Doppler Assessment Critique - 2162 Words

The purpose of this assignment is to critique two research studies that I have identified from my practice. I am currently working as a community staff nurse within a District Nursing team (DN). Leg ulcers have a huge impact on the DNs workload, Moffat; Franks Oldroyd (1992) evidenced that time spent by DNs caring for people with leg ulcers ranged from 9-22% of the total workload. Douglas (2001) informs us that leg ulceration affects around 1% of the population. This evidence has provided the author with a rationale to review the literature regarding the contemporise issue of Doppler assessmenDts with an aim to measure the reliability and validity of this type of clinical procedure. Learning outcomes to be met will be indicated in bold†¦show more content†¦Knapp (1998) comments that it is common practice to list individuals as authors although in fact their role may have been no more than providing access to the research subject. Abstract. Parahoo (2006) believes that abstract information should be concise and succinct, including the aim, methods, samples and findings. The chosen research articles abstracts does contain the afore mentioned criteria. Therefore the abstracts did provide sufficient details regarding the nature of the study and the relevance to the reader. Introduction. After reading the introduction the reader should be clear about the exact nature of the research, its background and context (Tierney 1996). Cormack’s (2000) framework questions whether the introduction to the study clearly identifies the problem, the rationale, and the limitations of the work. French (2005) clearly identifies the problem within the introduction by outlining the influential variables evident in assessing Doppler readings. The observation that such variables can cause significant inaccuracies was considered adequate rationale for conducting the study (Russell 1999). However French (2005) failed to identify the studies limitations within the introduction, which could be perceived as a weakness (Polit Beck 2006). Bianchi et al’s (2008) also clearly identify the problem area and give a rationale for the study. They go on to inform the reader of what they hope to accomplish by conducting the study, Bianchi etShow MoreRelatedMedical Tourism22177 Words   |à ‚  89 Pages............ 34 ANALYSIS........................................................................................................ 26 4.1.1. 4.1.2. 4.1.3. 4.1.4. 4.2. 4.2.1. 4.2.2. 4.2.3. 4.2.4. 4.2.5. 4.2.6. 4.3. 4.4. Competitive Landscape Assessment ......................................................... 29 Summary of Analysis ................................................................................. 35 Resource-based view .......................................................