Quantitative and Qualitative Research Publication Critique

Description

Write an analysis of two nursing research articles. One article must be quantitative in nature. One article must be qualitative in nature.

Part 1
Select a nursing quantitative research article, published in a peer-reviewed journal within the past five years on opioid crisis/ addiction.

Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the quantitative research study.
Summarize the quantitative research study.
Describe the problem, purpose, and hypothesis of the study.
Identify and describe the quantitative study methodology (experimental, quasi-experimental, non-experimental, descriptive, or clinical trial).
Describe the data collection, data analysis, and reporting procedures.
Critique the entire study.
Analyze the ethical implications of a quantitative research study when applied to the patient care setting.
Why are ethical standards important in research when applied to patient care in a health care setting?
To what extent do any ethical considerations impact human subjects?
Analyze the significance of a research problem in a quantitative research study.
How is the research problem significant to nursing practice?
How could the study of the research problem lead to improvements in health care?
Evaluate a quantitative research study as an appropriate source of information for informing patient care decision making.
How does the study provide information related to patient care?
To what extent is the information in the study valid, reliable, and aligns with best practices?

Part 2
Select a nursing qualitative research article published in a peer-reviewed journal within the past five years on end of life care/ palliative care in the elderly and/or terminally ill.

Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of a qualitative research study.
Summarize the qualitative research study, including the problem, purpose, and hypothesis of the study.
Identify and describe the qualitative study methodology (ethnography, phenomenology, grounded theory, or case study).
Describe the data collection, data analysis, and reporting procedures.
Critique the entire study.
Analyze the ethical implications of a qualitative research study when applied to the patient care setting.
Why are ethical standards important in research when applied to patient care in a health care setting?
To what extent do any ethical considerations impact human subjects?
Analyze the significance of a research problem in a qualitative research study.
How is the research problem significant to nursing practice?
How could the study of the research problem lead to improvements in health care?
Evaluate a qualitative research study as an appropriate source of information for informing patient care decision making.
How does the study provide information related to patient care?
To what extent is the information in the study valid, reliable, and aligns with best practices?