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NURS 2221 (Term 5): Critical Appraisal Assignment

This is a guide to help you find and appraise articles for your NURS 2221 critical appraisal assignment. You need to:

  • develop a PICOT question related to surgical, mental health or medical nursing
  • find 2 quantitative research articles published within the last 5 years
  • evaluate and appraise both journal articles
  • write a 1-page summary of 1 article

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Help with critical appraisal of quantitative research

Quantitative research methods focus on collecting numerical data that can be analyzed using numbers, statistics or logic to derive meaning. Quantitative research designs are either descriptive or experimental. For more information, consult the research methods and critical appraisal sources listed below.

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Journal articles: