My PICOT question:
In heart failure patients 65 and older, how do home provider/NP visits, compared to traditional office visits,
decrease readmission rates in the first 30 days after discharge.
Assignment-
The aim of this assignment is to demonstrate critical appraisal skills at a master’s level. Search the bibliographic databases for a qualitative research article and a Randomized Control Trial that addresses your EBP problem. Get preapproval of articles to critique from the Professor. Critique each article in no more than two pages, excluding title and reference pages. You may use these critiques in your EBP paper, Chapter 2 Review of Literature.
Read Burns and Grove (the practice of nursing research) Chapter 18 and write a critique of each article following the critical appraisal guidelines that includes the three major steps listed on p. 434:
1. The research elements – Authors, Year, LOE, design, purpose, study variables, sampling, measurement, main results, and findings or conclusions
2. Strengths and Weaknesses – Determine the study strengths and weaknesses (p. 439)
3. Meaning of the Study – Evaluate the credibility, trustworthiness, and meaning of the study for its applicability to your PICOT question (p. 443).
Read Burns and Grove (the practice of nursing research) Chapter 18 and write a critique of each article following the critical appraisal guidelines that includes the three major steps listed on p. 434:
1. The research elements – Authors, Year, LOE, design, purpose, study variables, sampling, measurement, main results, and findings or conclusions
2. Strengths and Weaknesses – Determine the study strengths and weaknesses (p. 439)
3. Meaning of the Study – Evaluate the credibility, trustworthiness, and meaning of the study for its applicability to your PICOT question (p. 443).