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EBP Project Part IV: Summary and critique of research literature

Paper length: 1 pages per article summary, 12 pages total (excluding title page, parts I, II and III and references)

Summarize and critique six research articles, which meet the following criteria:

Original research studies, preferably published from 2012 to the present

At least four of the six studies should be quantitative

Two studies may be qualitative (but this is not a requirement)

Variations from these criteria must be approved in advance by the instructor

Content of this section should include:

Describe the problem and purpose of each research study

Describe the research methods, including process of data collection, sampling, and data analysis, for each research study

Summarize the major findings and conclusions of each research study

Critique the strengths and weaknesses of the research methods. The expectation is that you also cite your textbook, when describing research methods or criteria for evaluating research

References (updated, if necessary)

This is the last part of the EBP assignment. Content of this section should include”

Title page

Describe similarities and differences among the studies

Discuss the practical or clinical significance of the findings to the evidence-based practice of nursing.

Provide an answer to the PICO question, or describe why you are not able to definitively answer the question.

References (updated, if necessary)

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.