Nursing Research Article Review Worksheet

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Nursing Research Article Review Worksheet NUR/518 June 9, 2014 Professor Dominguez-Mathewson Nursing Research Article Review Worksheet 1. Describe the study and how it relates to your area of nursing. This is a quantitative research design study that randomly selected 180 nurses to determine how rewards impact job satisfaction and employee retention. During one of the Leadership meetings I attend, I learned that 67% of our Emergency Department consisted of new nurses. These new nurses have less than 2 years of experience. This is a major focus for our Leadership Team because it can affect patient safety as well as patient satisfaction. The Leadership Team is trying to determine how they can retain the “seasoned” nurses and keep the new nurses from leaving. “Employee rewards mainly in the form of salary are one of the most identified factors when employees describe their employer of choice” (Terera & Ngirande, 2014). 2. How do you know this article is peer reviewed? I know this is a peer reviewed article because of the steps that were taken to search for the article. I went to the University of Phoenix Library Database and selected to search for a scholarly (peer reviewed) article in the general resources. This article was located in Proquest. 3. Identify the research questions. Research questions are considered the purpose of the article. They can be formally stated in an article, which in turn, makes it easier to locate them. If they are not formally stated, you may also find them in the abstract or introduction of the article. This study indicates the research questions formally: 1. What is the impact of rewards on employee retention? 2. Does rewards lead to job satisfaction? 3. What is the impact of job satisfaction on employee retention? 4. Identify the hypothesis and variables. This research study consists of 3 null hypotheses

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