NRS 445 Topic 2 DQ 2
Select a qualitative research article, different than the one you used in Topic 1, focusing on a clinical
nursing problem of your choice. Use this research article to address the following questions:
1. Provide an APA reference of the article including a GCU permalink or working link used to access the
article.
2. Study design: How did you determine that the article is qualitative? What study methodology is used?
3. Using the "CASP Qualitative Checklist," found in topic Resources, evaluate the study. Based on your
findings, summarize the critical appraisal of the selected research article.
Initial discussion question posts should be a minimum of 200 words and include at least two references
cited using APA format. Responses to peers or faculty should be 100-150 words and include one reference.
Refer to "RN-BSN Discussion Question Rubric" and "RN-BSN Participation Rubric" located in Class
Resources, to understand the expectations for initial discussion question posts and participation posts,
respectively.
“Managing Patients With Heart Failure: A Qualitative Study of Multidisciplinary Teams With Specialist
Heart Failure Nurses”, Glogowska, et al. (2015), was easy to decipher that it was qualitative as it was
literally in the title of the study I reviewed. It was collected phenomenologically as it was done through
interviews with clinicians.
Are the results valid? Yes
1. Was there a clear statement of the aims of the research? Yes, the purpose was to gain perceptions
along with experiences of health care clinicians with caring for and managing heart failure patients. It
was relevant in finding that the clinicians agreed that there are still particular challenges that they
need to work through when working with heart failure patients. This identifies problems and in turn, a
way to work on a solution.
2. Is a qualitative methodology appropriate? Qualitative methodology is appropriate as the purpose of
the study was to gain data through experience and their perception of difficulties managing patients
with heart failure. According to Glogowska, et al. (2015), they interviewed 24 clinicians across primary,
secondary, and community care in 3 locations in the Midlands, South Central, and South West of
England to obtain the information.
3. Was the research design appropriate to address the aims of the research? According to the study,
to date, studies of clinicians working with heart failure patients have often been quantitative.
4. Was the recruitment strategy appropriate to the aims of the research? Clinicians involved provided
information based on their involvement with patients from the initial diagnosis of heart failure and
continues for the course of a patient’s illness. Clinician interviews took place in 3 geographical
locations in the United Kingdom where patients with severe or difficult-to-manage heart failure along
with unplanned hospital admission for heart failure.
5. Was the data collected in a way that addressed the research issue? The data was collected from
interviews and visits with the participants from their initial hospital stay and diagnosis and follow up
Select a qualitative research article, different than the one you used in Topic 1, focusing on a clinical
nursing problem of your choice. Use this research article to address the following questions:
1. Provide an APA reference of the article including a GCU permalink or working link used to access the
article.
2. Study design: How did you determine that the article is qualitative? What study methodology is used?
3. Using the "CASP Qualitative Checklist," found in topic Resources, evaluate the study. Based on your
findings, summarize the critical appraisal of the selected research article.
Initial discussion question posts should be a minimum of 200 words and include at least two references
cited using APA format. Responses to peers or faculty should be 100-150 words and include one reference.
Refer to "RN-BSN Discussion Question Rubric" and "RN-BSN Participation Rubric" located in Class
Resources, to understand the expectations for initial discussion question posts and participation posts,
respectively.
“Managing Patients With Heart Failure: A Qualitative Study of Multidisciplinary Teams With Specialist
Heart Failure Nurses”, Glogowska, et al. (2015), was easy to decipher that it was qualitative as it was
literally in the title of the study I reviewed. It was collected phenomenologically as it was done through
interviews with clinicians.
Are the results valid? Yes
1. Was there a clear statement of the aims of the research? Yes, the purpose was to gain perceptions
along with experiences of health care clinicians with caring for and managing heart failure patients. It
was relevant in finding that the clinicians agreed that there are still particular challenges that they
need to work through when working with heart failure patients. This identifies problems and in turn, a
way to work on a solution.
2. Is a qualitative methodology appropriate? Qualitative methodology is appropriate as the purpose of
the study was to gain data through experience and their perception of difficulties managing patients
with heart failure. According to Glogowska, et al. (2015), they interviewed 24 clinicians across primary,
secondary, and community care in 3 locations in the Midlands, South Central, and South West of
England to obtain the information.
3. Was the research design appropriate to address the aims of the research? According to the study,
to date, studies of clinicians working with heart failure patients have often been quantitative.
4. Was the recruitment strategy appropriate to the aims of the research? Clinicians involved provided
information based on their involvement with patients from the initial diagnosis of heart failure and
continues for the course of a patient’s illness. Clinician interviews took place in 3 geographical
locations in the United Kingdom where patients with severe or difficult-to-manage heart failure along
with unplanned hospital admission for heart failure.
5. Was the data collected in a way that addressed the research issue? The data was collected from
interviews and visits with the participants from their initial hospital stay and diagnosis and follow up
