Nurse Research Critique
Critique Essay 1
MSF
Winston-Salem State University
Critique Essay 1
The purpose of the essay is to critique the research article “Mixed-Methods Exploration of Parents ' Health Information Understanding” by Carlee Lehna and Jack McNeil. Gaining knowledge and methods of critiquing an article through the contents and resources provided in this course. The function of literature review, problem statement, purpose statement and target population differences will be explored.
According to Burns & Grove (2011) the purpose of reviewing literature provides us with evidence in theory and science about a specific problem, alloying is to decipher information about what is known to us and not. They key concept covered in Lehna and McNeil’s article is that of health literacy and how well parents and caregivers understand the care their children are receiving. They key points of this review are to assess two different populations with several mixed-methods including English and Spanish speaking caregivers. The Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) and Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA) were tests used to acquire data as well as interviewing the populations, demographics and focus groups (Lehna & McNeil, 2008). The demographics of those surveyed for the hospital conducting the research is a great asset for the information provided, being from seventeen possible states in the U.S.A. as well as Mexico and Central and South America. This could limit information as well depending on the current population during data collection at the hospital if there isn’t much diversity at that time.
Research problems can be areas of concern where there is a gap in knowledge that is relevant to obtain for nursing practice (Burns & Grove, 2011). The research purpose is then a clear statement that specifies a clear goal to be obtained through gathered data and will include the variables, setting and population of focus (Burns & Grove, 2011).
MSF
Winston-Salem State University
Critique Essay 1
The purpose of the essay is to critique the research article “Mixed-Methods Exploration of Parents ' Health Information Understanding” by Carlee Lehna and Jack McNeil. Gaining knowledge and methods of critiquing an article through the contents and resources provided in this course. The function of literature review, problem statement, purpose statement and target population differences will be explored.
According to Burns & Grove (2011) the purpose of reviewing literature provides us with evidence in theory and science about a specific problem, alloying is to decipher information about what is known to us and not. They key concept covered in Lehna and McNeil’s article is that of health literacy and how well parents and caregivers understand the care their children are receiving. They key points of this review are to assess two different populations with several mixed-methods including English and Spanish speaking caregivers. The Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) and Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA) were tests used to acquire data as well as interviewing the populations, demographics and focus groups (Lehna & McNeil, 2008). The demographics of those surveyed for the hospital conducting the research is a great asset for the information provided, being from seventeen possible states in the U.S.A. as well as Mexico and Central and South America. This could limit information as well depending on the current population during data collection at the hospital if there isn’t much diversity at that time.
Research problems can be areas of concern where there is a gap in knowledge that is relevant to obtain for nursing practice (Burns & Grove, 2011). The research purpose is then a clear statement that specifies a clear goal to be obtained through gathered data and will include the variables, setting and population of focus (Burns & Grove, 2011).
References: Burns, N., & Grove, S. K. (2011). Understanding nursing research: Building an evidence-based practice. (5th ed.). St. Louis: Saunders. Lehna, C. & McNeil, J. (2008). Mixed-methods exploration of parents’ health information understanding. Clinical Nursing Research, 17:133. DOI: 10.1177/1054773808316730. Retrieved from http://cnr.sagepub.com/content/17/2/133 Scutt, D. (2008). How to review literature. Radiologic Technology, 79(4), 306-308. Retrieved from: http://152.12.30.4:2055/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=d444a074-ca2a-4eb0-8266-e3482040fcf5%40sessionmgr114&vid=1&hid=104