Research & Summaries
Carefully read the attached article and complete the article critique form. You may download the form and write your responses on it, or you may copy and paste the questions on the form into a new document.
Answer the questions based on the article attached and provide a rationale for each answer.
After reviewing the Gordon et al. article, answer each question below in no more than 3 sentences.
Is the research problem stated unambiguously and is it easy to identify?
Does the research problem have significance for nursing?
Are research questions explicitly stated? If not, is their absence justified?
Is the philosophical basis, underlying tradition, conceptual framework, or ideological orientation made explicit and is it appropriate for the research problem?
Are the research questions consistent with the study’s philosophical basis, underlying tradition, conceptual framework, or ideological orientation?
Does the report adequately summarize the existing body of knowledge related to the problem or phenomenon of interest?
Was the study designed to minimize risks and maximize benefits to participants?
Is the identified research tradition (if any) congruent with the methods used to collect and analyze data?
Was there evidence of reflexivity in the design?
Was the best possible method of sampling used to enhance information richness and address the needs of the study?
Were the methods of gathering data appropriate?
Was the data of sufficient depth and richness?
Were data collection and recording procedures adequately described and do they appear appropriate?
Were methods used to enhance the trustworthiness of the data (and analysis), and was the description of those methods adequate?
Are major findings interpreted and discussed within the context of prior studies?
Do the researchers discuss the implications of the study for clinical practice or further inquiry, and are those implications reasonable and complete?
