Were the participants included in any comparisons similar?

Critical Appraisal (950 words approximately).

Using the Joanna Briggs Institute checklist for Quasi Experimental studies

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appraise the validity of the study by Curtis et al (2021), with reference to appropriate literature where necessary.

In your appraisal you need to answer the following questions:

1.Is it clear in the study what is the ‘cause’ and what is the ‘effect’ (i.e. there is no confusion about which variable comes first)?

2.Were the participants included in any comparisons similar? Were the participants included in any comparisons receiving similar treatment/care, other than the exposure or intervention of interest? Was there a control group?

3.Were there multiple measurements of the outcome both pre and post the intervention/exposure?

4.Was follow up complete and if not, were differences between groups in terms of their follow up adequately described and analysed?

5.Were the outcomes of participants included in any comparisons measured in the same way? Were outcomes measured in a reliable way?

Report & Interpret the Results (200 words approximately)

Please answer only the following questions about the results of the study within your appraisal:

1.Was a target sample size identified and was this sample size met?

2.What was the difference between the pre-intervention group and the post-intervention group in the number of?

1.Patients who had a cardiac arrest,

2.Patients who had an unplanned intensive care admission,

3.Patients with Acute Condition for Escalation (PACE) tier 2 call

Report and interpret the statistical significance of these results.

3.What was the number of nursing management errors identified to be a causal factor for the patient’s deterioration for the pre-intervention group and the post-intervention group? Please report and interpret the statistical significance and confidence interval for this result.

Overall Statement of Validity (200 words approximately)

Based on the validity of the study and strength of the results, discuss the possible application of the evidence to the scenario provided. Provide an overall summary judgement statement of the validity of the study.

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