Writing Qualitative Appraisal Paper Schizophrenia

Introduction: Include an introduction paragraph and a thesis statement at the end of the introductory paragraph. Your thesis statement should be no longer than 1 sentence summarizing the purpose of the paper. 1/ 1 point
Qualitative Literature: Describe the term qualitative research and how it can be applied to the Advanced Practice Nurse's practice. Be sure to cite your references. DATA COLLECTION: Describe how and what qualitative data you would collect related to your POI. Example: interview parents (how) of newborns to determine their feelings (data) on adapting to having their infant in the Neonatal ICU (data) 2/2 points.
Complete the Appraisal Tools and MERGE to Paper: This section (rubric #3) does not need to include any discussion in the paper. A deduction of 5% will be taken if the wrong tool is selected.
Find 2 different types of qualitative articles/studies related to your POI (at least one-and ONLY one- of your studies should be one of the following (Qualitative) meta-ethnography, meta-study, meta-summary, critical interpretive synthesis, thematic synthesis, systematic review, or meta-synthesis. A single qualitative study may include the following designs: phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, case study, narrative analysis or other. Critically appraise the 2 selected articles by selecting and using the appropriate appraisal tool from the list previously provided. Merge or attach (separately) the completed appraisal with your paper. You must complete the tool by addressing each question or comment. Be sure to include the title of the study article on the top of the tool. Include comments for any “no”, “don’t know” or “n/a” answers. 4 /4 points The articles should be submitted along with your paper (merged with the paper OR as a separate 2nd attachment along with the articles you selected).
Article Discussion: Using the information from your appraisal tools, discuss the following: (a) brief overview of study’s purpose and findings, (b) design and methods and then (c) apply the following concepts as they apply to each study. Concepts are referred to differently depending on text book used and either term can be applied in your discussion: 1. confirmability/neutrality, 2. transferability/applicability, 3. dependability and 4. credibility/truth value Use these terms and other topics specifically discussed in the course textbooks to address each concept. Be sure to review Murphy, et al. Chapter 9; Hall/Roussel p. 38-39; Chap 8 & 25 (Polit) and the Steps to Complete your Qualitative paper for additional information. 10/ 10 points
Application of Articles: Based on each appraisal of both studies, discuss the level of evidence and grade of recommendation you would apply to each study. Be sure to cite the tools used to determine both levels of evidence and grades of recommendation. How will you use the information from each study in your work as an APN? What value does qualitative data/literature have in practice? (Additional resources should be used here-textbooks would be at least 1 option expected). 3/3 points
Conclusion: Provide a summary of the main points of the paper in 1 concluding paragraph. Remember that your conclusion paragraph should not contain any new information that was not presented elsewhere in the paper. 1 / 1 point
Matrix/Appendix: Attach a thoroughly completed evidence matrix as an appendix. The matrix should be a continuation of your first matrix submitted for your quantitative paper, but you should make any necessary changes necessary to avoid loss of points. ALL studies used in the appraisals AND as a reference should be included in the matrix. Be sure to appropriately refer your reader to the appendix in the narrative 4/4 points
APA/Scholarship Deductions: Refer to your APA manual for any page numbers you may be provided on errors and the Resources for You section of the course for additional APA assistance. Lack of scholarship up to 20% of the total point value (5 points) may be deducted for any of the following errors: incorrect submission format (not in a pdf, incorrect file name), APA errors, title or reference page errors, incorrect paraphrasing or plagiarism concerns, lack of clarity, conciseness in writing, grammar, spelling, over the page limit, and/or poor overall writing skills.
Turnitin Link: Submit your paper to Turnitin. Review the originality report and change any phrases or sentences that you need to. You have the opportunity to re-submit the assignment if needed. Failure to submit to Turnitin by the due date will result in a deduction.
Order of Paper for FINAL SUBMISSION of Paper: Title page, paper with references, Matrix/appendix
Articles/Appraisal tools:
You will need to submit your appraisal tools (2) and the selected articles (2) used for the appraisal as a separate attachment to the assignment area. Failure to submit the completed appraisal tools or articles as to the assignment area will result in a 5% deduction per article or tool. Deductions of 5% per tool will be applied for incorrect appraisal tool selection. You may also merge these documents to the paper as well.
Max page limit: 6 pages excluding title page, Reference page, matrix
Scholarly References: Students are expected to include scholarly references with this paper. While you can use your textbooks, you should limit the use of textbooks to no more than 2 resources, all others should be peer reviewed. A minimum of 2 additional peer-reviewed references should be included, excluding text books, tools, and the articles used in the appraisals.
The 2 qualitative studies/articles used may be older than 5 years because some of the specific types of articles you are asked to find can be difficult to locate. However, the other references used to support your paper that were not previously used in the selected 2 qualitative articles, will need to be within 5 years. Using references that are older than 5 years (with the exception of your 2 articles used in appraisal) may result in an overall scholarship deduction.