title: Making sense of research: A guide for critiquing a paper.
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.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Griffith University, Meadowbrook, Queensland.
authors.forename: Lynette
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stockhausen
authors.forename: Moya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conrick
mesh_terms: D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D009729:Nursing; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D012196:Review Literature as Topic