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Division of Nursing

Research Article Critique (BIB CARD)

Guidelines:

The article critique is a summary of a
full text nursing
research article
from a

referenced professional journal
on a selected nursing
topic RELATED TO MATERNAL & CHILDBEARING NURSING CARE. The

research
article must have been published within the past 5 years. Article critiques that are from non-professional journals and/or do not meet the criteria listed below will not be graded and will automatically clinical grade of Unsatisfactory. Your article must be a
research article.


►Choose any health care related topic RELATED TO Pediataric Health & Nursing

►Remember, you may access the library & search for articles via

www.dscc.edu

►APA Guidelines:

www.apastyle.org

Article Critique Guidelines/See also Rubric posted in eLearn

· You are required to complete one (1) article critique during the semester.

· Documentation of References is to be done according to APA format.

·
DO NOT use articles from dictionaries (such as Gale Encyclopedia), newspapers, general public or lay magazines, or web sites.

·
DO NOT use editorials, opinions, or nursing perspectives.

· The article must be from medical and/or nursing journals AND be actual RESEARCH.

· The critique must be 2 pages typed not including title page or reference page & submitted via drop box for each clinical course.

·
The research article must be referenced within the paper & listed on the reference page.

· Title Page

· Body of the critique/summary of article

·
How this information impacts nursing practice

· Reference Page – must be in APA format

· Include the DOI on all references if possible

WAYS to IDENTIFY a RESEARCH Article from other articles ::::

1. The article will have an
abstract &
Review of literature (most research does)

2. The research article will contain headings such as :Abstract, Introduction,

Methods/Study Design
, Sample,

Results
, & Discussion.

References: (Example)

Journal or periodical:<