Using the Literature MATRIX

As you read and evaluate your literature there are several different ways to organize your research. One of these ways to organize your work using a “matrix”

2017_Appendix_G_Individual_Evidence_Tool

This document allows you to compile details about your sources, such as the foundational theories, methodologies, and conclusions; begin to note similarities among the authors, and retrieve citation information for easy insertion within a document.

Instructions:

Conduct a rapid critical analysis of the five  articles (use the articles used in discussion 5). Articles used in previous discussion: Alshahrani, B., Sim, J., & Middleton, R. (2021). Nursing interventions for pressure injury prevention among critically ill patients: A systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 30(15-16), pp. 2151–2168. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15709 

Title the discussion with the PICOT question. (Among critically ill patients in the ICU, does the implementation of structured turning protocols, compared to standard turning practices without a protocol, result in a significant reduction in the development and severity of pressure injuries over one month?)

Initial post: Your post should be within a range of 150-200 words and answer the following questions.

Choose one of the research studies in the Matrix table (Appendix G).

Provide a brief overview of what the article was trying to do (i.e., the problem).

What is the type of the study( experimental, cohort, case-study)?

What was the purpose of the study?

Describe the sample (who are the participants, how they were selected). Setting (where it happen).

What is the source of the data?  (was a survey, intervention, observation, interviews).

1. What were the results? (major findings) (look at the discussion, what was learned).

Limitations (who funded the research, was the sample too small).