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How to Write Article Critique

Article Critique Instructions 

Submit a double-spaced; three page paper:

  1. An Introductory paragraph that states the author’s last name, date, and the central focus of the article. Then in this same paragraph: write a purpose or thesis statement—that is yourpurpose or intent in writing this critique.  Also include a brief ‘map’ or ‘preview’ statement of the 5 elements you intend to develop in the body, to support your purpose.
  2. The body of the critique should include the 5 elements of a research article into (use level two headers), starting the first sentence of each paragraph with a topic sentence that focuses on the strengths and/or weaknesses of that element. Be sure to support each point with evidence from the article—quotes, paraphrases.

These are the elements of a research article…in this order, generally:

  • Research Question/Problem—and, generally, the author’s Purpose for writing the article
  • Literature Review and/or a Theoretical/Conceptual Foundation
  • Methodology—data collection and data analysis section
  • Results or Findings
  • Discussion or Implications.
  1. Include a Conclusion that restates your purpose and summarizes the article’s overall strengths and weaknesses. You might also discuss briefly what you learned from this article and in what ways you found it interesting or useful to do this first article critique.

Comparative Effectiveness: Avastin vs Lucentis

What have you learned or been taught about evidence-based medicine, translational medicine, and implementation science, so far? What is your understanding of the evidence pyramid? Use an Internet search engine to look up the evidence-based medicine pyramid and study the images associated with that term and see the variety of images out there.  What observations or comments can you provide based on this review? Do you think that translational medicine and implementation science are emergent disciplines or are they old wine in new bottles? Why? Review Case 8: Comparative Effectiveness: Avastin vs Lucentis.  Respond to at least two of the questions below: If you were a retina specialist, how would the data in this case affect your drug procurement processes, your clinical practices, and your recommendations to patients? Would that decision be affected by the fact that Medicare allows a markup of 6% on outpatient injectables?  If you had AMD, what treatment choices would you make after reading this case?  Would your choice depend on whether you had significant copays or other out-of-pocket expenses related to eye injections?  If you were a CMS official, what coverage-related policies would you promote? If you were a legislator with oversight of a state Medicaid program, how would you respond to this case? If you were a policy analyst, what would you recommend and to whom?  What policy changes might be needed to support government-sponsored initiatives related to CER and evidence-based medicine? If you were an insurer, how would you respond to the recommendation that insurers facilitate CER research? What forms might such facilitation take?

Collaborative Learning Community (CLC)

CLC – Health Promotion and Community  

This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.

An important role of nursing is to provide health promotion and disease prevention. Review the 2020 Topics and Objectives on the Healthy People website. Choose a topic of interest that you would like to address, in conjunction with a population at-risk for the associated topic. Submit the topic and associated group to your instructor for approval.

Create a 5-slide PowerPoint presentation for your topic and focus group. Include speaker notes and citations for each slide, and create a slide at the end for References.

Address the following:

  1. Outline a proposal for health education that can be used in a family-centered health promotion to address the issue for the target population. Ensure your proposal is based on evidence-based practice.

Cite at least three peer-reviewed or scholarly sources to complete this assignment. Sources should be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and public health content.

Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.