Good morning and thank you for your help,PurposeThe student will read research literature to determine the
research purpose, question, design, population, sample, limitations, data
collection and analysis.The guidelines ask to download 2 articles (which are stated in the guidelines attachment, the references are also there), if you have trouble finding the articles please let me know. It ha the links to the articles but it has to be accessed through the school library and I’m not sure it’ll allow you to get in. I am attaching: 1) the guidelines, 2) Worksheet.Thank you! 🙂
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Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR439: Evidence-Based Practice
Reading Research Literature – Week 5
Type your answers to the following questions using complete sentences and correct grammar,
spelling, and syntax. Click Save as and save the file with your last name and assignment,
e.g.,NR439_Reading_Research_Literature_Smith. Submit to the Dropbox by 11:59 pm MT Sunday
at the end of Week 5. The guidelines and grading rubric for this assignment may be found in
Course Resources.
Title: RRL
Name: [replace this text with your name]
The following questions pertain to:
Fu, M., Hu, J., & Cai, X. (2015). Effectiveness of a community-based diabetes self-management
intervention for Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes: A pilot study. International Journal of
Nursing Practice, 21132-140 9p. doi:10.1111/ijn.12373
http://proxy.chamberlain.edu:8080/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh
&AN=109809079&site=eds-live
1) What is the purpose of this research?
2) What is the research question (or questions)? This may be implicit or explicit.
3) Give a complete description of the research design of this study.
4) Describe the population (sample) for this study.
5) Was the sample adequate for the research design that was selected and explain why.
6) Describe the data collection procedure.
7) How were the data analyzed after collection?
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8) Discuss the limitations found in the study.
9) Discuss the authors’ conclusions. Do you feel these conclusions are based on the data that they
collected?
10) How does this advance knowledge in the field?
The following questions pertain to:
Pals, R. S., Hansen, U. M., Johansen, C. B., Hansen, C. S., Jørgensen, M. E., Fleischer, J., &
Willaing, I. (2015). Making sense of a new technology in clinical practice: a qualitative study
of patient and physician perspectives. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), 1-10.
doi:10.1186/s12913-015-1071-1
http://proxy.chamberlain.edu:8080/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=her
&AN=109884152&site=eds-live
11) What is the purpose of this research?
12) What is the research question (or questions)? This may be implicit or explicit.
13) Give a complete description of the research design of this study.
14) Describe the population (sample) for this study.
15) Was the sample adequate for the research design that was selected and explain why.
16) Describe the data collection procedure.
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17) How were the data analyzed?
18) Discuss the limitations found in the study?
19) Discuss the authors’ conclusions. Do you feel these conclusions are based on the data that they
collected?
20) How does this advance knowledge in the field.
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Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR 439: Evidence-Based Practice
Reading Research Literature
Guidelines and Grading Rubric – Week 5
PURPOSE
The student will read research literature to determine the research purpose, question, design,
population, sample, limitations, data collection and analysis.
COURSE OUTCOMES
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 2: Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published
research studies. (PO #4 and 8)
CO 4:
Evaluate published nursing research for credibility and lab significance related to
evidence-based practice. (PO #4 and 8)
POINTS: This assignment is worth 225 points.
DUE DATE: Submit to the Reading Research Literature
basket in the Dropbox by 11:59 p.m.
MT Sunday at the end of Week 5.
REQUIREMENTS
1. Download the research articles from the Chamberlain library.
Retrieve the following research articles: Make sure you are viewing the full text PDF.
If you view the article in HTML format, you may not be able to see the tables and
figures that are referenced in the questions.
Fu, M., Hu, J., & Cai, X. (2015). Effectiveness of a community-based diabetes selfmanagement intervention for Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes: A pilot study.
International Journal of Nursing Practice, 21, 132-140. doi:10.1111/ijn.12373
http://proxy.chamberlain.edu:8080/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?dire
ct=true&db=rzh&AN=109809079&site=eds-live
Pals, R. S., Hansen, U. M., Johansen, C. B., Hansen, C. S., Jørgensen, M. E., Fleischer, J., &
Willaing, I. (2015). Making sense of a new technology in clinical practice: A qualitative
study of patient and physician perspectives. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), 110. doi:10.1186/s12913-015-1071-1
http://proxy.chamberlain.edu:8080/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?dire
ct=true&db=her&AN=109884152&site=eds-live
2. Download the NR439_Reading_Research_Literature_form.
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3. Watch the video on how to complete this assignment at
http://www.brainshark.com/devry/vu?pi=zGCzbNjK4zHr05z0.
4. Type answers to the questions directly onto the form. Your form does NOT need to follow
APA formatting; however, you are expected to use correct grammar, spelling, syntax, and
write in complete sentences.
5. Save the file by clicking Save as and adding your last name, e.g.,
NR439_W5_Reading_Research_Literature_Form_Smith.docx.
6. Submit to the Week 5 Reading Research Literature basket in the Dropbox by 11:59 p.m. MT
Sunday at the end of Week 5. Please post questions about this paper in the Week 5 Q & A
Forum.
GRADING CRITERIA
Category
Points
%
Description
Fu, Hu, & Cai
article: Question 1
10
4%
Identifies the purpose of the research article.
Question 2
10
4%
Identifies the research question implied in the study.
Question 3
10
4%
Describes the research design of the study.
Question 4
10
4%
Identifies and describes the population.
Question 5
10
4%
Was the sample adequate for the research design
Question 6
10
4%
Describe the data collection procedure
Question 7
10
4%
How were the data analyzed
Question 8
10
4%
Describes the limitations in the study.
Question 9
10
4%
Describes the authors’ conclusions.
Question 10
10
5%
How does this advance knowledge in the field.
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Pals et al article:
Question 11
10
5%
Identifies the purpose of the research article.
Question 12
10
5%
Identifies the research question implied in the study.
Question 13
10
5%
Describes the research design of the study.
Question 14
10
5%
Identifies characteristics of quantitative study.
Question 15
10
5%
Was the sample adequate for the research design
Question 16
10
5%
Describe the data collection procedure
Question 17
10
5%
How were the data analyzed
Question 18
10
5%
Describes the limitations in the study.
Question 19
10
5%
Describes the authors’ conclusions.
Question 20
10
5%
How does this advance knowledge in the field.
Style and Writing
25
11%
Names file, includes name on paper. Writes in complete sentences with
no grammar, spelling, or syntax errors.
225 pts
100%
A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements
Total
GRADING RUBRIC
Assignment
Criteria
A (100%)
Exceptional
B (88%)
Exceeds
C (80%)
Meets
Outstanding or
highest level of
performance
Very good or
high level of
performance
Competent or
satisfactory level
of performance
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NI (38%)
Needs
Improvement
Poor or failing
level of
performance
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F (0%)
Developing
Unsatisfactory
level of
performance
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article:
Question 1
Purpose
10 points
Correctly
identifies the
purpose of the
research article.
10 points ☐
Mostly identifies
the purpose of
the research
article
9 points ☐
Somewhat
identifies the
purpose of the
research article.
8 points ☐
Offers a purpose
for the article,
but incorrectly
identifies it.
4 points ☐
Does not identify
any purpose for
the research.
0 points ☐
Question 2
Research
question
10 points
Correctly
identifies the
research
question in the
study, or
identifies the
implied question,
or indicates that
no research
question was
given.
10 points ☐
Mostly identifies
the research
question that the
author
described.
9 points ☐
Somewhat
identifies the
research
question that the
author
described.
8 points ☐
Offers a research
question, but
incorrectly
identifies it.
4 points ☐
Does not identify
any research
question.
0 points ☐
Correctly
describes the
research design
of the study.
10 points ☐
Mostly describes
the research
design of the
study.
9 points ☐
Somewhat
describes the
research design
of the study.
8 points ☐
Offers a research
design, but
incorrectly
identifies it.
4 points ☐
Does not identify
any research
design.
0 points ☐
Question 4
Population
10 points
Correctly
identifies and
describes in
detail the
population of the
research article.
10 points ☐
Mostly describes
identifies and
describes the
population of the
research article.
9 points ☐
Somewhat
identifies and
describes the
population of the
research article.
8 points ☐
Offers a
population, but
incorrectly
identifies it as
the one in the
research article.
4 points ☐
Does not identify
any population.
0 points ☐
Question 5
Sample
10 points
Correctly
explains if the
sampling
approach was
appropriate for
the research
design studied,
and if it was
adequate.
10 points ☐
Correctly
explains if the
sampling
approach was
appropriate for
the research
design studied,
but fails to
correctly identify
if it was
adequate.
9 points ☐
Correctly
explains the
sampling
approach, but
incorrectly
identifies if it
was, or was not,
appropriate or
adequate.
8 points ☐
Misidentifies the
sampling
approach.
4 points ☐
Doesn’t explain
any sampling
approach.
0 points ☐
Question 3
Research design
10 points
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Question 6 Data
collection
10 points
Correctly
describes the
data collection
procedure in
detail.
10 points ☐
Correctly
describes the
data collection
procedure in
general.
9 points ☐
Correctly
describes most
of the data
collection
procedure but
fails to describe
all of it.
8 points ☐
Incorrectly
describes the
data collection
procedure, or
omits most of
the information.
4 points ☐
Does not
describe any
data collection
procedures.
0 points ☐
Question 7 Data
analysis
10 points
Correctly
describes how
the all of the
data were
analyzed.
10 points ☐
Correctly
describes how
most of the data
were analyzed.
9 points ☐
Describes how
the data were
analyzed, but
may contain
some
misinformation.
8 points ☐
Describes
incorrectly how
data were
analyzed, or
omitted large
portions of the
information.
4 points ☐
Does not
describe how
data were
analyzed.
0 points ☐
Question 8
Limitations
10 points
Correctly
describes all of
the limitations in
the study.
10 points ☐
Correctly
describes most
of the limitations
in the study.
9 points ☐
Correctly
describes some
of the limitations
in the study, but
may omit one or
two.
8 points ☐
Minimally
describes the
limitations of the
study, or
misidentifies
them.
4 points ☐
Does not
describe any
limitations for
the study.
0 points ☐
Question 9
Conclusions
10 points
Correctly
describes all of
the authors’
conclusions.
10 points ☐
Correctly
describes most
of the authors’
conclusions.
9 points ☐
Correctly
describes some
of the authors’
conclusions, but
may omit one or
two.
8 points ☐
Minimally
describes the
author’s
conclusions, or
misidentifies
them.
4 points ☐
Does not
describe any
author
conclusions.
0 points ☐
Question 10
Advances
knowledge
10 points
Describes indepth how this
research
advances
knowledge in the
field.
10 points ☐
Generally,
describes how
this research
advances
knowledge
9 points ☐
Briefly describes
how this
research
advances
knowledge in the
field.
8 points ☐
Incorrectly
describes how
this research
advances
knowledge in the
field.
4 points ☐
Does not
describe how the
research
advances
knowledge in the
field.
0 points ☐
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Question 11
Purpose
10 points
Correctly
identifies the
purpose of the
research article.
10 points ☐
Mostly identifies
the purpose of
the research
article
9 points ☐
Somewhat
identifies the
purpose of the
research article.
8 points ☐
Offers a purpose
for the article,
but incorrectly
identifies it.
4 points ☐
Does not identify
any purpose for
the research.
0 points ☐
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Question 12
Research
question
10 points
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Correctly
identifies the
research
question in the
study, or
identifies the
implied question,
or indicates that
no research
question was
given.
10 points ☐
Mostly identifies
the research
question that the
author
described.
9 points ☐
Somewhat
identifies the
research
question that the
author
described.
8 points ☐
Offers a research
question, but
incorrectly
identifies it.
4 points ☐
Does not identify
any research
question.
0 points ☐
Correctly
describes the
research design
of the study.
10 points ☐
Mostly describes
the research
design of the
study.
9 points ☐
Somewhat
describes the
research design
of the study.
8 points ☐
Offers a research
design, but
incorrectly
identifies it.
4 points ☐
Does not identify
any research
design.
0 points ☐
Question 14
Population
10 points
Correctly
identifies and
describes in
detail the
population of the
research article.
10 points ☐
Mostly describes
identifies and
describes the
population of the
research article.
9 points ☐
Somewhat
identifies and
describes the
population of the
research article.
8 points ☐
Offers a
population, but
incorrectly
identifies it as
the one in the
research article.
4 points ☐
Does not identify
any population.
0 points ☐
Question 15
Sample
10 points
Correctly
explains if the
sampling
approach was
appropriate for
the research
design studied,
and if it was
adequate.
10 points ☐
Correctly
explains if the
sampling
approach was
appropriate for
the research
design studied,
but fails to
correctly identify
if it was
adequate.
9 points ☐
Correctly
explains the
sampling
approach, but
incorrectly
identifies if it
was, or was not,
appropriate or
adequate.
8 points ☐
Misidentifies the
sampling
approach.
4 points ☐
Doesn’t explain
any sampling
approach.
0 points ☐
Question 16 Data
collection
10 points
Correctly
describes the
data collection
procedure in
detail.
10 points ☐
Correctly
describes the
data collection
procedure in
general.
9 points ☐
Correctly
describes most
of the data
collection
procedure but
fails to describe
all of it.
8 points ☐
Incorrectly
describes the
data collection
procedure, or
omits most of
the information.
4 points ☐
Does not
describe any
data collection
procedures.
0 points ☐
Question 13
Research design
10 points
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Question 17 Data
analysis
10 points
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Correctly
describes how
the all of the
data were
analyzed.
10 points ☐
Correctly
describes how
most of the data
were analyzed.
9 points ☐
Describes how
the data were
analyzed, but
may contain
some
misinformation.
8 points ☐
Describes
incorrectly how
data were
analyzed, or
omitted large
portions of the
information.
4 points ☐
Does not
describe how
data were
analyzed.
0 points ☐
Question 18
Limitations
10 points
Correctly
describes all of
the limitations in
the study.
10 points ☐
Correctly
describes most
of the limitations
in the study.
9 points ☐
Correctly
describes some
of the limitations
in the study, but
may omit one or
two.
8 points ☐
Minimally
describes the
limitations of the
study, or
misidentifies
them.
4 points ☐
Does not
describe any
limitations for
the study.
0 points ☐
Question 19
Conclusions
10 points
Correctly
describes all of
the authors’
conclusions.
10 points ☐
Correctly
describes most
of the authors’
conclusions.
9 points ☐
Correctly
describes some
of the authors’
conclusions, but
may omit one or
two.
8 points ☐
Minimally
describes the
author’s
conclusions, or
misidentifies
them.
4 points ☐
Does not
describe any
author
conclusions.
0 points ☐
Question 20
Advances
knowledge
10 points
Describes indepth how this
research
advances
knowledge in the
field.
10 points ☐
Generally,
describes how
this research
advances
knowledge
9 points ☐
Briefly describes
how this
research
advances
knowledge in the
field.
8 points ☐
Incorrectly
describes how
this research
advances
knowledge in the
field.
4 points ☐
Does not
describe how the
research
advances
knowledge in the
field.
0 points ☐
Style and Writing
25 points
Correctly names
file, includes
name on paper.
Writes in
complete
sentences with
no grammar,
spelling, or
syntax errors.
25 points ☐
One to four
errors in
grammar,
spelling,
22 points ☐
Five to eight
errors in
grammar,
spelling, and
syntax
20 points ☐
Eight to twelve
errors in
grammar,
spelling, and
syntax.
10 points ☐
Thirteen or more
errors in
grammar,
spelling, and
syntax.
0 points ☐
Total Points Possible = 225 points
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