Use the qualitative research study assigned to your group by your instructor and prepare a qualitative research article critique by following closely the 10 steps to analyzing qualitative nursing research studies.
While you can use each step as a heading, please use full sentences and paragraph format in your paper to address each of the following requirements. Please also include a cover page and a reference page.
- Problem the study was designed to solve(5 points)
- Purpose statement/research questions(10 points)
- Literature review/study framework(10 points)
- Study design(10 points)
- Sample and setting(5 points)
- Identification and control for threats to rigor(5 points)
- Instruments used to collect data(10 points)
- Data Collection methods (10 points)
- Data Analysis procedures(10 points)
- Overall findings/strengths/limitations(15 points)
- Use of correct APA 7th edition format and style(10 points)
Submit your assignment as a Microsoft Word document.
Red groupQualitative Article for the Assignment
Bulmer, T., Volders, D., & Kamal, N. (2021, February 12).Analysis of thrombolysis process foracute ischemic stroke in urban and rural hospitals in Nova Scotia Canada. Frontiers inneurology.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.645228/full
Chapter 7 Now it’s Your Turn to Analyze Research Chapter 7 Now it’s Your Turn to Analyze Research Ten Steps Applied (1 of 8) Kunert, K., King, M., & Kolkhost, F. (2007). Fatigue and sleep quality in nurses. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 45, 31-37. Problem Fatigue a factor in medical errors Research Questions/Hypotheses/Variables Only a purpose statement found but okay since this is a descriptive level study Ten Steps Applied (2 of 8) Literature review Sufficient for understanding problem of relationship between fatigue and sleep quality Circadian rhythm and sleep-wake cycle is the theoretical framework Majority of references within the last five years of publication data Ten Steps Applied (3 of 8) Study Design/Sample/Setting Descriptive design Convenience sample of 190 nurses Effect size large enough to detect significant differences Generalizability of findings limited due to only one hospital sampled Ten Steps Applied (4 of 8) Identification and Control of Extraneous Variables Age of nurse and work experience potential ones Ten Steps Applied (5 of 8) Study Instruments Brief Fatigue Inventory Cronbach’s alpha .91 One-factor solution factor analysis Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Cronbach’s alpha .71 Factor Analysis resulted in three factors Ten Steps Applied (6 of 8) Data Collection Methods Study approved by IRB Cover letter and consent form and surveys distributed in nurses’ unit mailboxes Return rate 96% Ten Steps Applied (7 of 8) Data Analysis Procedures Descriptive Statistics Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis Regression analysis Ten Steps Applied (8 of 8) Overall Findings, Strengths, Limitations Night shift nurses had poorer sleep quality than day shift nurses Predictors of fatigue in night shift nurses were sleep medication use and daytime dysfunction Day shift nurses also used medication to help with sleep after shift work