The purpose of this assignment is to critique two research studies that I have identified from my practice. I am currently working as a community staff nurse within a District Nursing team (DN). Leg ulcers have a huge impact on the DNs workload‚ Moffat; Franks & Oldroyd (1992) evidenced that time spent by DNs caring for people with leg ulcers ranged from 9-22% of the total workload. Douglas (2001) informs us that leg ulceration affects around 1% of the population. This evidence has provided the author
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and major mood disorders and those who had type 2 diabtes but who did not have severe mental illness. The authors hypothesized that "persons with schizophrenia would have worse (higher) HbA1c values than the other two groups "(Dixon 893). This critique is intended to review the article written by Dixon et al. and to assess both its strengths and weaknesses based on the objectives stated. The objective of the study by Dixon et al. was to compare the HbA1c levels in diabetic patients with severe
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Yair Lopez Prof. Madara 2/27/2012 Section 07 Critique of Oedipus Rex Is Oedipus Rex one of the most important pieces of literature of all time? This Athenian tragedy was written by Sophocles and was first performed in 449 BC. This piece is about a king named Oedipus who in the course of the story finds out that he killed his father and married his mother. I enjoyed a lot of parts of this story especially when he made the decision you leave Corinth because he was told about the prophecy and
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Critique 1 When considering the painting “Guernica” by Pablo Picasso we must first consider why the piece meets the criteria of an actual work of art. First‚ we define wether the piece was made by an artist and why this artist is accredited. This painting was done by Picasso‚ one of the most renowned painters of his time. When mentioning the art of painting‚ Picasso is the first name that comes to the forefront of many minds. All artists and people alike recognized and continue to recognize Picasso’s
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Killian Wengler Mr.Sysol E-302 26 September 2012 Fine Arts Critique Dracula Are you into horror‚ drama and a good scare? If you answered yes then Dracula at Actors Theatre of Louisville is the play for you. The play was directed by William McNulty. This play was absolutely astonishing and I personally loved every minute of it. Dracula’s plot consists of a villainous vampire named Count Dracula and several brave men and women working together to try and defeat Dracula. The play is a summary
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Deep Dive Critique Deep Dive has the most useful information and tools of the three books that will be valuable to me in the years to come. The book uses the scuba diver analogy well in order to clarify the four different type of strategic thinkers. “Strategic thinking is the generation and application of business insights on a continual basis to achieve competitive advantage.(p156‚164)” The four types of strategic thinkers are Beach Bums‚ Snorkelers‚ Scuba Divers‚ and Free Divers. The ultimate
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Critique The play I am writing about is called Footloose. It was preformed at the Country Day School Pavillion. I saw this play on Saturday‚ April 14‚ 2012. Footloose is about a teenaged boy and his single mother moving to a small town in which the law states that there can be no singing or dancing of any sort. There was a terrible accident that had happened five years ago which involved the priests son in a car crash. The priest blames song and dance‚ therefore banning it in that town. The teenaged
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Film Crtique: Titanic Eng 225 Laura Carter August 11‚ 2014 Film Critique: Titanic Millions of people go to the movies each year to view new films‚ but how many of those people actually stop to analyze the film. Analyzing a film is very essential in that it is an important factor‚ in fully understanding the film you are viewing. In the essence of the film’s development and production there are a lot of key people that bring all the aspects of a
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Aristotle’s Critique of Plato Aristotle took a distinct path verging from the foundation of Plato’s philosophy. In order to control society Plato used the noble lie‚ so people under the state wouldn’t question their place in life. Aristotle‚ on the other hand‚ used the idea of "civic virtue of friendship" to create a sense of community. "For Aristotle‚ friendship is a virtue "most necessary for our life." Without friendship‚ life would be missing a major dimension and in consequence our live
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Charlotte Burnette Katharine Salsbury Effective Speech MWF 10/11/13 Group Speech Critique I am critiquing group four‚ the members are Emily‚ Tyler and Cora. Their specific purpose was to inform the audience about a product‚ the removable heel. The topic was interesting and audience engaging. Overall their speech was well planned but not well rehearsed. They grabbed the audience’s attention at the beginning by showing how the product worked but the energy of the group slowly diminished
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