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Select one current, qualitative or mixed methods scholarly nursing article related to your PICOT question and determine its strengths, limitations, and potential application.

Complete the Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence Based Practice Appendix E Evidence Appraisal Tool Editsvg icon download Download Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence Based Practice Appendix E Evidence Appraisal Tool. Once you’ve completed the tool, use your own words to summarize your appraisal of the article. Include the following:

  • Description of the purpose
  • Explanation of research design
  • Discussion of sample
  • Description of data collection methods
  • Summary of findings
  • Strengths of the study (minimum of 1)
  • Limitations of the study (minimum of 1)
  • Recommendations regarding potential application for future practice that are insightful and appropriate.

Attach the article to your post, in addition to including the full reference for the article in your post.

*** PICOT Question*** 

PICOT Question: In End-Of-Life care for the pediatric population of children aged 1-19 years old (P), how does early hospice care conversations by the interdisciplinary team (I) compared to minimal conversation combined with aggressive treatment options (C) affect the quality of the patient’s (O) last six months of life (T)?*** 

  • How hard was it to find a qualitative article related to your area of interest?
  • Did you have any difficult determining whether the articles you reviewed were qualitative?
  • Is the qualitative approach appropriate for your area of interest? Would you be able to replicate the study you found?
  • Overall, which research design (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods) do you feel is best suited to your area of interest. 

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