Final Synthesis Paper Erin McCarthy University of North Dakota Peer review provided by: Cynthia Anderson Background and Rationale Falls among any individual can cause significant trauma‚ often leading to an increase in mortality. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2012)‚ one in every three adults over the age of 65 falls each year. Long-term care facilities account for many of these falls‚ with an average of 1.5 falls occurring per nursing home bed annually
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Occupational therapists in falls prevention Generally‚ the role of occupational therapists in falls prevention among elderly people‚ I think‚ could be very broad and significant. The elderly people can receive occupational therapy services for falls prevention in a variety of settings‚ such as their own houses‚ rehabilitation centres‚ acute care hospitals and nursing homes. Occupational therapy practitioners working in home environment have a unique opportunity to explore the home hazards
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Critiquing a research article Gill Marshall) Division of Medical Imaging Sciences‚ St. Martin’s College‚ Lancaster LA1 3JD‚ UK Accepted 16 September 2004 Available online 1 December 2004 KEYWORDS Critical reading; Peer review; Literature; Journal review Abstract This article explores certain concepts relating to critiquing research papers. These include considering the peer review process for publication‚ demonstrating the need for critiquing‚ providing a way to carefully evaluate research papers
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Quantitative Article Critique of Nursing Research 1 Problem Statement/Purpose 1 Literature Review 2 Limitations of the Study 2 Hypothesis/Research Question 3 Operational Definitions/Definition of Terms 4 Research Design 5 Setting‚ Population and Sample 5 Data Collection Methods/Instruments 6 Data Analysis‚ Findings‚ Implications‚ & Recommendations 7 References 8 Quantitative Article Critique of Nursing Research
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Part 1‚ Research Critique Nithin Mathew Nursing Research NRS 429 v February 03‚ 2012 Introduction . The critical appraisal in research widens understanding‚ provide a back ground for the study and improve practice. The qualitative studies in critical appraisal include logic conclusions; assess significance and the consistency
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Research paper critique Substantive and theoretical dimensions: Value and contribution of literature review and the terms of reference (aim); significance of the research problem; appropriateness of the theoretical framework‚ consideration of the research problem in the wider theoretical context Methodologic dimensions: the research approach adopted‚ study design‚ sample‚ data collection method(s)‚ and
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March 4‚ 2014 Nursing 118 Case Study Paper The purpose of “Effect of nutrition on wound healing in older people: a case study” is to educate the reader about how an elderly person’s nutritional status effects the process of wound healing. It discusses the normal healing process‚ factors that may affect healing‚ and how to treat or prevent those factors. Many factors to contribute to the possibility of malnutrition in older adults and combined with their decline in physical activity‚ healing issues
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Running head: A CRITIQUE OF "DO VIDEO GAMES KILL?" A Critique of "Do Video Games Kill?" A Critique of “Do Video Games Kill?” In the essay‚ “Do Video Games Kill?” Karen Sternheimer takes on the topic of media’s influence on teen and adolescent violence in America. She focuses primarily on video games‚ particularly the recently popular “first-person shooter” games (p. 204). With the debate still raging on‚ there is a history that reflects the same problematic issues that we
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life. This progression is distinctive between all individuals where personal experiences may involve positive outcomes‚ whereas other people may experience negative effects. Often‚ younger men and women develop various beliefs about older people‚ which shape their overall attitudes about their development of aging. Through this paper‚ it will examine an older adult’s personal opinion and experiences about the perceptions of aging. An in-person interview was conducted where the interviewee‚ Jonathan
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Abstract The purpose of this paper was to critique a research paper that explored the experiences and attitudes of mental health nursing students towards using cigarettes as a means of controlling client behavior. A survey was used with the information broken down into graphs. Overall‚ the data showed that the respondents generally did not like this practice. There were both ethical and moral dilemmas involved using lifestyle risk factors as rewards or a patient’s addiction as a way of modifying
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