Comprehensively address the critique questions and provide examples when appropriate. Do not copy and paste from the article.

Statement of the Problem

2. Is the problem stated unambiguously and is it easy to identify?

3. Does the problem statement build a cogent and persuasive argument for the new study?

4. Does the problem have significance for nursing?

2.

3.

4.

2. Does the literature review provide a sound basis for the new study?

2,

Protection of participants’ rights

2. Was the study designed to minimize risks and maximize benefits to participants?

2.

2. Was an adequate amount of time spent in the field or with study participants?

3. Did the design unfold in the field, giving researchers opportunities to capitalize on early understandings?

4. Was there an adequate number of contacts with study participants?

2,

3.

4.

2. Was the approach used to recruit participants or gain access to the site appropriate?

3. Was the best possible method of sampling used to enhance information richness and address the needs of the study?

4. Was the sample size adequate? Was saturation achieved?

2.

3.

4.

2. Did the researcher ask the right questions or make the right observations, and were they recorded in an appropriate fashion?

3. Was a sufficient amount of data gathered? Were the data of sufficient depth and richness?

2.

3.

2. Were data collected in a manner that minimized bias? Were the staff who collected data appropriately trained?

2.

2. Did the researcher document research procedures and decision processes sufficiently that findings are auditable and confirmable?

3. Is there evidence of researcher reflexivity?

4. Is there “thick description” of the context, participants, and findings, and was it at a sufficient level to support transferability?

2.

3.

4.

Data Analysis

2. Was the data analysis strategy compatible with the research tradition and with the nature and type of data gathered?

3. Did the analysis yield an appropriate “product” (e.g., a theory, taxonomy, thematic pattern)?

2.

3.

2. Do the themes adequately capture the meaning of the data? Does it appear that the researcher satisfactorily conceptualized the themes or patterns in the data?

3. Does the analysis yield an insightful, provocative, authentic, and meaningful picture of the phenomenon under investigation?

2.

3.

Interpretation of the Findings

2. Are major findings interpreted and discussed within the context of prior studies?

3. Are the interpretations consistent with the study’s limitations?

2.

3.

2. Is the description of the methods, findings, and interpretations sufficiently rich and vivid?

2. Does the study contribute any meaningful evidence that can be used in nursing practice or that is useful to the nursing discipline?