As a nurse; searching, critiquing, and synthesizing research evidence studies go hand and hand. It would hard to pick one of these areas would be most useful to my practice. Polit and Beck provided the PIO and PICO acronyms to help formulate a more precise question to search the internet (p.30-31). Along with the suggested research sites, I will be able to weed out unusable articles from the beginning, saving me time.
Critiquing an article is just as important as searching. By critiquing an article, you are able to evaluate the research for reliability, validity and trustworthiness of the data outlined. This ensures the author has supported their main points based on facts and allows you to formulate an impression based on those facts. It’s
Critiquing an article is just as important as searching. By critiquing an article, you are able to evaluate the research for reliability, validity and trustworthiness of the data outlined. This ensures the author has supported their main points based on facts and allows you to formulate an impression based on those facts. It’s