If staff nurses were conducting a research utilization critique, ...

[berenicecastro]

If staff nurses were conducting a research utilization critique, they would be involved in which stage of Stetler's (2001) model?
 
  1. Validation.
  2. Translation/Application.
  3. Comparative evaluation and decision making.
  4. Evaluation.

Question 2

An objective assessment of a research study's strengths and limitations is called which of the following?
 
  A) Evidenced-based practice
  B) Peer review process
  C) Research critique
  D) Literature review

[l.stuut]

Answer to Question 1

1
Rationale 1: Validation concerns the overall examination of the strengths and weaknesses of a study, the purpose of critique.
Rationale 2: No action is being taken to make research findings usable in practice.
Rationale 3: No comparison is being drawn with other research and no decisions are being made in terms of using the research in practice.
Rationale 4: No research has been implemented that would have provided results from use of research findings.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
The research critique is an objective assessment of a research study's strengths and limitations. Assessment of strengths and weaknesses is not called evidence-based practice, peer review process, or a literature review.

[berenicecastro]

Excellent

[samiel-sayed]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it