Quantitative and Qualitative Health Articles Review

Quantitative and Qualitative Health Articles Review

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Write a summary of each of the articles that you identified in Topic 2.
Address the following:
Write one research summary that uses a quantitative research design.
Write one research summary that uses a qualitative research design.
Each summary should be 250-500 words and should follow the template provided in “Summarize Research Articles.”
Use APA Level Heading 2 to separate the distinct parts of the study.
These article summaries will form the basis of the Critique of Research Studies Parts 1-3 assignments in Topics 4, 6, and 8.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
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NUR 504 Summarize Research Articles
Directions: Use the templates below when summarizing your research articles. Include a cover page, and start a new page for each article summary. Use level 1 and 2 headings when composing the summaries to separate distinct parts.
Title of Quantitative Article
(Example of text: This article was authored by Watson and James and published in the Journal of Nursing Research in 2008. This article was selected as an example of a quasi-experimental design. The model summary selected for this paper is found in the textbook. This is a summary of a quasi-experimental study in which though there is a comparison group; subjects were not randomly assigned to groups. The research article being summarized also is an experiment that used a comparison group without randomization.)
Problem Statement
Statement of Purpose
Research Question(s)/Hypothesis
Study Methods
Key Findings
Citation
Title of Qualitative Article
(Example of text: Ramirez (2008) studied adolescent depression and the influence of significant adults on the course of the depression. The model summary utilized is found in the textbook. It was selected because it is an example of a grounded theory study as is the article selected.)
Problem Statement
Statement of Purpose
Research Question(s)
Method
Key Findings
Citation
Please use the two attached articles for the analysis, that is required for the assignment.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/839734-
the article is titled: A Qualitative Investigation of Patients’ and Caregivers’ Experiences of Severe Sepsis
Qualitative article
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Quantitative article
file:///C:/Users/sherri/Downloads/1001391_The%20role%20of%20nurses%20in%20the%20recognition%20and%20treatment%20of%20patients%20with%20sepsis.pdf
..Quantitative study The role of nurses.pdf
the DOI: :10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.04.007
The role of nurses in the recognition and treatment of patients with sepsis
in the emergency department: A prospective before-and-after
intervention study
Mirjam Tromp a,b,
*, Marlies Hulscher c
, Chantal P. Bleeker-Rovers a,b
, Lilian Peters d
,
Danie¨lle T.N.A. van den Berg b
, George F. Borm e
, Bart-Jan Kullberg a,b
, Theo van Achterberg c
,
Peter Pickkers a,f
aNijmegen Institute for Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity (N4i), Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands
bDept of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands
c Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands
d Emergency Dept, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands
eDept of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and HTA, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands
f
Dept of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands
International Journal of Nursing Studies 47 (2010) 1464–1473
ARTICLE INFO
Article history:
Received 4 September 2009
Received in revised form 16 March 2010
Accepted 24 April 2010
Keywords:
Care bundle
Emergency department
Nursing interventions
Protocol compliance
Quality of health care
Sepsis
ABSTRACT
Background: In 2004, the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC), a global initiative to reduce
mortality from sepsis, was launched. Although the SSC supplies tools to measure and
improve the quality of care for patients with sepsis, effective implementation remains
troublesome and no recommendations concerning the role of nurses are given.
Objectives: To determine the effects of a multifaceted implementation program including
the introduction of a nurse-driven, care bundle based, sepsis protocol followed by training
and performance feedback.
Design and setting: A prospective before-and-after intervention study conducted in the
emergency department (ED) of a university hospital in the Netherlands.
Participants: Adult patients (16 years old) visiting the ED because of a known or
suspected infection to whom two or more of the extended systemic inflammatory
response syndrome (SIRS) criteria apply.
Methods: We measured compliance with six bundled SSC recommendations for early
recognition and treatment of patients with sepsis: measure serum lactate within 6 h,
obtain two blood cultures before starting antibiotics, take a chest radiograph, take urine
for urinalysis and culture, start antibiotics within 3 h, and hospitalize or discharge the
patient within 3 h.
Results: A total of 825 patients were included in the study. Compliance with the complete
bundle significantly improved from 3.5% at baseline to 12.4% after our entire
implementation program was put in place. The completion of four of six individual
elements improved significantly, namely: measure serum lactate (improved from 23% to
80%), take a chest radiograph (from 67% to 83%), take urine for urinalysis and culture (from
49% to 67%), and start antibiotics within 3 h (from 38% to 56%). The mean number of
performed bundle elements improved significantly from 3.0 elements at baseline to 4.2
elements after intervention [1.2; 95% confidence interval = 0.9–1.5].
* Corresponding author at: Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Internal postal code 495, PO box 9101, 6500
HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 24 3617088; fax: +31 24 3617086.
E-mail address: m.tromp@aig.umcn.nl (M. Tromp).
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
International Journal of Nursing Studies
journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/ijns
0020-7489/$ – see front matter 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.04.007
What is already known about the topic?
Rapid diagnosis and management of sepsis are crucial for
successful treatment, but implementation of and compliance
to the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines
remains troublesome.
Care bundles can be used for the implementation of
evidence-based practice.
No specific role for nurses is described in the Surviving
Sepsis Campaign guidelines.
What this paper adds
Using a nurse-driven, care bundle based, sepsis protocol
followed by training and performance feedback results in
improved early recognition and treatment of patients
with sepsis who present to the ED.
More attention should be given to the role of nurses in
quality improvement of sepsis care.
1. Introduction
Approximately 2% of all hospitalized patients are
diagnosed with severe sepsis or septic shock. Intensive
care and the long recovery period for patients with sepsis
come with considerable costs, and the mortality rate
remains high: 30–40% for patients with severe se