THE ARTICLE CRITIQUE

Running head: ARTICLE CRITIQUE 1
Article Critique: Senn, J. F. (2013). Peplau’s Theory of Interpersonal Relations: Application in
Emergency and Rural Nursing. Nursing Science Quarterly, 26(1), 331-35.
Student’s Name
University

ARTICLE CRITIQUE 2
Article Critque: Senn, J. F. (2013). Peplau’s Theory of Interpersonal Relations:
Application in Emergency and Rural Nursing. Nursing Science Quarterly, 26(1), 331-35.
Title
The research topic is supposed to be self-explanatory where the reader can easily understand the
focus of the study. From here it is obvious that the focus is on Peplau’s theory and how it can be
applied in emergency and rural nursing. This title is clear and expresses the focus and aim of the
study even though it clearly shows that there is no study population.
Authors
Joanne F. Senn is a registered nurse and a scholar at Grand Canyon University College of
Nursing. The author's skills and expertise in the following areas: nursing, emergency nursing,
clinical nursing, nursing education, nursing leadership, critical care nursing, and evidence-based
nursing. As seen from the above expertise, the author has the authority and skills to work on the
research topic. The credibility of the researcher is an important part of the research process since
it defines the quality of the study that will be presented by the researcher. Thus the author has
made the research article credible due to her authority in the field of nursing and evidence-based
research.
Abstract
The abstract of any research study is supposed to exist as a summary of the whole task. Here the
researcher is supposed to define the problem, give a brief literature review, the study methods,
findings and the conclusion (Grove & Gray, 2018). The study has presented an abstract that is
brief and addresses some aspects of the study. Even though the abstract has explained what the
study was about, it has failed to give the findings and the conclusion of the stud. Thus from
looking at the study, the reader may not be able to understand what the study is all about.

ARTICLE CRITIQUE 3
The introduction part of the study is supposed to be related to what exist in the topic and what
has been done by other researchers. Here the researcher is supposed to start from a general vies
to a specific iView making it easy for the reader to understand clearly what this was about. In the
study Senn (2013) has given an analysis of what exists on Peplau’s theory and what has been
said by other researchers. Through reference to other studies, the researcher has given an
overview of the research topic and connected the relationship between the study and what has
been done before. Here the link is supposed to be how previous research explains the topic from
the general to a specific view while at the same time identifying the gaps that form the research
study. Grove & Gray (2018) suggest that in the introduction part, the researcher is supposed to
give a problem statement of the study which clearly defines the phenomenon of interest. In the
introduction part, the researchers have not given any statement of the problem which can be
identified and linked to the topic. Despite this being a qualitative study, the researcher was
supposed to look at the research problem in the context of general and specific knowledge on the
topic. In the introduction, the research problem is also supposed to be presented in a way that
creates its significance to the field of nursing. For example, the authors have talked about the role
of nursing theories in the work of nurses since the theory is an important part of the nursing
process. The implications of the study to the field of nursing have thus been expressed in the role
of the theories of nursing in assisting nurses to manage their situations. Based on the nature of
the study, the research problem fits the study methods since it focusses on looking at literature
that has been done on Peplau’s and how the theory fits within the nursing environment.
Literature review
The literature review section is supposed to give a summary of the knowledge relating to the
problem. This is to be based on the work of other researchers and the findings that they