Week 3 Discussion: Quantitative Scholarly Literature
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the Collaboration Café. Contact
your course faculty if you have questions.
General Instructions
Professional nurses must be equipped to critique scholarly literature and discern its value for
application to practice. Select one current, quantitative scholarly article related to your PICOT
question. Appraise the article using the General Appraisal Overview for All Studies Tool
(Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2023, Appendix C; see also Box 6.1 in Chapter 6). Summarize
your appraisal of the article in your own words.
Include the following sections:
1. Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and
detail.
1. Provide an overview of the study
Purpose
Study design
Ethics review
2. Describe the study
Research question or hypothesis
Study aims
Sampling technique, sample size, and characteristics
3. Major variables studied
Independent variable
Dependent variables
How were the data analyzed? Were the statistics used appropriately?
Were there any untoward events during the conduct of the study?
4. Explain why and how you could use the study results in your practice to make a
difference in client outcomes. If you cannot use the results, why not?
5. Include a complete APA reference for the selected article.
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the Collaboration Café. Contact
your course faculty if you have questions.
General Instructions
Professional nurses must be equipped to critique scholarly literature and discern its value for
application to practice. Select one current, quantitative scholarly article related to your PICOT
question. Appraise the article using the General Appraisal Overview for All Studies Tool
(Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2023, Appendix C; see also Box 6.1 in Chapter 6). Summarize
your appraisal of the article in your own words.
Include the following sections:
1. Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and
detail.
1. Provide an overview of the study
Purpose
Study design
Ethics review
2. Describe the study
Research question or hypothesis
Study aims
Sampling technique, sample size, and characteristics
3. Major variables studied
Independent variable
Dependent variables
How were the data analyzed? Were the statistics used appropriately?
Were there any untoward events during the conduct of the study?
4. Explain why and how you could use the study results in your practice to make a
difference in client outcomes. If you cannot use the results, why not?
5. Include a complete APA reference for the selected article.
