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Assignment: Quantitative Research

Name: Stacey Orsini

From a well-designed abstract the researcher may be able to identify if the research is a study that can be used as evidence to address the problem being examined. The following questions are important in conducting an initial critical appraisal of a quantitative research report. 1. How many questions can you answer based on the abstract? 10 2. What type of quantitative study was conducted: descriptive, correlational, quasi-experimental, or experimental? descriptive quantitative design 3. Can you identify the following sections in the research report: Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion? Yes 4. Were the steps of the study clearly identified? Yes Fig. 2.2, p. 39 identifies the steps of the quantitative research process (counterclockwise). Identify each element below. In your response, for each item, please include where you found that information (which major section – Introduction, Methods, Results, or Discussion), and for those that are bolded also include what the author describes. A. Research problem and purpose: Introduction; Requirements for Patient Safety suggest that students encounter patients well prepared. In clinical laboratory practice (CLP), the students simulate patient situations as a preparation for internship. Various CLP models have been tried out to meet the students’ prerequisites and learning strategies. B. Review of literature: Introduction C. Study framework: Objectives; The purpose of this study was to try out two different learning sessions related to the bed bath procedure D. Research question or hypothesis: Objectives; (1) To investigate the students degree of satisfaction with the learning session's organization and relevance before and after practice. (2) To compare the perceptions of the project group and the control group. (3) To compare perceptions of students with different age, with and without previous clinical experience and with unequal extent of training. (4) To explore whether there are correlations between the perceptions before and after the clinical practice. E. Study variables: Objectives; different ages with or without clinical experience, and with unequal extent of training. F. Study design: Methods G. Population and sample: Methods; Population of 160 students randomly divided into two classes, Class 1 (N= 79) and Class 2 (N=81) Class 1 in the control group, Class 2 is the project group. Each class divided in half so total was held in four training sessions.

H. Measurement methods: Methods I. Data collection: Methods J. Data analysis: Methods K. Discussion of research outcomes: Discussion

5. Were any of the steps of the research process missing? No, all steps were included....