Step By Step Guide To Criti Research Pa
Step 'by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 1: quantitative research
Michaei Coughian, Patricia Cronin, Frances Ryan
Abstract
When caring for patients it is essential that nurses are using the current best practice. To determine what this is, nurses must be able to read research critically. But for many qualified and student nurses the terminology used in research can be difficult to understand thus making critical reading even more daunting. It is imperative in nursing that care has its foundations in sound research and it is essential that all nurses have the ability to critically appraise research to identify what is best practice. This article is a step-by step-approach to critiquing quantitative research to help nurses demystify the process and decode the terminology.
Key words: Quantitative research methodologies Review process • Research
]or many qualified nurses and nursing students research is research, and it is often quite difficult to grasp what others are referring to when they discuss the limitations and or strengths within a research study. Research texts and journals refer to critiquing the literature, critical analysis, reviewing the literature, evaluation and appraisal of the literature which are in essence the same thing (Bassett and Bassett, 2003).
Terminology in research can be confusing for the novice research reader where a term like 'random ' refers to an organized manner of selecting items or participants, and the word 'significance ' is applied to a degree of chance. Thus the aim of this article is to take a step-by-step approach to critiquing research in an attempt to help nurses demystify the process and decode the terminology.
When caring for patients it is essential that nurses are using the current best practice. To determine what this is nurses must be able to read research. The adage 'All that glitters is not gold ' is also true in research. Not all research is of the same quality or of a high standard and therefore
Michaei Coughian, Patricia Cronin, Frances Ryan
Abstract
When caring for patients it is essential that nurses are using the current best practice. To determine what this is, nurses must be able to read research critically. But for many qualified and student nurses the terminology used in research can be difficult to understand thus making critical reading even more daunting. It is imperative in nursing that care has its foundations in sound research and it is essential that all nurses have the ability to critically appraise research to identify what is best practice. This article is a step-by step-approach to critiquing quantitative research to help nurses demystify the process and decode the terminology.
Key words: Quantitative research methodologies Review process • Research
]or many qualified nurses and nursing students research is research, and it is often quite difficult to grasp what others are referring to when they discuss the limitations and or strengths within a research study. Research texts and journals refer to critiquing the literature, critical analysis, reviewing the literature, evaluation and appraisal of the literature which are in essence the same thing (Bassett and Bassett, 2003).
Terminology in research can be confusing for the novice research reader where a term like 'random ' refers to an organized manner of selecting items or participants, and the word 'significance ' is applied to a degree of chance. Thus the aim of this article is to take a step-by-step approach to critiquing research in an attempt to help nurses demystify the process and decode the terminology.
When caring for patients it is essential that nurses are using the current best practice. To determine what this is nurses must be able to read research. The adage 'All that glitters is not gold ' is also true in research. Not all research is of the same quality or of a high standard and therefore
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