods used for data analysis (statistics or content analysis etc.)?
• Were the findings statistically significant, if statistics were used?
• Were the findings clinically significant?
• Did the researchers provide reliability and validity estimates for the measurement instruments based on data from populations similar to the study sample? Were the estimates within acceptable ranges?
• What were the results of the study? Did the study results include a description of the sample characteristics and answer the research questions or hypotheses?
• Did the tables and figures present information that complimented and was consistent with the article text?
• Did the discussion (section) compare and contrast the findings of the study to previous research or current practice?
• What were the limitations of the study? Were they acknowledged?
• What were the conclusions of the study? Were the data that were collected consistent with and sufficient to support the conclusions?
• Can the conclusions be generalized to the target population? Why or why not?
• What are the implications of the research for nursing practice, education, administration, and/or research?
• What is your analysis of the study findings? Are the findings useful to nursing practice? Do the findings provide value to patient care (safety, quality of life or health)? Do the finding provide value for nursing practice?
• Which of the recommendations would you consider implementing in your setting? Why or why not?
• What would be the next steps to apply the information presented in the clinical review article in your setting?
• What are your recommendations for future research?
• What is the rating of John’s Hopkins Level of evidence? why?