Strategies that will be taken to Review and Critique Literature pertinent to my Practice
One of the strategies taken to review and critique literature pertinent to my practice will be to analyze the underlying research elements present in the study. One of the first elements to review will be the purpose of the study. For instance, I will seek to identify whether the reason for conducting the study has been expounded. The second element will be the methodological approach adopted by the study under review. My analysis will seek to address whether the research design process adopted is adequate. Besides, I will evaluate whether the sample fits adequately with the research design, and the size selected is sufficient. (Coughlan et al., 2007). More so, I will analyze the data collection instrument, the data collected, and whether reliability and validity were factored in the research.
The other elements that I will consider in the process of reviewing and critiquing literature are the analysis, results, discussions, results, limitations, and conclusions. Key among these elements will be to identify whether the results presented and explained are related to the theoretical framework adopted, the research questions, and are significant to my nursing specialty (Kumar, 2019). Besides, I will look into the conclusions to see whether there are any recommendations relevant to my nursing practice, policymakers, and future research.
The other strategy adopted in reviewing and critiquing literature will be to look into the evidence-based articles that are not more than five years old. The significance of this approach is that it will ensure that I keep up-to-date with the current research findings, innovations in healthcare, the trends in patient outcome and the underlying changes in healthcare in the context of the political, social, and economic system (Coughlan et al., 2007). However, in as much as I will look into recent studies, I will not hesitate to look back at the strength of the evidence where it deems fit.
References
Coughlan, M., Cronin, P., & Ryan, F. (2007). A step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 1: quantitative research. British Journal of Nursing, 16(11), 658-663. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2007.16.11.23681
Kumar, D. (2019). Scholarly critiquing: A 12 step guide for promoting professional life-long learning in medical academia. Research and Development in Medical Education, 8(2), 65-68. doi: 10.15171/rdme.2019.013