For this assignment, you will locate a minimum of four research articles related to the topic and PICOT questions that you developed in Week 2. The articles must be published in the last five years (2014 to the present). Two articles must be quantitative, and two articles must be qualitative.
Articles used for one assignment cannot be used for the other assignments. (Students should find new research articles for each assignment.)
The selected articles should be original research articles. Review articles, meta-analysis, meta-synthesis, and systemic review should not be used.
Mixed-methods studies should not be used.
There are two parts to this assignment.
Part 1: Complete a Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist chart for each research article (4 total).
Download the Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist here (PDFuse with Adobe Acrobat)
Download the Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist here (Word document)
Part II: Write a summary (23 pages)
Compare and contrast the similarities and differences among the four research articles.
Submit the 4 completed CHECKLISTS along with your summary.
You should:
Use current APA Style to format your paper and to cite your sources.
Review the rubric for further information on how your assignment will be graded.
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Name: NURS350-Literature Search, Rapid Critical Appraisal, and Summarization with Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklists
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Description of the research problem and purpose of each research article
Points Range: 32 (16.00%) – 40 (20.00%)
Research problem and purpose of each article are clearly identified.
Points Range: 24 (12.00%) – 31.6 (15.80%)
Research problem and purpose are not identified in all articles.
Points Range: 0 (0.00%) – 23.6 (11.80%)
Research problem and purpose of each article is absent or not identified for most articles.
Description of the research methods for each research article
Points Range: 32 (16.00%) – 40 (20.00%)
A description of the research methods is clearly presented for each article.
Points Range: 24 (12.00%) – 31.6 (15.80%)
A description of the research methods is somewhat presented for most articles.
Points Range: 0 (0.00%) – 23.6 (11.80%)
A description of the research methods is not presented for most articles.
Summary of the findings/conclusions/themes for each research article
Points Range: 32 (16.00%) – 40 (20.00%)
A description of the findings, conclusions,and themes is clearly presented for each article.
Points Range: 24 (12.00%) – 31.6 (15.80%)
A description of the findings, conclusions,and themes is somewhat presented for most articles.
Points Range: 0 (0.00%) – 23.6 (11.80%)
A description of the findings, conclusions,and themes is not presented for most articles.
Describe similarities and differences among the research articles
Points Range: 48 (24.00%) – 60 (30.00%)
Similarities and differences among the research articles is clear and thorough.
Points Range: 36 (18.00%) – 47.4 (23.70%)
Similarities and differences among the research articles is somewhat vague and unclear.
Points Range: 0 (0.00%) – 35.4 (17.70%)
Similarities and differences among the research articles is not made.
Mechanics and APA Format
Points Range: 16 (8.00%) – 20 (10.00%)
Follows all the requirements related to format, length, source citations, and layout. Written in a clear, concise, formal, and organized manner. Responses are mostly error free. Information from sources is paraphrased appropriately and accurately cited. The articles have not been used in other assignments in this course.
Points Range: 12 (6.00%) – 15.8 (7.90%)
Follows length requirement and most of the requirements related to format, source citations, and layout. Writing is generally clear and organized but is not concise or formal in language. Multiple errors exist in spelling and grammar with minor interference with readability or comprehension. Most information from sources is paraphrased and cited correctly. The articles have not been used in other assignments in this course.
Points Range: 0 (0.00%) – 11.8 (5.90%)
Does not follow format, length, source citations, and layout requirements. Writing is generally unclear and unorganized. Errors in spelling and grammar detract from readability and comprehension. Sources are missing or improperly cited. One or more articles have been used in other assignments in this course.
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