Please Read this article and answer the questions.

The article can be found here:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330927245_Thoughts_of_creation_and_the_discipline_of_nursing

2.

Make a brief summary of the article. Indicate your assessment of what

the study is about and the major findings of the

study.

3.

According

to

the

introduction,

what

infor

mation

was

already

known about

the

topic

(look

for references to previous

research)?

4.

What variables were studied? What were the hypotheses concerning these

variables?

5.

What

were

the

operational

definitions

of

the

variables

studied

(Note:

an

operational

definition is defining a variable according to how you will measure

or

manipulate it.

For example, one could define depression according to a certain score on a Depression

Scale.)?

6.

Who were the participants in this study? What were their demographic

chara

cteristics? Were there any special subject

characteristics?

7.

What were the procedures used to test the hypotheses? Did you notice any

problematic features of the procedures?

8.

Was the experimental (i.e. cause & effect) or correlational (i.e. show relationsh

ip)

method used? Were there attempts to control any extraneous variables?

How?

9.

What were the major results of the study? Were the results consistent with the

hypotheses?

10.

How do the results relate to other studies cited in the

introduction?

11.

How did the r

esearcher interpret the results? Can you think of alternative

interpretations?

12.

Did the author give suggestions for future research or applications? Can you

provide other suggestions?

13.

What would you do if you wished to find out more about this research

topic?