Locate a minimum of four research articles related to the topic and PICOT
questions that you developed in Week 2 (WILL SEND IN SEPARATE ATTACHMENT). The articles must be published in the last five years (2014 to the present). Two articles must be Quantitative, and two articles must
be Qualitative.
Articles used for one assignment cannot be used for the other assignments. (Students should find new
research articles for each assignment.)
The selected articles should be original research articles. Review articles, meta-analysis, meta-synthesis, and systemic review should NOT be used.
Mixed-methods studies should NOT be used.
There are two parts to this assignment.
Part 1: Complete a Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist chart for each research article (4 total). (WILL SEND IN
SEPARATE ATTACHMENT- PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS IN WORD COUNT)
Part II: Write a summary (2–3 pages)
Compare and contrast the similarities and differences among the four research articles.