Write a paper in which you:
• Describe the key elements of a research study.
• Complete a rapid critical appraisal of each study.
• Write an executive summary that compares the two studies.
• Describe the key elements of a research study.
o Include the study's purpose, methods, design, results, and any other aspects of the study you think are noteworthy.
o Consider how the study contributes to the scholarly literature.
• Evaluate the quality of each study, using the appropriate rapid critical appraisal tool (RCA).
o Create a table or other organized format for your answers to the questions on the RCA tool for each study.
o What evidence supports your assertions and conclusions?
• Compare a qualitative and quantitative study's quality, significance, and the practical application of results (evidence) in a health care setting.
o Consider the following questions to guide the comparison of these studies in your executive summary:
o Which study provides the best overall evidence? What elements in the study led you to this conclusion?
o Which study provides subjective information that could be integrated to make positive changes to services, processes, systems, or patient care?
o What is the significance of each study's results in a hospital setting? How do the results affect patients?
o How could the evidence found in each study be applied in different health care settings? In the overall health care industry?
• Support main points, assertions, arguments, or conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.
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