Critical Appraisal of Jean Watson’s Theory of human caring.
Assignment – Critical Appraisal of Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring
Assignment Prompt : The purpose of this assignment is to offer students the opportunity to be exposed to Human Caring Science while providing students with the skills of critical appraisal of evidence.
• Students will select one nursing research article that focuses on a study that used Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring as a theoretical framework.
• Students should use as a guide, an appropriate Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist found in Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt (2019; pp. 708-722).
• The critiques are to be informal, although correct grammar, spelling, etc., are expected.
The critique should include a brief description of the study that was reviewed and should address elements of the study relevant to critique.
• Students will provide a written critique on a critical appraisal of the elements relevant to the nature of the research study such as type of study, design, quality of the study; and rationale, as well as implications for practice and further research and/or evaluation.
The grade will be based on accuracy, level of content and structure of the document.
Examples of research articles :
Durgun Ozan, Y., & Okumus, H. (2017). Effects of nursing care based on Watson’s theory of human caring on anxiety, distress, and coping when infertility treatment fails: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Caring Sciences, 6(2), 95-109. Rossillao, K. (2018). Caritas education: Theory to practice…2018 National Teaching Institute research abstracts presented at the AACN National Teaching Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, May 21-24, 2018. American Journal of Critical Care, 27(3), e 14 – e15.
