Qualitative and Quantitative Article Critique

Running head: QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ARTICLE CRITIQUE 1
Qualitative and Quantitative Article Critique
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Guided questions Answer Template (Please do not remove the questions)
Guided Question Qualitative Study Quantitative Study
1. Aim and Significance
(5 marks 200 words)
a. What was the aim and
significance of the study?
The study aim was to scrutinize the experience
and perspective of nurses in avoiding
medication administration errors.
Significance of the Study: Medication
administration as well as handling, dispensing
and documenting are the routine responsibilities
of registered nurses. Intensive utilization of
medications and technology, as well as, the
involvement of various medics in the provision
of care and complex patient issues makes
medication administration a very complex task
(Härkänen, Ahonen, Kervinen, Turunen, &
Vehviläinen, 2015). Failure to take into
consideration the complexity that characterizes
medication administration result in errors and
unsafe events (Parand, Garfield, Vincent, &
Franklin, 2016). For all these reasons, nurses
The study aim was to inspect the correlation between safe
medication practice, workplace relationships and supports
among graduate nurses.
Significance of the Study: Healthcare organizations are
characterized by disruptive and unsupportive workplace
behaviours. New graduates are susceptible to this
unsupportive climate resulting in their increased
susceptibility to medication errors. For this reason, the study
findings suggest the importance of enhancing workplace
relationships and support to promote the safe administration
of medication by graduate nurses. Therefore, promoting
graduate nurse’s resilience and positive workplace
environments prevent medication errors.

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require sufficient knowledge to examine risks
associated with medication administration and
address them immediately. Therefore, the study
provides significant insights on the importance
of providing nurses with professional practice
environment and learning climate that enhances
the development of their practice knowledge
and skills with the sole purpose of preventing
medication administration errors.
2. Methods (10 marks
700 words)
a. Identify the
research design used
in the study and was
it appropriate for the
Issue discussed?
A qualitative interview comprising 20 nurses
was carried out in an academic medical centre.
The study design was suitable for the topic
under study because it aimed at comprehending
what nurses feel and think about medication
administration errors and how to prevent them.
The study design also helps in obtaining a wider
perspective of the issue under discussion.
The study made use exploratory study with convenient
sample utilizing quantitative survey. Online survey relied on
graduates’ self-reported nature of their workplace
relationships and support; safe medication practice, and self-
reported medication errors. The study method was not
appropriate for the issue discussed. For instance, online
surveys are characterized by limited respondent availability
and sampling; cooperation issues, an absence of interviews
to probe and clarify the reliability of data obtained (Brenner
& DeLamater, 2016; Rice, Winter, Doherty, & Milner,
2017). Self-report; in contrast, result in bias because the