Critical appraisals are used to broaden understanding and summarize evidence. This helps determine if research evidence is ready for practice. There are certain steps to conducting critical appraisals.
Read chapter 18 of the textbook on Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies.
- What is critical analysis?
- Why is it important in a research study and how can you apply it in you study?
- Locate a scholarly journal article and apply the steps of critical analysis found in your textbook.