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Assignment: Appraisal GuideThe assignment for this week is to submit the Appraisal Guide for two of the resources that you have selected for your Evidence-Based Practice Project. You will need to select the Appraisal Guide that is appropriate for the type of study that was conducted. The Appraisal Guide: Findings of a Qualitative Study and the Appraisal Guide: Findings of a Quantitative Study are located in this week’s resources.PICO question How does purposeful hourly rounding impact patient’s falls in the acute care setting?Access the Appraisal Guide that is appropriate for the study that was conductedComplete the sections of the Appraisal guide for each of the two resources you have selected for your Evidence-Based Practice ProjectAPPENDIX EAppraisal Guide:Findings of a Qualitative StudyAPA Formatted Citation: (4 pts.)Answer Here:Synopsis (12 pts.)What experience, situation, or subculture does the researcher want to understand?Answer Here:Does the researcher want to produce a description of an experience, or a social process, or an event, or is the goal to generate a theory?Answer Here:How was data collected?Answer Here:How did the researcher control his or her biases and preconceptions?Answer Here:Are specific pieces of data (e.g., direct quotes) and more generalized statements (themes, theories) included in the report?Answer HereWhat are the main findings of the study? (10 Pts.)Answer Here:Credibility (18 pts.)YesNoNot ClearIs the study published in a source that required peer review? Were the methods used appropriate to the study purpose? Was the sampling of observations or interviews appropriate and varied enough to serve the purpose of the study?*Were data collection methods effective in obtaining in-depth data?Did the data collection methods avoid the possibility of oversight, underrepresentation, or overrepresentation from certain types of sources? Were data collection and analysis intermingled in dynamic way? *Is the data presented in ways that provide a vivid portrayal of what was experience or happened and its context? *Does the data provided justify generalized statements, themes, or theory?AllSomeNoARE THE FINDGINGS CREDIBLE?Clinical Significance (6 pts.)YesNoNot Clear*Are the findings rich and informative?*Is the perspective provided potentially useful in providing insight, support, or guidance for assessing patient status or progress?*= Important criteriaCommentsAnswer Here:APPENDIX FAppraisal Guide:Findings of a Quantitative StudyAPA Formatted Citation: (4 pts.)Answer Here: FORMTEXT Synopsis (16 pts.)What was the purpose of the study (research questions, purposes, and hypotheses)?Answer Here:How was the sample obtained?Answer Here:What inclusion or exclusion criteria were used?Answer Here:Who from the sample actually participated or contributed data (demographic or clinical profile and dropout rate)?Answer Here:What methods were used to collect data (e.g., sequence, timing, types of data, and measures)?Answer Here:Was an intervention tested? Answer Yes or NoHow was the sample size determined?Answer Here:Were patients randomly assigned to treatment groups?Answer Here:What are the main findings of the study? (10 pts.)Answer Here: Credibility (14 pts.)YesNoNot ClearIs the study published in a source that required peer review? *Did the data obtained and the analysis conducted answer the research question? Were the measuring instruments reliable and valid? *Were important extraneous variables and bias controlled? *If an intervention was tested, answer the following five questions:Were participants randomly assigned to groups and were the two groups similar at the start (before the intervention)?Were the interventions well defined and consistently delivered? Were the groups treated equally other than the difference in interventions? If no difference was found, was the sample size large enough to detect a difference if one existed? If a difference was found, are you confident it was due to the intervention? Are the findings consistent with findings from other studies? AllSomeNoARE THE FINDINGS CREDIBLE? Clinical Significance (6 pts.)Note any difference in means, r2s, or measures of clinical effects (ABI, NNT, RR, OR)Answer Here:YesNoNot Clear*Is the target population clearly described?*Is the frequency, association, or treatment effect impressive enough for you to be confident that the finding would make a clinical difference if used as the basis for care? AllSomeNoARE THE FINDINGS CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT? Comments Answer Here:
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