CRITICAL APPRAISAL

Critical Appraisal of Articles and Evaluation of the Evidence

[Name of the Institute]Critical Appraisal of Articles and Evaluation of the Evidence

Introduction

Science has played a pivotal role in the development and enhancement in the field of nursing and medicine; and what made those advancements possible were the incessant researches carried out by numerous scholarly figures in the field of medicine. This work employs the CASP tool ( in appendix), for analysing the articles and evaluating their findings.

Critical Appraisal

After thoroughly analysis all the five articles it can be said that these articles have played a pivotal role, and endowed significant contributions in the field of nursing.

Nurses' Perceptions of Discharge Planning

The researcher aims to determine as though what the term discharge signifies to the nurses and their perception towards the process and procedures, as well as the various forms of involvement of nurses in the discharge procedures.

The Communication of Information about Older People between Health and Social Care Practitioners

The second article entails the impact and effectiveness of communication that takes place between hospitals and the elderly care centre, regarding and old patient enduring a physical ailment. The findings entails that there does not exist a proper communication channel between the two parties.

Effects of Hospital-Wide Interventions to Improve Care for Frail Older Inpatients: A Systematic Review

The findings entail that qualitative research methods and analysis will be more effective and productive, rather than the stern methodological applications; Moreover, there is a room of improvement that needs to be filled, regarding the interventions that take place for elderly patients.

Components of a Proper Hospital Discharge for Elders

The findings revealed that different structure of communication existed in the discharge plan; however, even after such effective communication and processing, the nurses are still required to be educated regarding the appropriate planning procedures and the global implication of the appropriate discharge.

Discharge of the older person from the emergency department - perceptions of health professionals

The findings prove that there is a dire need of providing the discharged patients with the adequate post discharge support, pertinent and significant contact numbers and understandable instructions regarding the self care after discharge, and the appropriate assistances and devices.

Evaluation of the Evidence of Articles

Nurses' Perceptions of Discharge Planning

With reference to the previously conducted critical appraisal, in article 1 the researcher focuses on Nurses' perceptions of discharge planning, in which how different perceptions of the nurses, within a unit (hospital) regarding their involvement in the discharge planning, has an effect on their performance and involvement with the patient. The methods opted for this study mainly encompassed a qualitative approach, with the hospital chosen for the conduction of the research aimed at a metropolitan hospital that encompasses extensive medical care and personnel. The participants for the study were chosen on the basis of merit, i.e. RNs and their involvement in the acute centres of the hospitals. The participation mainly occurred in the form of interviews. The findings this study entails are rather eye-opening and denoted that still there does exist some room for improvement in ...