Critique the following article: Connelly, L., Yoder, L., & Miner-Williams, D., (2003). A qualitative study of the charge nurse competencies. Medsurg Nursing, 12(5), 298-306. 1. State the purpose of the study and identify the problem. 2. Examine the literature review. a. Are articles relevant, previous studies and theories described? b. Are the references current? (Number of sources in last 10 years? c. Last 5 years?) d. Describe the current knowledge (what is known and not known) about the research problem. 3. Examine the study framework or theoretical perspective. a. Is the framework explicitly expressed or must the reviewer extract the framework from implicit statements in the literature review? b. Is the framework based on scientific, substantive, or tentative theory? c. Does the framework identify, define, and describe relationships among the concepts of interest? d. How is the framework related to the body of knowledge in nursing? 4. List any research objectives, questions, or hypotheses. 5. Identify and describe (conceptually and operationally) the major study variables. Identify the study variables by examining the purpose, the objectives, questions, or hypotheses, and the results section of the research article. Identify and define each type of each research variable and define each variable. 6. Identify attributes/demographic variables. 7. Describe the research design. a. Identify the specific design of the study. b. Identify the treatment or intervention if appropriate for the type of study conducted. c. How were subjects assigned to groups if groups were studied? d. Were pilot study findings used to design this study? If yes, briefly discuss the pilot and the changes made in this study based on the pilot. 8. Describe the sample and setting. a. Identify inclusion and exclusion sample criteria. b. Indicate the method used to obtain the sample. c. State the sample size. Indicate how the sample size was determined. Identify how many refused to participate and why. d. Identify the characteristics of the sample. e. Identify the sample mortality (or attrition) number and percentage. f. Indicate the type of consent obtained and institutional review board approval. g. Identify the study setting and indicate if it is appropriate for the study purpose. 9. Identify the type of each measurement strategy (i.e., questionnaire, observation, or interview). a. How did the researcher choose and develop the measurement strategy? b. Report on the dependability and credibility 1) In what way did the researcher describe the changes that occurred in the setting? 2) Did these changes affect the research (dependability)? 3)To what extent are the results credible? 10. Describe the procedures for data collection. a. If appropriate, identify the intervention protocol. b. Detail how the data were collected. 11. Describe the qualitative (and if used statistical) analyses used. a. Identify the focus (description, relationships, or differences) of each analysis technique. b. Describe the analytic procedures. 12. Describe the researcher’s interpretation of findings. 13. What study limitations were identified by the researcher? 14. How did the researcher consider transferability of the findings? 15. What were the implications of the findings for nursing? 16. What suggestions for further study were identified 17. Is the description of the study sufficiently clear to replication?