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Making sense of research: A guide for critiquing a paper
Lynette Stockhausen
Deputy Head of School, School of Nursing, Griffith University, Meadowbrook QLD
Moya Conrick
Lecturer, School of Nursing, Griffith University, Brisbane QLD
Abstract
Learning how to critique research articles is one of the fundamental skills of scholarship in any discipline. The range, quantity and quality of publications available today via print, electronic and Internet databases means it has become essential to equip students and practitioners with the prerequisites to judge the integrity and usefulness of published research. Finding, understanding and critiquing quality articles can be a difficult process. This article sets out some helpful indicators to assist the novice to make sense of research.
Keywords
research, nursing, critique, publications
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