Reading research critically: results--Part 1.

Abstract

Nurses in PACUS as well as other areas of nursing are increasingly being asked to incorporate research into their clinical practices. Unfortunately, many nurses have limited formal education in research and are not adequately prepared to critically analyze the quality of the research they are reading. This is especially true when it comes to the statistical analysis section of the published research report. This article lays the foundation for understanding the statistical analysis most commonly seen in results sections of research publications in nursing journals.