To analyze a research study from a peer-reviewed nursing journal using concepts learned in this
course and then present the analysis using a PowerPoint and video tool.
• The article is to be a nursing research study found in a
nursing journal.
• The study is to me a quantitative research study and consist
of either a descriptive, correlational, quasi-
experimental, or experimental design. *Qualitative studies,
Meta-analyses, Systematic Reviews, Integrative Reviews, Quality Improvement
Studies, and Instrument Development Studies are not to be used.
• Each presentation should be no more than 12-15 minutes in
length and consist of 13-14 slides (see rubric for the content of each slide).
Steps for Analysis:
• Identify the background and significance of the nursing
problem (i.e., Why is it a nursing problem and
why/how is it significant to nursing).
• Identify the study’s research problem and the purpose
statement of the study.
• Identify the research question and what, if any, are the
hypotheses. Only use what is in the
research article – do not provide something that is not
there.
• Describe the research design (i.e., interventional or
non-intervention, then descriptive, correlational,
quasi-experimental or experimental), the design’s purpose,
and what the design classification/sub-type
is.
• Identify the sampling method: probability or
non-probability and the type (e.g., simple random, cluster,
etc.). Include why this method was used for this study.
• Identify any research instruments (limit to four, but
there may only be one or none for some designs)
that are measuring the dependent variable or concept under
study. Do not identify physiologic instruments, e.g., weight scale. Include how
the author(s) did or did not identify the instrument’s reliability and
validity.
• Identify each statistical analysis test used in the study,
and its symbol (whether used in the article or not).
• Explain what each statistical analysis test measures and
why it was used for this study based on the research design. Include
descriptive/ inferential, parametric/ nonparametric, type of data, level of
measurement, number of variables, and number of groups. If the statistical test
is not covered in the course, you will need to find other resources to answer
the questions.
• Present a summary of the study’s statistical results
illustrating key statistical data. Condense the statistical results to your own
illustration to show the key (not all) results answering the research
purpose/problem.
• Succinctly describe the study’s key results in your own
words
• Identify and explain at least two threats to internal and
two threats to external design validity. If the
author(s) do not discuss these in the article, are there
threats you identified? Do not make up threats
that do not exist.
• Describe future research recommendations and the clinical
significance of the study as provided by the
researcher.
Pointers for the Nursing Research Study Analysis Presentation (based on where students lose points):
- Follow the rubric for each slide you create to ensure you get the maximum points.
- Slide #3 – connect your study to a nursing problem
- Slide #5 – do not solely state what the article says as the research design. Include why the researchers chose this design (its purpose) and the design’s classification/ sub-type (e.g., quasi-experimental, nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design)
- Slide #9 – make sure you include all the aspects of the statistical tests as requested (e.g., an independent t-test is a parametric inferential statistical test used with interval level data that determines whether there is a statistically significant difference between the means in two unrelated groups).
- Slide #10-11 – Do not use tables or diagrams from the article. Create your own visual (graph, chart, table) limited to the statistical results related to the dependent variable.
- Upload your PowerPoint file to VoiceThread and then do the narration in VoiceThread.
- Make sure each slide has audible narration before you submit the assignment.
The notes under each powerpoint will be recorded in my voice if you may leave a transcript for each slide thank you.
ARTICLE is attached in PDF form