COURSE  

NR505NP Advanced Research Methods: Evidence

With new information continually emerging, professional nurses must be equipped to critique scholarly literature and discern its value for practice.

Select one current, qualitative or mixed methods scholarly nursing article related to your PICOT question and determine its strengths, limitations, and potential application.

Complete the Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Appendix E Evidence Appraisal ToolLinks to an external site. Download Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence Based Practice Appendix E Evidence Appraisal Tool. Once you’ve completed the tool, use your own words to summarize your appraisal of the article. Include the following:

• Description of the purpose
• Explanation of research design
• Discussion of sample
• Description of data collection methods
• Summary of findings
• Strengths of the study (minimum of 1)
• Limitations of the study (minimum of 1)
• Recommendations regarding potential application for future practice that are insightful and appropriate.

Attach the article to your post, in addition to including the full reference for the article in your post.

During the week, read a minimum of two articles posted by peers and add your thoughts about whether you feel their article would support an EBP change.

The John Hopkins tool does not need to be turned in, it is a worksheet for you to decide what type of article you have.

SOLUTION  

• Description of the purpose: To comprehend the theories underlying mindfulness’ effect on migraine headaches.Explanation of research design: The initial research on mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) (n = 10) compared to a control group (n = 9) was undertaken in Boston, Massachusetts. All those assigned to MBSR participated in qualitative assessments. A more expansive (n = 89)

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