Critique Of Qualitative Research Essay
Research Critique of the article: Practice nurses’ workload, career intentions, and the impact of professional isolation: A cross-sectional survey
Kelly Cuddihy, Jonathan Cromwell, Britney Harvin, Jose Rodriguez & Jessica Wood
University Of Central Florida
06/23/2013
Abstract
Practice nursing is a key component in UK general medicine. The following is a research critique regarding an article about practice nurses and how isolation is contributing to nursing deficit in this field. The article being evaluated is titled: Practice nurses’ workload, career intentions, and the impact of professional isolation: A cross-sectional survey. Components such as: title, abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion and global issues are analyzed within the research critique. Quantitative research critiquing methods were utilized and integrated in appraising the research data.
Title
In the research report, Practice nurses’ workload, career intentions, and the impact of professional isolation: A cross-sectional survey, the title could be considered insufficient when compared to present research standards. Current standards for quantitative research report titles, as listed by Polit and Beck (2010), are that the title …show more content…
The key variables being addressed were stated clearly as being to determine if nurses felt supported in their work position and to determine what their career intentions were, they also wanted to ascertain if “nurses felt isolated in their daily role and what factors may contribute to that,” (O 'Donnell, Jabareen & Watt, 2010, p. 2). The question presented is consistent with the conceptual framework in that it addresses areas that are believed to be affected by the implementation of the GMS contract due to the QOF, increased workload, the lack of increased compensation, job satisfaction and perceived ability (O 'Donnell, Jabareen & Watt, 2010, p.
Kelly Cuddihy, Jonathan Cromwell, Britney Harvin, Jose Rodriguez & Jessica Wood
University Of Central Florida
06/23/2013
Abstract
Practice nursing is a key component in UK general medicine. The following is a research critique regarding an article about practice nurses and how isolation is contributing to nursing deficit in this field. The article being evaluated is titled: Practice nurses’ workload, career intentions, and the impact of professional isolation: A cross-sectional survey. Components such as: title, abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion and global issues are analyzed within the research critique. Quantitative research critiquing methods were utilized and integrated in appraising the research data.
Title
In the research report, Practice nurses’ workload, career intentions, and the impact of professional isolation: A cross-sectional survey, the title could be considered insufficient when compared to present research standards. Current standards for quantitative research report titles, as listed by Polit and Beck (2010), are that the title …show more content…
The key variables being addressed were stated clearly as being to determine if nurses felt supported in their work position and to determine what their career intentions were, they also wanted to ascertain if “nurses felt isolated in their daily role and what factors may contribute to that,” (O 'Donnell, Jabareen & Watt, 2010, p. 2). The question presented is consistent with the conceptual framework in that it addresses areas that are believed to be affected by the implementation of the GMS contract due to the QOF, increased workload, the lack of increased compensation, job satisfaction and perceived ability (O 'Donnell, Jabareen & Watt, 2010, p.