How should the nurse proceed when critiquing a nursing research study report?
1. Ask a physician colleague's opinion of the study.
2. Read the abstract first and then the conclusions.
3. Read through the entire report first and then concentrate on sections individually.
4. Identify the most interesting portions of the study and read them first, saving the more difficulty sections for a later date.
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Rationale 1: The nurse is better suited for critiquing a nursing research study than is a physician.
Rationale 2: This is not the recommended plan for critiquing a study.
Rationale 3: The nurse should read the entire study, make an initial evaluation of the report, and then go back to each portion of the study in order.
Rationale 4: This is not the recommended plan for critiquing a study.
Global Rationale:
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