Critical Appraisal In Nursing Research

Assessment 4
Critical Appraisal
Critical appraisal article on “Quality nursing care in the words of nurses” Burhans & Alligood (2010) Journal of advance nursing 66(8). This part will be short description of author’s qualifications, abstract, literature review, which methods was used to reveal answer for the research questions, findings on six essential themes, discussion on responsibility and quality nursing care.
The title is clearly defined as research on ‘Quality nursing care in the words of nurses”. This represents the meaning of quality in nurses. Significantly the authors are highly educated in the relevant field of study. The first author Linda Maas Burhans PhD RN CPHQ is affiliated as Associate Executive director of Education and
Patient’s outcome and safety are disturbingly low to the problem. Ideally the topic is narrowed down to a specific one sentence statement of the problem (Nieswiadomy 2012). The question is how to involve nurses in quality of care towards patients and how it could be more effective. Van Manen’s hermeneutic methodology is used to find answers for the research. These problem is clearly identified in particular article, what is the lived meaning of quality nursing care for practising nurses. The aim and problem follows logically throughout the paper. Yet data was collected (empirical and reflective analysis) by twelve nurses through audiotape and transcripts in 2008. That said, most of the needs are (caring, empathetic, respectful interactions, responsibility) findings these quality in nursing. In conclusion it recommended that nurse managers could develop some strategies such as respect and advocacy to support nurses in their practice and delivering quality of
(advocacy, caring, Empathy, intentionality, respect, responsibility). Verbatim examples indicated phrases most meaning of quality nursing care. The participants have phrases such dialogues were it is understandable that importance of nursing and quality care responsibilities through skills. Not only six themes were essential components of the research, but also human part required for skill element. Authors were agreed to researcher’s statement were it suggest that care delivery is valued in in field rather than skills. As well as skills can be learned but quality of care provide necessity of life. We have seen the methods used to find the result. Essence of analyzing iterations and reflective thematic relationship it believed that quality of nursing care can be met by human needs through caring, empathetic, respectful interaction within which responsibility, intentionality and advocacy form and integral