CRITIQUE

Critique Of Published Research Paper - Intensive Care Nurses' Knowledge Of Critical Care Family Needs



Critique Of Published Research Paper - Intensive Care Nurses' Knowledge Of Critical Care Family Needs

Introduction

This paper is based on critiquing of a published research paper named as “Intensive Care Nurses Knowledge of Critical Care Family Needs”. This research paper was published in July 2011 and was written by Patricia Buckleya & Tom Andrews. It was published by Intensive and Critical Care Nursing Journal. This paper critiques and presents every possible aspect and angle of the journal that includes the research design approach used, recruitment strategy adopted by the authors, how the data was collected, whether ethical aspect was considered or not, the rigorous nature of data analysis, how valuable is the research etc.

Critique

Title was clear, and it defined well that for which purpose this research has been done. According to Bergh & Ketchen, (2009), the purpose of an abstract summarizes the findings in a way that they do not crate redundancy and yet clarifies the gist of the research design, execution and findings. The abstract is well written with all the main relevant details about the research. It represents the purpose in clear and concise manner which makes the reader have an initial understanding of the research(Cater-Steel & Al-Hakim, 2009, pp. 134-139).

A clear purpose statement was defined. The aims were further divided into 3 objectives that clearly states the purpose of the research journal. The writer has clearly identified the problem in this study. The writer has explained the problem in detail so that the readers get a clear idea and a clear picture as to what should be done. There is no clear research question; however, the main aim of the research is clear. The writer has made sure that the steps that are taken for the completion of this research are taken appropriately and helps the people in understanding the real problem. No conceptual or theoretical framework is identified, but different theories are mentioned and discussed according to the problem identified in the study. This has helped the readers in understanding the real purpose and knowing as to what should be done.

The writer has ensured the use of different researches and has referred to different authors to make sure that the work is authentic and credible. It is important for the writer to make sure that the literature he or she is presenting is reliable and that the information is accurate and valid(Gay, 2009, pp. 141-142). With these aspects, the writer may be able to put his point across clearly(Holzemer, 2010, pp. 164-169).

Qualitative methodlogy is also appropriate for the specific study. Qualitative data comprise of experiences and words, not numerical data(Lapan & Quartaroli, 2009, pp. 105-107). In order to analyse a data, creativity, deep understanding and thorough study are required. Qualitative research is essentially a collection of various approaches that have similarities as well as differences(Garland & Rose, 2009, pp. 122-129). Qualitative research documents not consider the truth as objective, but ...