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A 10 page paper critiquing one qualitative and one quantitative nursing study. The studies differ in every respect in terms of subject matter and participants, but illustrate a common theme supporting evidence-based practice. The articles are critiqued according to different criteria because of the differences in their natures. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Heilemann, MarySue V. & McCorkle, Ruth (2002, November-December). From "Death Sentence" to "Good Cancer": Couples Transformation of a Prostate Cancer. Nursing Research, 51(6), pp. 391-397.
There are several types of cancer that directly involve more than only the patient. Of course all types of cancer can be said to
involve more than only the patient, for patients families also travel the path with the patient. "Couples cancer," however, include those types of cancer that directly affect couples ability
to continue with activities that have been a routine part of their normal lives. As Maliski, Heilemann & McCorkle (2002) note, prostate cancer falls into this category. These
researchers conducted a qualitative study to determine the attitudes and reactions of prostate cancer patients and their wives. The purpose of the study was to inform health care providers
in the area of couples reactions to the fact of prostate cancer and how they approach dealing with the realities it supplies. Research Problem
The authors do not explicitly state any research problem or research question, but they do identify two objectives for their research, one stated, the other implied. The authors
specifically state that their objective in conducting their study was to "describe the experience of men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer and their wives, from the time of diagnosis
through staging to the completion of radical prostatectomy" (Maliski, Heilemann & McCorkle, 2002). The implied research problem is that which is directly significant
to nursing. Maliski, Heilemann & McCorkle (2002) state that "little is known about the couples process of moving from diagnosis of prostate cancer to treatment," though it is clear
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