Find a qualitative research article. (This should be a scholarly article).
Briefly summarize the article.
Discuss the implications for nursing practice.
Explain how this research meets the guidelines of a qualitative study by using the Qualitative Research Critique Template-
Guidelines for Writing a Qualitative Research Critique
Title of Paper: A Qualitative Nursing Research Critique
After the title provide the article reference: Title of research article in APA format
In APA 7 narrative and using the headings below, answer the following questions:
Briefly describe what this research is about and why you chose it. Address the following questions in your critique of the article.
Introduction and Background
How does the title convey that the research is qualitative?
Is there an abstract? Does the abstract indicate the type of research and summarize the main areas of the study?
Does the introduction provide the background for the study?
Is the purpose clear?
What are the research questions and are they appropriate for the type of study?
Does the literature review consist of current references? Does it adequately summarize the existing body of knowledge on the topic?
Methodology
How was the sample selected?
What methods were used to collect data?
How were data analyzed?
Results
How did the researchers interpret the data? Were the phenomena fully described? Were themes and processes clearly presented and supported by the data?
Were study findings tied back to existing knowledge? Were results of similar studies reviewed?
Discussion
What recommendations were made based on the study results?
Are the findings useful to your practice?
APA 7 format with a title page, page numbers, and appropriate headings.
APA 7 format for writing mechanics and reference citation.
Typical length of paper is 3-4 pages of content.
