Preparing the AssignmentFollow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
Directions
Complete the Critiquing Evidence Assignment worksheet template, by following the steps below.
Download the Week 5 Critiquing Evidence worksheetLinks to an external site.. Use of this worksheet template is required. If the template is not used, a 10% deduction will be applied. See the rubric. Save the template and include your name in the file name.
Locate the assigned article. The article is available in an announcement posted in preview week and in Week 4. The announcement is titled:IMPORTANT: Assigned Article for Week 5 Assignment
Read the required research article then answer each question in your own words on the Critiquing Evidence worksheet template about the study.
Do not copy and paste information from the article into the worksheet.
Correctly cite and reference the assigned article when incorporating it to answer questions on the Critiquing Evidence worksheet template.
An external scholarly source is required in Section 4 (see below). External scholarly sources used to support answers should be no more than five years old.
Follow rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation consistent with formal, scientific writing.
Abide by Chamberlain University’s academic integrity policy.
Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the grading rubric). Answer the questions under each section with explanation and detail.
Section 1: Purpose and Design of the Study
What is the purpose of the study? Is it clearly stated?
What is the research design? Is this a quantitative or qualitative study?
How does the design support the purpose of the study?
Section 2: Sample
What is the sample size and the population for the study?
What are the participant’s key characteristics?
What sampling technique was used?
Section 3: Data Collection
What data was collected during the study?
What was the data collection technique?
Was this form of data collection reliable and valid?
Section 4: Data Analysis
What type of data analysis was conducted?
What have you learned about this form of data analysis?
Use an external source of evidence to support this discussion.
Section 5: Limitations and Findings
What were the limitations of the study?
What were the overall findings?
What is one interesting detail you learned from reading this study?
Section 6: Application to Practice
How can you apply these findings to your practice?
Why is it important for you to read and understand research literature?
What have you learned from completing the Critiquing Evidence Worksheet?
Important ~ Required Article for Week 5 Assignment!Hello Class,The graded worksheet assignment in Week 5 requires the use of an assigned article. This article is available in our Chamberlain Library. If the permalink below does not work, please use the author’s last name and/or the name of the article to search, locate, and access the article.Download or access the required article below. This article must be used.Bartmess, M. P., Myers, C. R., Thomas, S. P., Hardesty, P. D., & Atchley, K. (2024). Original research: A real “Voice” or “Lip Service”? Experiences of staff nurses who have served on staffing committees. The American Journal of Nursing, 124(2), 20–31. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0001006368.29892.c7Permalink: https://chamberlain.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CUCON_INST/f6kb8f/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2918511913Links to an external site.