Research Analysis Part Two: Nonqualified “Critical appraisal is the process of carefully and systematically examining research to judge it trustworthiness, and its value and relevance in a particular context” (Burls, 2009, p.1). Evidence-based practice in nursing is essential for providing quality care. Health care reform is impacting this delivery. A relevant topic in nursing is how the economics of health care reform effects nursing practice. Searching the following websites listed in the assignment, the keywords health care reform and nursing were used. The website article chosen for analysis is
“Nurse Caseloads, Education Tied to Surgery Outcomes” (Dallas, 2014). This website article is a secondary source. The author develops her …show more content…
The premise of the article indicates patients are far more apt to expire if treated in a hospital where nursing staff is reduced, expectations to perform their job is increasingly demanding, and nursing knowledge and competencies are not of the baccalaureate level.
What is the population being studied? Dallas (2014) reports the population studied in the referenced article were nurses who treated patients across 300 hospitals across 300 hospitals across nine European countries (Dallas, 2014, para. 5).
What is the specific nursing intervention involved in the research? The author of this website article summarizes the research article. The nursing intervention was determining patient risk to based on how the level of nurses’ education affected patient outcomes (Dallas, 2014, para. 4).
What is the comparison of interest?
Based on the author’s review of this journal article, the reader can surmise the comparison of interest. The comparison of interest, as determined by the review, is the level of nursing education, details about the hospitals in which the nursing care was provided, and the patients’ demographics and medical conditions assessing their individual risk for death (Dallas, 2014, para. 4).
Is the research qualitative or
“Nurse Caseloads, Education Tied to Surgery Outcomes” (Dallas, 2014). This website article is a secondary source. The author develops her …show more content…
The premise of the article indicates patients are far more apt to expire if treated in a hospital where nursing staff is reduced, expectations to perform their job is increasingly demanding, and nursing knowledge and competencies are not of the baccalaureate level.
What is the population being studied? Dallas (2014) reports the population studied in the referenced article were nurses who treated patients across 300 hospitals across 300 hospitals across nine European countries (Dallas, 2014, para. 5).
What is the specific nursing intervention involved in the research? The author of this website article summarizes the research article. The nursing intervention was determining patient risk to based on how the level of nurses’ education affected patient outcomes (Dallas, 2014, para. 4).
What is the comparison of interest?
Based on the author’s review of this journal article, the reader can surmise the comparison of interest. The comparison of interest, as determined by the review, is the level of nursing education, details about the hospitals in which the nursing care was provided, and the patients’ demographics and medical conditions assessing their individual risk for death (Dallas, 2014, para. 4).
Is the research qualitative or