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For your initial post, select one current nursing quantitative research article that may be translated into evidence-based practice. Review the article and complete the worksheet provided. Your analysis will include the required elements of the research process. Identify the steps or elements of the study. Determine the strengths and limitations of the research study including the components of rigor. Evaluate the credibility and meaning of the study findings. Attach the completed worksheet to your initial discussion post.
Replies to Classmates:
- Review the quantitative articles selected by a minimum of two classmates. Access the article through the permalink provided in the worksheet.
- Describe one area of the critical appraisal you found incomplete including a supporting rationale
- Describe one area of the critical appraisal which provided new knowledge.
- Describe the new knowledge gained including how you will apply in future critical appraisals of research.
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NUR3643 Research and Theory
Competency: Compare research methodologies
Review the article that you selected and complete the following analysis. Be sure to include the
permalink for the article you selected.
What is the identified research problem? Does the author include the significance and
background of the problem?
The research identifies the low level of hand hygiene compliance among nurses as a major
problem. Hand hygiene is considered essential in preventing healthcare-associated infections
(HCAIs), with low compliance being counter-productive. The significance of the study was to
explore the characteristics of an attractive hand hygiene intervention. The background of the
stu...