Critical Appraisal of a research article is considered as a basic tool for the evidence based practice in the nursing profession. This assignment is intended to appraise a quantitative research article published in a peer reviewed‚ indexed journal. The article is entitled with “Oral supplementation with L-glutamine alters gut microbiota of obese and overweight adults: A pilot study” Authored by Alessandra Zanin Zambom de Souza M.A et al published in the journal Nutrition in the year of 2015 (Zambom
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Appraisal of the Clinical Guidelines for stroke Management 2010 related to your specific discipline (Nursing) scenario. Introduction: There is the responsibility for health professionals to take good care of patients‚ also to seek and provide better choice and outcomes for clinical practice. Therefore‚ as nurses should develop critically appraising research skill in order to improve the clinical practice outcomes and nursing care from the current evidence includes Clinical Guidelines‚ evidence-based
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Introduction A nurse’s career is not only professionally challenging but also puts great demand on physical and mental resources to cope up with the continuously changing environment within a healthcare setting. A nurse practitioner is expected to comply with the orders of the physician meticulously and flawlessly as well as take appropriate decisions on her own according to the ever changing situation in a patient care setting. Expectations from a nurse are enormous‚ especially from the patient’s
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Critical Appraisal #1 of Scott‚ Hofmeister‚ Rogness‚ and Rogers Article The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing In partial fulfillment of the requirements of N5301 Research in Nursing Susan K. Grove‚ PhD‚ RN‚ ANP-BC‚ GNP-BC June 1‚ 2014 Critical Appraisal #1 In a study by Scott‚ Hofmeister‚ Rogness‚ & Rogers (2010) it was noted that other industries have recognized the impact of shift work‚ lack of sleep‚ and fatigue on work performance and a related increase in risk
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MASTERS IN PODIATRY HMP1005 CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF RESEARCH LITERATURE EFFECT PF ACCELERATED REHABILITATION ON FUNCTION AFTER ANKLE SPRAIN: RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL MARCH 2011-03-16 WORD COUNT 2095 Effect of Accelerated Rehabilitation on Function after Ankle Sprain: Randomised Controlled trial. The above study is to compare an intervention group utilising an accelerated exercise programme post injury against the standard protocol of rest‚ ice‚ compression and elevation (RICE)
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Critical Analysis of Quantitative Research The researchers in this experiment aimed to “Investigate the quantitative differentiation of pulmonary dendritic cells in smoker with or without chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) to explore the possible role of dendritic cells in smokers suffering COPD” (Yan-wei‚ Yong-jiang‚ & Xian-sheng‚ 2010). Dendritic cells (DCs) are inflammatory cells that are considered to be the promoter of immune responses; knowing this the researchers hypothesized
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Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered as the best research design for decisions about the effect of different interventions but randomization does not apply to many clinical issues related to real world setting. The current scenario of clinical research indicates some major challenges associated with traditional clinical trials and patient care. The foremost challenges being most researchers consider RCTs as the mainstay of clinical research‚ which instead are slow and expensive. They
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Commentary Global Media Journal – Indian Edition/ISSN 2249-5835 Winter Issue / December 2011 Vol. 2/No.2 TELEVISION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONIN INDIA: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL Rommani Sen Shitak Research Scholar School of Communication Studies Punjab University‚ Chandigarh‚ India Email: rommanisen@gmail.com Abstract: The paper traces the journey of television in India which started for promoting development and serving the cause of the poor and the underprivileged. While some efforts were
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Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial The controlled and randomized double blind trials refer to a situation in which a medicine investigator is not familiar with the nature of a drug. The term may also mean that a scientist does not realize that a drug is being tested maybe for certain diseases. Such medicines may be under surveillance‚ and they are only administered in a small prescribed amount in case of any side-effects. For a typical scientific research‚ the desires‚ expectations and beliefs
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A Critical Appraisal of: Beowulf and Gilgamesh There are many differences and critical comparisons that can be drawn between the epics of Beowulf and Gilgamesh. Both are historical poems which shape their respected culture and both have major social‚ cultural‚ and political impacts on the development of western civilization literature and writing. Before any analysis is made‚ it is vital that some kind of a foundation be established so that a further‚ in-depth exploration of the complex nature
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