+1 862 207 3288 Please note: this assessment is NOT to be answered using essay format. The following questions provide a template for your assessment submission. Please refer to the Marking Criteria and Standards on page 20-28.
1. Background of the study (Total: 10 marks)
a. Briefly describe the issue on which the study is focused?
The research was focused on the individuals with heart failure where nurses assistedin self-management support and their family cares. This paper shows how nurses play their role in assisting patients and how well the clients were able to cope. Numerous patients have very little knowledge of their condition and the management of it. Thus, nurses provide education on the importance of being physically fit and consuming healthy diet.
b. What is the significance of the study?
2. Overview of the research design (Total: 10 marks)
a. What was the aim of the research?
b. What research design was used?
c. Was it appropriate? Why/why not?
3. Sampling (Total: 15 marks)
a. Who were the study participants?
b. What are the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the sample?
c. Why is it important to have these criteria identified before recruitment?
d. What sampling technique was employed in this study?
e. Was it appropriate for the research design? Why/why not?
f. Briefly describe the intervention and control groups.
g. How were participants allocated to groups?
h. Was the allocation appropriate? Why/why not?
4. Data collection (Total: 20 marks)
a. What are the independent and dependent variables in this study?
b. How was the data collected?
c. Appropriateness of data collection method?
d. Define the concepts of reliability and validity.
e. Discuss how reliability and validity have/have not been demonstrated in this study.
5. Data Analysis and results (Total: 20 marks)
a. How was the data analysed?
b. Was the data analysis method appropriate for the study question and the research design? Why/why not?
c. What differences in outcomes were identified between the intervention and control groups?
d. Were the results significant? Why/why not?
e. Can the study results be generalised to other settings? Why/why not?
6. Evidence utilization (Total: 10 marks)
a. Would you recommend the findings of this study be implemented in clinical practice Why/why not?
7. Academic writing (Total: 10 marks)
a. Sentence, paragraph, and grammatical construction were correct.
b. Spelling and use of punctuation were correct.
8. Referencing (Total: 5 marks)
a. Referencing in-text and in reference list conforms to APA 6th Edition referencing style
b. Critique supported by relevant literature.
c. Recent academic references were used published from 2012 to present
