Assignment
Length: 6-12 pages (not to exceed 12)
Use this discussion forum for any questions you have regarding this assignment.
1. select a research article from a medical/nursing research publication
(no magazine articles, no pilot studies)
2. Write a paper discussing this article, using what we learned in NURS 589
3. General structure:
a. Title page
b. Brief intro: describe the study; What is the "theory" of the study? What are they trying to show or investigate?
c. Brief variable background: what are they, how collected?
d. What decisions did the researchers make (if any) regarding the variables? Why did they include/exclude some variables (if any)?
e. What statistical tests were used? Why? Null Hypothesis? Results? What are they actually measuring? Talk about this in actual terms. Show me what you learned this semester.
f. findings/conclusions
g. limitations
h. improvements suggested
i. references
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations
Article: "A Little Is Better Than Zero" or "Pay Enough or Don't Pay at All"? Evidence on the Size of Pay-for-Performance Across the Sectors by Chung-An Chen.