title: Critically appraising quantitative research.
abstract: Critical appraisal of quantitative research is a skill that is necessary for adequate evidence-based practice. This paper describes critical appraisal and offers a process for its implementation. Four categories of quantitative studies are reviewed and associated links to relevant critical appraisal frameworks are provided. The implications for students, nursing faculty members, and practicing nurses are discussed.
authors.affiliation: The Catholic University of America, School of Nursing, Washington DC 20064, USA. duffy@cua.edu
authors.forename: Joanne R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Duffy
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009734:Nursing Faculty Practice / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D011361:Professional Competence; D013338:Students, Nursing; D014481:United States