NURS300 Child Obesity and Parental Influence Articles RCA Checklist For this assignment, you will locate a minimum of 4 research articles related to the to
NURS300 Child Obesity and Parental Influence Articles RCA Checklist For this assignment, you will locate a minimum of 4 research articles related to the topic questions that you developed in Week 2. The articles must be current (2002 to the present), and two articles must be quantitative, and two articles must be qualitative.
Articles used for one assignment can’t 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).
Part II: Write a summary (2–3 pages)
Describe the similarities and differences among the four research articles.
You should:
Use current APA format to style your paper and to cite your sources.
Submit the 4 completed charts along with your summary. Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist and Summary
Find a minimum of 4 research articles related to nursing or medicine.
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Part 1: Complete the chart for each article (4 total).
Part II: Write a summary. See specific criteria below.
Part I:
Use this table to assist you when analyzing the research that is most relevant to the
topic.
Put the source citation in APA here along with a link to the source.
Elements for Analysis
Review Findings
Why was the study done?
What is the problem as it is presented
in the research study article?
Will the study solve a problem relevant
to nursing?
(Make sure that the study is directly
relevant to your topic/ and or clinical
question.)
What is the study setting?
(Include who, where and when.)
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What is the sample size? (Size can and
should vary according to the nature of the
study.)
What was the process for randomization?
Are instruments of the variables in the
study clearly defined and reliable?
What are the independent and
dependent variables in this study?
Are the operational definitions of the
variables given? If so, are they
concrete and measurable?
Is the research question or the
hypothesis stated? What is it?
(Make sure the variables were consistently
applied throughout the study and that they
measured what the research said they
were going to measure.)
(Report reliability and validity statistics if
noted.)
How were the data analyzed?
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Were there any unusual events during the
study? (If the sample size changed, do the
reasons for the change have ramifications
on its replicability?)
Did participants drop from the research?
Why?
How do the results fit in with previous
research in this area? (Compare to your
other sources.)
Do the studies build upon previous
research?
What are the implications of the research
for clinical practice?
Is the study relevant and important to the
clinical question?
Are the results applicable to your set or
subset of patients or sample, identify the
risks and benefits of a treatment
recommendation or conform to patient
preferences?
What are the findings as reported by the
researcher?
Adapted from “Demystifying Research: Simplifying Critical Appraisal”. Anne Dabrow Woods, MSN, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC Chief Nurse of
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins and Ovid, and publisher of AJN: American Journal of Nursing. www.ovid.com May 7, 2012.
Part II: Summarization (2-3 pages)
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Describe the similarities and differences among the four research articles.
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