Promoting adequate staffing and safe nurse-to-patient ratios within all healthcare institutions.

For this assignment, you will:

• Write on the topic or issue that informs nursing practice and has been researched quantitatively. (Note: Meta-analysis and systematic review of literature studies may not be used for this assignment).
• Select one nursing quantitative research article, published in a peer-reviewed journal, on your chosen topic and follow the steps below.
  • Summarize the research study to include the following:
    • Problem or purpose for the study.
    • Study design.
    • Setting.
    • Data collection.
    • Data analysis.
  • Critique the study in a narrative format addressing each of the following questions:
    • Is the problem significant to nursing and health care?
    • How will it generate or refine knowledge in nursing practice?
    • Was the review of background literature provided?
    • What topics or concepts were discussed in the review of literature?
    • Were ethical standards for research followed and how?
    • What do the findings of the study add to the current body of knowledge?
  • Conclusion:
    • Explain how the study will inform your practice or the practice of professional nursing.
    • Prepare the critique.
    • Follow APA style guidelines- also for referencing authors throughout the paper that you’ve quoted (ie: Roberts, 2015)
    • Use 12-point Times New Roman font.
    • Include a title and reference page.
    • Use the following subheadings:
      1. Summary.
      2. Critique.
      3. Conclusion.
    • Cite all references using APA style and formatting guidelines