SOLUTION: Relevance to nursing/midwifery practice | My Assignment Tutor

———————————————————————————————————————— Student Name: Student ID: —————————————————————————————————– Assessment 2 template Word countof the template = approx. 700 words (not included in overall word count) Tool for critiquing QUANTITATIVE research (1500 word-equivalent) Instructions: Complete all of the questions in the template below in reference to the article that you have selected. Ensure that you have selected the correct template (quantitative or qualitative) to match the research method in the article that you have selected.Where there is a Yes/No option in the question, delete the option that does not apply. Question 1: Study aim/question Did the study have a clearly stated aim/research question? Yes / No Explain your response below: Question 2: Relevance to nursing/midwifery practice Explain how this question was relevant to nursing/midwifery practice. Question 3: Ethics What were the possible ethical risks of participating in the study? What strategies were used and/or could be used to minimise these risks? Question 4: Study design Describe the chosen study design for this study. Was this a suitable study design for the given study aim/ question? Yes / No Explain why the chosen study design was or wasn’t suitable. Question 5: Sample (Participants) How many participants were included in the study? What were the inclusion and exclusion criteria? Explain how the participants were recruited. Describe the setting in which the study took place (hospital, community, etc.). Question 6: Methods/Intervention/Data collection/validity Describe the intervention (e.g. treatment, therapy etc.) What was the comparator (e.g. control or standard treatment or therapy; placebo etc.) Was this intervention adequately described in the study so that it could be replicated in practice? Yes / No Explain your response to (c) Describe the method/s used to collect data on the main outcome (you do not need to include basic demographic/sociographic data) Describe the randomisation process used in the study. Were any groups blinded in the study? If so describe. Explain how the use (or no use) of randomisation and blinding impact on the validity of the study (hint: consider different types of bias) Question 7: Research findings (outcomes) What were the main findings of this study? (provide a dot point summary) Question 8: Study limitations What were the limitations of this study? Explain why these are study limitations. Question 9: Applicability to clinical practice Choose a suitable Levels of Evidence reference system, rate the Levels of Evidence of the study, and explain your rating accordingly. Overall, should the outcomes of this study be used to inform evidence-based practice? Yes / No Explain your rationale for your response to question (b). Part 2 Reflection (approx. 1000 words) In your reflection, you should consider the following: Did you have prior ‘knowledge’ about immunisation safety for children/pregnant women prior to undertaking this assessment? Describe your understanding of this.How did you acquire this knowledge (what way/s of knowing/where did the information come from)?What was your opinion about the safety of immunisation for children/pregnant women prior to undertaking this assessment?How has learning about interpreting research influenced your opinions about immunisation for pregnant women/children?Personal beliefs, experiences and trust are known to contribute to one’s health choices and decisions. As a registered nurse and/or midwife, how will you balance a person’s health beliefs with evidence when assisting them with choices about immunisation?