Critical Appraisal of Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring
Students will select one nursing research article that focuses on a study that used Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring as a theoretical framework.
Students should use as a guide, an appropriate Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist found in Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt (2019; pp. 708-722).
The critiques are to be informal, although correct grammar, spelling, etc., are expected. The critique should include a brief description of the study that was reviewed and should address elements of the study relevant to critique.
Students will provide a written critique on a critical appraisal of the elements relevant to the nature of the research study such as type of study, design, quality of the study; and rationale, as well as implications for practice and further research and/or evaluation.
The grade will be based on accuracy, level of content and structure of the document.
Examples of research articles incorporating Jean Watson’s theory in USU online library:
Durgun Ozan, Y., & Okumus, H. (2017). Effects of nursing care based on
Watson’s theory of human caring on anxiety, distress, and coping when
infertility treatment fails: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Caring
Sciences, 6(2), 95-109.
Rossillao, K. (2018). Caritas education: Theory to practice…2018
National Teaching Institute research abstracts presented at the AACN
National Teaching Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, May 21-24, 2018.
American Journal of Critical Care, 27(3), e 14 – e15.
Ana S.
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you are to critically appraise a nursing research study that uses Jean Watson’s Human Caring theory. The critical appraisal which you will be doing will require that you do the following to determine the legitimacy and value of the articles you are choosing to review:
Title page as above
Critical appraisal review:
Name the title of the article you will be discussing and the journal where it was published; name the author and date of publication – has to be within the past 5 years to be used as evidence
Identify the type of article published: systematic review, meta-analysis, random clinical trials, cohort studies, etc
Identify the EBP pyramid level of evidence (Ranks are levels I – VII). You can go to the EBP rating system for hierarchy of evidence in Melnyck’s book (pg 10): Use these levels for all papers due the remining of the semester
Level I: Systematic review, meta-analysis studies of clinical trials, or evidence-based clinical practice guidelines based on systematic reviews (the title of the article usually indicates the article is one of these categories)
Level II: randomized clinical trial
Level III: Non-randomized clinical trial
Level IV: well designed case-controlled or cohort study
Level V: Systematic review of descriptive or qualitative studies
Level VI: Evidence from a single descriptive or qualitative study
Level VII: Opinion of authorities or expert opinions
Then identify is the study appropriate and valuable to improve health
Identify who were the participants, how many, was a power analysis done to determine if statistical analysis should be performed; was randomization or volunteer, or specific sample selection used
Identify what was the intervention?
Identify what instruments were used to analyze the data valid and reliable
Identify what were the results? This includes the stats findings
Identify what were the strengths and weaknesses of the published article?
This includes the EBP pyramid, the instruments reliability/validity, sample size, type of analysis done, results, limitations, etc
Did the strengths or weaknesses predominate and should the article be used to support your project and practice change?
Give a closing paragraph
Provide a reference pageyou are to critically appraise a nursing research study that uses Jean Watson’s Human Caring theory. The critical appraisal which you will be doing will require that you do the following to determine the legitimacy and value of the articles you are choosing to review:
Title page as above
Critical appraisal review:
Name the title of the article you will be discussing and the journal where it was published; name the author and date of publication – has to be within the past 5 years to be used as evidence
Identify the type of article published: systematic review, meta-analysis, random clinical trials, cohort studies, etc
Identify the EBP pyramid level of evidence (Ranks are levels I – VII). You can go to the EBP rating system for hierarchy of evidence in Melnyck’s book (pg 10): Use these levels for all papers due the remining of the semester
Level I: Systematic review, meta-analysis studies of clinical trials, or evidence-based clinical practice guidelines based on systematic reviews (the title of the article usually indicates the article is one of these categories)
Level II: randomized clinical trial
Level III: Non-randomized clinical trial
Level IV: well designed case-controlled or cohort study
Level V: Systematic review of descriptive or qualitative studies
Level VI: Evidence from a single descriptive or qualitative study
Level VII: Opinion of authorities or expert opinions
Then identify is the study appropriate and valuable to improve health
Identify who were the participants, how many, was a power analysis done to determine if statistical analysis should be performed; was randomization or volunteer, or specific sample selection used
Identify what was the intervention?
Identify what instruments were used to analyze the data valid and reliable
Identify what were the results? This includes the stats findings
Identify what were the strengths and weaknesses of the published article?
This includes the EBP pyramid, the instruments reliability/validity, sample size, type of analysis done, results, limitations, etc
Did the strengths or weaknesses predominate and should the article be used to support your project and practice change?
Give a closing paragraph
Provide a reference pageyou are to critically appraise a nursing research study that uses Jean Watson’s Human Caring theory. The critical appraisal which you will be doing will require that you do the following to determine the legitimacy and value of the articles you are choosing to review:
Title page as above
Critical appraisal review:
Name the title of the article you will be discussing and the journal where it was published; name the author and date of publication – has to be within the past 5 years to be used as evidence
Identify the type of article published: systematic review, meta-analysis, random clinical trials, cohort studies, etc
Identify the EBP pyramid level of evidence (Ranks are levels I – VII). You can go to the EBP rating system for hierarchy of evidence in Melnyck’s book (pg 10): Use these levels for all papers due the remining of the semester
Level I: Systematic review, meta-analysis studies of clinical trials, or evidence-based clinical practice guidelines based on systematic reviews (the title of the article usually indicates the article is one of these categories)
Level II: randomized clinical trial
Level III: Non-randomized clinical trial
Level IV: well designed case-controlled or cohort study
Level V: Systematic review of descriptive or qualitative studies
Level VI: Evidence from a single descriptive or qualitative study
Level VII: Opinion of authorities or expert opinions
Then identify is the study appropriate and valuable to improve health
Identify who were the participants, how many, was a power analysis done to determine if statistical analysis should be performed; was randomization or volunteer, or specific sample selection used
Identify what was the intervention?
Identify what instruments were used to analyze the data valid and reliable
Identify what were the results? This includes the stats findings
Identify what were the strengths and weaknesses of the published article?
This includes the EBP pyramid, the instruments reliability/validity, sample size, type of analysis done, results, limitations, etc
Did the strengths or weaknesses predominate and should the article be used to support your project and practice change?
Give a closing paragraph
Provide a reference pageyou are to critically appraise a nursing research study that uses Jean Watson’s Human Caring theory. The critical appraisal which you will be doing will require that you do the following to determine the legitimacy and value of the articles you are choosing to review:
Title page as above
Critical appraisal review:
Name the title of the article you will be discussing and the journal where it was published; name the author and date of publication – has to be within the past 5 years to be used as evidence
Identify the type of article published: systematic review, meta-analysis, random clinical trials, cohort studies, etc
Identify the EBP pyramid level of evidence (Ranks are levels I – VII). You can go to the EBP rating system for hierarchy of evidence in Melnyck’s book (pg 10): Use these levels for all papers due the remining of the semester
Level I: Systematic review, meta-analysis studies of clinical trials, or evidence-based clinical practice guidelines based on systematic reviews (the title of the article usually indicates the article is one of these categories)
Level II: randomized clinical trial
Level III: Non-randomized clinical trial
Level IV: well designed case-controlled or cohort study
Level V: Systematic review of descriptive or qualitative studies
Level VI: Evidence from a single descriptive or qualitative study
Level VII: Opinion of authorities or expert opinions
Then identify is the study appropriate and valuable to improve health
Identify who were the participants, how many, was a power analysis done to determine if statistical analysis should be performed; was randomization or volunteer, or specific sample selection used
Identify what was the intervention?
Identify what instruments were used to analyze the data valid and reliable
Identify what were the results? This includes the stats findings
Identify what were the strengths and weaknesses of the published article?
This includes the EBP pyramid, the instruments reliability/validity, sample size, type of analysis done, results, limitations, etc
Did the strengths or weaknesses predominate and should the article be used to support your project and practice change?
Give a closing paragraph
Provide a reference page
