Clinical Impact of Infections
Select one research paper from the titles identified below, and carry out a structured analysis of your chosen paper. Forster, S., Powers, H., Foulds, G., Flower, D., Hopkinson, K., Parker, S., Young, T., Saxton, J., Pockley, A., Williams, E. (2012). Improvement in Nutritional Status Reduces the Clinical Impact of Infections in Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 60, pp: 1645-1654 You should undertake a search of the CINHAL database to obtain a copy of your chosen paper. Outline for the review of the paper:
Clinical Impact of Infections
– please read these fully. Introduction This should provide background information about the topic of the research paper. This should focus on the relevance of the topic and its usefulness in terms of informing some aspect of nursing care or care delivery Analysis of the chosen paper should answer the following questions:
Clinical Impact of Infections
•What is the paper about? •How was the study carried out? (For example, was it a survey, questionnaire or experiment?) •What are the main findings? •Can the results be generalized? (Think about the limitations of the study when you are answering this section) •What are the strengths and weaknesses of the study?
