If a reviewer is asking "Is the problem significant and relevant to nursing?", what part of the study is being critiqued?
a. Literature review
b. Research objectives, questions, or hypotheses
c. Research problem and purpose
d. Study framework
ANS: B
This question is about the research problem and purpose.
Questions about the review of literature examine if the literature review provides a rationale and direction of the study
Questions about the research objectives, questions or hypothesis examine whether or not they are logically linked to the study purpose, framework, design and results.
This question does not address if the framework was presented with clarity and linked to the study purpose, variable and findings
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