Critique: The goal is a balanced constructive review including strengths and weaknesses as well as providing suggestions for how the study might be improved. Keep in mind that you are critiquing the article to determine if it can or should be used in your practice as a nurse.
Instructions: attached is the study selected to critique answering the following questions:
1. Research Problem
a) Is the problem identified clearly?
b) Is the problem significant, and do(es) the researcher(s) provide a good
argument for significance?
c) Is the problem relevant to nursing/health care?
2. Literature Review
a) Is it convincing that the author(s) reviewed a sufficient amount of
literature? Is the review comprised only of primary sources? Are
references current, or a combination of current and classic?
b) Is the review balanced, presenting literature that supports and that
differs from the researcher(s) position?
c) Is the review written critically, presenting both strengths and weaknesses of
previous work?
3. Theoretical Framework
a) Is a theoretical framework specified?
b) If so, does the framework “fit” the problem? Does it include all
relevant variables? Are the concepts (variables) clearly defined?
Are the results interpreted in reference to the theoretical framework?
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