Critiquing journal paper

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Hi there

I need some help as to how I go abouts critiquing a journal paper (which I have yet to find) for my Obstetric course that I am to take on and part of me is regretting errr.

I have only done it once in my Uni studies and I wasnt that good with it.

I look forward to your help

Kylie

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

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Thanks Silverdragon

I remember doing this type of assignment back in Uni a few years ago, I think 2004/05? It wasnt my favorite subject and scraped through the whole subject (Research studies) by the scrape of my teeth. I found this subject the most stressful and if i am to pursue my permit to work in Canada (in which I am reconsidering to do) as its not worth me going through hell again with this assignment. It brought on a lot of heartache, stress.

I am just ranting here: I dont understand in the end why Canada's standards are so high with nursing. In which it makes it really hard for International Nurses to study Pediatric and Obstetric courses, when in the end I have no interest to work in. Realistically, I find nothing different in the way Canadians and Australian nurses work. I find both are efficient, safe and hardworking.

Thanks for the help with your links for Critiquing Papers. Question: how do you reference Critique papers? That has always baffled me.

Thank you once again:paw:

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I am wondering when critiquing one nursing journal, how do I present a reference list? What type of references should I be looking at? For example: should I be finding references about what the research journal that I am critiquing is about, finding references about Research ie quantitative and qualitative.

If I have an idea, than I may really really consider the idea of going ahead with the course?

Thank you to whoever can help ;)

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.
I am just ranting here: I dont understand in the end why Canada's standards are so high with nursing. In which it makes it really hard for International Nurses to study Pediatric and Obstetric courses, when in the end I have no interest to work in. Realistically, I find nothing different in the way Canadians and Australian nurses work. I find both are efficient, safe and hardworking.

Margaret Hadley, the president of the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA) says this, "Government and employers have been focusing on recruiting internationally educated nurses to help address the nursing shortage and the number of international applicants tripled in the last part of 2007. While CARNA believes that international recruitment is a short-term strategy for addressing the shortage, staff have worked very hard to streamline processes in order to ensure that any qualified individual, whether educated internationally or domestically, receives a practice permit as soon as possible. The primary focus is always on ensuring that the public can receive safe, competent and ethical nursing care from all RNs registered in the province."

CARNA's provincial council notes from November 30, 2007 regarding Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs): "CARNA has been asked to consider alternative temporary licensing arrangements for IENs who have defined areas of deficit in nursing education,competence and.or experience, and therefore do not currently meet all existing CARNA requirements for licensure as a registered nurse, including eleigibility to write the Canadian Registered Nurse Exam (CRNE). After careful consideration of the issues, potentially viable options, implications, potential cost benefits and the potential impact on patient safety, Provincial Council decided not to support the development of temporary limited licensure for IENs."

Regulatory bodies in Canada take their responsibility to the Canadian public very seriously. They are responsible for ensuring that nurses provide "safe, competent and ethical nursing care" to all patients in a variety of often complex health care settings. The standards to which they hold all RNs are very high; to suggest those standards be watered down for graduates of foreign nursing schools is insulting to we nurses who were educated in Canada and are holding Canadian licenses. It is a requirement in Canada for all nurses to have education in all areas of nursing, whether the nurse intends to ever practice in those areas or not. The Canadian patient has a right to expect the same basic level of education and clinical competence from all licensed personnel caring for them since it is their tax dollars paying the wages of those personnel. I have never had any interest in nursing adults or working in psychiatry or obstetrics, but in my pediatric ICU practice I care for children hours old and those who are adults in all but chronology and every age in between. They may have medical or surgical illnesses, mental health issues, substance abuse problems, developmental concerns or congenital anomalies. Some have been pregnant or new mothers. My education in all areas of nursing care makes me a more effective nurse for my patients and their families.

Very far off topic here, but I felt this needed to be addressed.

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Margaret Hadley, the president of the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA) says this, "Government and employers have been focusing on recruiting internationally educated nurses to help address the nursing shortage and the number of international applicants tripled in the last part of 2007. While CARNA believes that international recruitment is a short-term strategy for addressing the shortage, staff have worked very hard to streamline processes in order to ensure that any qualified individual, whether educated internationally or domestically, receives a practice permit as soon as possible. The primary focus is always on ensuring that the public can receive safe, competent and ethical nursing care from all RNs registered in the province."

CARNA's provincial council notes from November 30, 2007 regarding Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs): "CARNA has been asked to consider alternative temporary licensing arrangements for IENs who have defined areas of deficit in nursing education,competence and.or experience, and therefore do not currently meet all existing CARNA requirements for licensure as a registered nurse, including eleigibility to write the Canadian Registered Nurse Exam (CRNE). After careful consideration of the issues, potentially viable options, implications, potential cost benefits and the potential impact on patient safety, Provincial Council decided not to support the development of temporary limited licensure for IENs."

Regulatory bodies in Canada take their responsibility to the Canadian public very seriously. They are responsible for ensuring that nurses provide "safe, competent and ethical nursing care" to all patients in a variety of often complex health care settings. The standards to which they hold all RNs are very high; to suggest those standards be watered down for graduates of foreign nursing schools is insulting to we nurses who were educated in Canada and are holding Canadian licenses. It is a requirement in Canada for all nurses to have education in all areas of nursing, whether the nurse intends to ever practice in those areas or not. The Canadian patient has a right to expect the same basic level of education and clinical competence from all licensed personnel caring for them since it is their tax dollars paying the wages of those personnel. I have never had any interest in nursing adults or working in psychiatry or obstetrics, but in my pediatric ICU practice I care for children hours old and those who are adults in all but chronology and every age in between. They may have medical or surgical illnesses, mental health issues, substance abuse problems, developmental concerns or congenital anomalies. Some have been pregnant or new mothers. My education in all areas of nursing care makes me a more effective nurse for my patients and their families.

Very far off topic here but I felt this needed to be addressed.

Well I dont know what to say in reply to all that you have mentioned JanfRN thanks for the info thou:up:

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Specializes in OR.

You know Kylie to be fair, I believe Canadian/American nurses should be evaluated when they apply to work in Australia the way Australian nurses are evaluated when they try to practice in the US/Canada. I mean, American/Canadian nurses should be required to have so much no of hours in theory/clinicals in their academic records if they want to practice their specialty (e.g. OR) in Australia. As of now, Canadian/American nurses don't get all the hassles of completing Australian requirements when they apply for licensure in Australia while Australian nurses have to endure the hell of completing US/Canadian requirements if they apply for US/Canadian license...It looks like Australia is really that desperate of nurses from these countries to the extent that it makes Australian nursing curricullum looks inferior to that of their Canadian/US counterparts or even to that of nursing curricullum in third world countries. But I believe that Australian educated nurses are at par with any Canadian/US educated nurses. Australian Nursing Journals are full of advertisements trying to recruit Aussie nurses to Canada but if Australian educated nurses are evaluated the way they are now by the Canadian Boards of Nurses, no Aussie nurse in his/her right mind will respond to these advertisements...On the plus side, this could arguably be an advantage for Australia..less Aussie nurses will be interested to go to Canada.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
You know Kylie to be fair, I believe Canadian/American nurses should be evaluated when they apply to work in Australia the way Australian nurses are evaluated when they try to practice in the US/Canada. I mean, American/Canadian nurses should be required to have so much no of hours in theory/clinicals in their academic records if they want to practice their specialty (e.g. OR) in Australia. As of now, Canadian/American nurses don't get all the hassles of completing Australian requirements when they apply for licensure in Australia while Australian nurses have to endure the hell of completing US/Canadian requirements if they apply for US/Canadian license...It looks like Australia is really that desperate of nurses from these countries to the extent that it makes Australian nursing curricullum looks inferior to that of their Canadian/US counterparts or even to that of nursing curricullum in third world countries. But I believe that Australian educated nurses are at par with any Canadian/US educated nurses. Australian Nursing Journals are full of advertisements trying to recruit Aussie nurses to Canada but if Australian educated nurses are evaluated the way they are now by the Canadian Boards of Nurses, no Aussie nurse in his/her right mind will respond to these advertisements...On the plus side, this could arguably be an advantage for Australia..less Aussie nurses will be interested to go to Canada.

Regardless on which country you go to you have to meet their requirements and not everyone will meet Australia requirements as easy as you think. Some countries have to make up by doing bridging course before they will be allowed to work as a RN. Australia training appears to be similar to the UK which is specialist opposed to generalist and have to make hours up both theory and practical if they want to work abroad

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Regardless on which country you go to you have to meet their requirements and not everyone will meet Australia requirements as easy as you think. Some countries have to make up by doing bridging course before they will be allowed to work as a RN. Australia training appears to be similar to the UK which is specialist opposed to generalist and have to make hours up both theory and practical if they want to work abroad

What I'm trying to point out is Australian educated nurses with Bachelor of Nursing degree have a hell of a time in meeting Canadian/US requirements for licensing while US/Canadian BSN graduates can easily register for a license here in Australia without the need to have the number of hours of theory/clinical required for a specialist nurse....US/Canadian nurses with BSNs don't need to take the bridging course to register here in Australia while Australian nursing graduates need to take additional number of hours to complete to take the licensure exams in the US/Canada...Now, where is the fairness with this kind of setup?...It should be scratch my back and I will scratch yours to be fair, right?

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
What I'm trying to point out is Australian educated nurses with Bachelor of Nursing degree have a hell of a time in meeting Canadian/US requirements for licensing while US/Canadian BSN graduates can easily register for a license here in Australia without the need to have the number of hours of theory/clinical required for a specialist nurse....US/Canadian nurses with BSNs don't need to take the bridging course to register here in Australia while Australian nursing graduates need to take additional number of hours to complete to take the licensure exams in the US/Canada...Now, where is the fairness with this kind of setup?...It should be scratch my back and I will scratch yours to be fair, right?

It is a very similar set up in the UK, Foreign nurses do not have to sit any exams they are just assessed and if they met requirements on hours both theory and practical they are issued and can nurse. Getting a work permit in the UK is now a bit harder as EU has set down requirements which generally go hire from own country then EU before rest of the world. With current UK training many nurses are finding it hard to meet US/Canadian requirements to nurses and If you look Canadian nurses have to pass NCLEX before they can work in the US and the same with US nurses wanting to work in Canada they have to take and pass CRNE. Each country is entitled to make their own requirements on what foreign nurses have to do to be able to work in their country.

I apologise to the OP on this going off topic. So Back to topic

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Hello, go to your library and get a nursing grammar text, or take English University level, this will help. You need to develop this. While your at it, try and find someone in your workplace or at the college or university close to you. If in Ontario perhaps through the College of Nurses you can find a mentor. All the best. Meraendaeh

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