NURS8310: Week 8 – Assignment

Instructions:

To prepare:

• Using the Walden Library, locate a peer-reviewed article that utilizes a meta-analysis design and examines a population health topic that interests you. Your article must be a meta-analysis specifically, not just a systematic review.

The Assignment:

In 2–3 pages, not including title page and references, address the following:

• Identify your selected article. Explain what characteristics make this a meta-analysis.
• Were the inclusion and exclusion criteria clearly stated? How were the articles that were included selected? Do you agree with the researchers’ approach? Explain why or why not.
• Do you agree with the conclusions? Explain why or why not.
• Explain how you could apply implications from the study to your nursing practice.
• Learning Resources
• Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)
• Driscoll, A., Grant, M. J., Carroll, D., Dalton, S., Deaton, C., Jones, I., Lehwaldt, D.,
• McKee, G., Munyombwe, T., & Astin, F. (2018). The effect of nurse-to-patient ratios on
• nurse-sensitive patient outcomes in acute specialist units: A systematic review and
• meta-analysis. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 17 (1), 6–22.
• https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515117721561
• Haidich, A. B. (2010). Meta-analysis in medical research. Hippokratia, 14 (Suppl. 1),
• 29–37. https://www.hippokratia.gr/images/PDF/14Sup1/699.pdf
• Melnyk, B. M., Kelly, S. A., Stephens, J., Dhakal, K., McGovern, C., Tucker, S., Hoying,
• J., McRae, K., Ault, S., Spurlock, E., & Bird, S. B. (2020). Interventions to improve
• mental health, well-being, physical health, and lifestyle behaviors in physicians and
• nurses: A systematic review. American Journal of Health Promotion, 34 (8), 929–941.
• https://doi.org/10.1177/0890117120920451
• Page, M. J., McKenzie, J. E., Bossuyt, P. M., Boutron, I., Hoffmann, T. C., Mulrow, C.
• D., Shamseer, L., Tetzlaff, J. M., Akl, E. A., Brennan, S. E., Chou, R., Glanville, J.,
• Grimshaw, J. M., Hróbjartsson, A., Lalu, M. M., Li, T., Loder, E. W., Mayo-Wilson, E.,
• McDonald, S., McGuinness, L. A., … Moher, D. (2021). The PRISMA 2020 statement:
• An updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology,
• 134 , 178–189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.03.001
• Seidler, A. L., Hunter, K. E., Cheyne, S., Berlin, J. A., Ghersi, D., & Askie, L. M. (2020).
• Prospective meta-analyses and Cochrane’s role in embracing next-generation
• methodologies. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 10 , ED000145.
• https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.ED000145
• Siddaway, A. P., Wood, A. M., & Hedges, L. V. (2019). How to do a systematic review:
• A best practice guide for conducting and reporting narrative reviews, meta-analyses,
• and meta-syntheses. Annual Review of Psychology, 70 , 747–770.
• https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-102803