Project 2 Critique Of Quantitative Study

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University of Central Florida
School of Nursing
NUR 3165 Nursing Research
Project II: Critique of Quantitative Research Study

A. Part I: Article Reference (in APA format): Durocher-Hendriks, S., Fothergill-Bournonnais, F., & Snell, C.C. (1997). Patient controlled analgesia and intramuscular injections: a comparison of patient pain experiences and postoperative outcomes. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 25(4), 681-690.

B. Part II: Critique Checklist

|Critique Criteria |Yes |No |N/A
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Research objectives questions or hypotheses | | | | |
|a. Are objectives, questions, or hypotheses expressed clearly? |X | | |Pg. 683 |
|b. Are the objectives, questions, or hypotheses logically linked to the |X | | |The hypothesis is logically linked to the research |
|research purpose? | | | |purpose of comparing the effectiveness of PCA vs. IM |
| | | | |analgesia. The questions asked/measured during the |
| | | | |study are also logically linked (pg. 684). |
|5. Variables | | | | |
|a. Are the variables clearly defined conceptually and operationally? |Somewhat| | |Three of the five variables are clearly defined

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