Directions:
Complete the Information Literacy Module located in Module 06 Lesson Content before attempting the Module 06 Discussion.
Initial Post:
- Choose one of the research questions listed below.
- Does telelmonitoring blood pressure in urban African Americans with hypertension improve blood pressure control within the six months of initiation of the medication?
- How pregnant women newly diagnosed with diabetes (I) experience reporting their blood sugar levels to their healthcare providers?
- How effective is acupuncture in improving mobility in elderly male stroke patients in comparison to standard stroke therapy?
- Design a strategy for a review of the literature.
- Describe the type of articles you want to locate to examine what is known and not known about this research topic
- Search for the types of articles you identified relevant to the research question you chose.
- Save the search history you created and attach to the initial post
- Describe at least one strategy you learned during this query process including how this new knowledge will help you with future searches of the literature
- Select one article from your query you believe is most relevant to the research question you selected.
- Summarize why you believe this article is relevant to the PICO
- Summarize why this research article is credible and attach the critical appraisal worksheet to this post
NUR3643 Quantitative Critical Appraisal Worksheet.docx
NUR3643 Qualitative Critical Appraisal Worksheet.docx
Responses (minimum of two):
- Identify a search history you find interesting
- Describe new knowledge gained from this search strategy and how this information will help you with future searches of the literature
- Discuss one different approach you would recommend to improve the search strategy selected
- Provide at least two responses to two different classmates