To prepare for this week’s assignment complete the following:

Select one of the four research articles cited in this week’s required readings.

Review the various quantitative research designs presented in the textbook readings and research articles and discussed in the “Musings: Aligning Research Question and Methodology” media.

Consider the research design used in your selected article. Ask yourself the following questions. Is the design appropriate for the study? Would a different design provide better results?

To complete:

Write a 5- to 7-page paper in APA format that includes the following:

A brief one to two paragraph overview of the study

Two to three strengths of the study and support for your selection (i.e. why is this a strength)

Two to three weaknesses of the study and support for your selection (i.e. why is this a weakness)

Note: The strengths and weaknesses you identified should be in relation to design, sampling, data collection, statistical analysis, results and discussion of the study

Proposed changes to improve the quality of the study, capitalizing on the strengths and improving on the weaknesses you identified in the study

Summary of the implications for nursing practice

References

Gray, J.R., Grove, S.K., & Sutherland, S. (2017). Burns and Grove’s the practice of nursing research: Appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier.

Chapter 5, “Research Problem and Purpose”

Media

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2011). Research methods for evidence-based practice: Musings: Aligning research question and methodology. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2011). Research methods for evidence-based practice: Selecting a research topic and developing a hypothesis. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Select one of the following articles to use for this week’s Assignment: See  assignment attachment 

Selected Article : Fouquier, K.F. (2011). The concept of motherhood among three generations of African American women. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 43(2), 145–153.