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General Instructions Professional nurses must be equipped to critique scholarly

General Instructions
Professional nurses must be equipped to critique scholarly literature and discern its value for application to practice. Select one current, quantitative scholarly article related to your PICOT question. Appraise the article using the General Appraisal Overview for All Studies Tool (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2023, Appendix C; see also Box 6.1 in Chapter 6). Summarize your appraisal of the article in your own words. 
Include the following sections:
Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
Provide an overview of the study
Purpose
Study design
Ethics review
Describe the study
Research question or hypothesis
Study aims
Sampling technique, sample size, and characteristics
Major variables studied
Independent variable
Dependent variables
How were the data analyzed? Were the statistics used appropriately?
Were there any untoward events during the conduct of the study?
Explain why and how you could use the study results in your practice to make a difference in client outcomes. If you cannot use the results, why not?
Include a complete APA reference for the selected article.

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