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The ____________ of the critique process requires examining the logical links connecting one study element with another. In this example, the study framework, concepts, variables, and conceptual and operational definitions of the variables were logically linked together.
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analysis step
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The nurse researcher understands that the five standards for evaluating qualitative studies are:
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descriptive vividness methodological congruence analytical preciseness theoretical connectedness heuristic relevance.
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Which skill in critiquing qualitative studies enables the researcher to shift perception to see things from a different perspective?
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context flexibility
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To achieve descriptive vividness,
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the site, subjects (informants), experiences of collecting data, and thinking of the researcher during the data collection process must be described so clearly that the reader has the sense of personally experiencing the event.
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A nurse critiqued the sample and site of a qualitative study and found it to be extremely detailed so that it was almost like being in the setting and experiencing interactions with the subjects. What standard of a qualitative research critique was being examined?
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descriptive vividness
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A critique of a qualitative study indicated that insufficient data were gathered and insufficient time was spent gathering data. This means the study has a threat to:
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procedural rigor.
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____________ indicates that a qualitative research report is sufficiently detailed to allow a second researcher, using the original data and the decision trail, to arrive at conclusions similar to those of the original researcher.
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Auditability
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Critiquing the methodological congruence of a study involves examining all the following types of rigor
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ethical procedural documentation
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Examining a qualitative study's findings in relationship to the existing body of knowledge in nursing involves critiquing a study's:
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heuristic relevance
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A critique of a qualitative study indicated the researchers had been very cautious to protect the privacy of the informants, and their data were kept confidential. This indicates the study has:
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ethical rigor
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The theoretical schema or conceptual framework that was developed from the study is examined during which phase of a qualitative research critique?
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Theoretical connectedness
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The nurse researcher is critiquing a quantitative research article and is trying to determine if the researcher followed the rules for an ideal study. This is known as which phase of the critical appraisal process?
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Comparison phase
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The nurse researcher is evaluating the relevance of a study to determine if the research from the study can be used in practice. This is known as what dimension of the study?
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critical appraisal
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. Which of the following best describe why the nurse researcher critically appraises a study to determine if the treatment in the study is clearly described?
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This will be helpful in determining the study design
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The nurse researcher is critiquing a research article and is trying to determine the logical links that connect one study element to another. This is known as which phase of the critical appraisal process?
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analysis phase
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The critical appraisal process for quantitative studies includes
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Comprehension phase Analysis phase Comparison phase Evaluation phase
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The careful, complete examination of a study to judge its strengths, weaknesses, meaning, and significance best describes a/an:
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intellectual research critique
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When critiquing a study, it is important for the nurse researcher to
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discuss the feasibility of replicating the study.
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Who updates their nursing knowledge base by critiquing the research literature for findings to use in the classroom and clinical agencies?
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nurse educators
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4. Critically appraising the research includes which of the following?
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broaden understanding
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A nurse was conducting a critical appraisal of a quantitative study and noted that a sample size of 100 was obtained with simple random sampling. This example demonstrates what level of a quantitative research critique?
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comprehension
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6. Which steps of the critique process focus on the identification of the strengths and weaknesses of a study?
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comparison and analysis
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A practicing nurse critiqued the purpose statement of a study and found that the purpose: (1) identified the goal of the study; (2) included the variables, population, and setting of the study; and (3) was feasible to research. This example demonstrates what level of quantitative research critique?
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comparison
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A nurse was conducting a critique of a quantitative study and observed that the findings from the study being critiqued were comparable with findings from other studies. Thus the nurse thought that the findings were ready to use in his or her practice. This example demonstrates what level of a quantitative research critique?
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evaluation
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. As an undergraduate student, you are encouraged to critique published studies on relevant clinical topics for which of the following reasons?
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Determine whether the findings are ready for use in practice Increase your understanding of the research process Promote your interest in reading research articles
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The expected level of expertise in the critique process for baccalaureate degree graduates includes which of the following steps?
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Analysis, comparison, comprehension
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. Critiquing the design in a quantitative study to determine if there were threats to the design validity is an example of what step in the critique process?
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comparison
