Module Four Activity: Read a Research Paper
Tai Chi for older nurses: A workplace wellness pilot study
Summarize the research study’s purpose. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words.
- Describe the relevance of the publication dates of the citations referenced for the research study. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following: • Are some of those cited sources recent (relevant to date of publication)?
- Identify the type of claim the research study makes. Explain your response. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following:
Is the claim frequency based, association based, or causal? - Describe the research method used in the research study. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following:
Is the research method qualitative, quantitative, or mixed - Describe the research study’s data collection method. Your response should be about 50 to 100 words. Consider the following:
Possibilities for data collection include surveys, observations, interviews, archive review, objective or biological measures, or some combination of those listed. - Describe the research study’s sample. Your response should be about 50 words. Include the following in your response:
Sample size
• Sample characteristics - Describe one type of statistical analysisconducted in the research study. Your response should be about 25 words.
- Describe one limitationfrom the research study. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words.
- Describe how this research study could be used in personal and professional practice. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following:
How can the findings from this study be used by people in their work, in their personal lives, or to help others? - List your references in APA Style below. Remember that they should be in alphabetical order by author last name.
