Determining Level and Strength of the Evidence with Literature Evaluation Table

Literature Evaluation Table 
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Change Topic (2-3 sentences):
Nursing shortage in inpatient settings significantly affects the quality of care and patient health outcomes. Increased workload often triggers diverse issues in the delivery of services, including the inability of nurses to meet the patient’s needs effectively. As a result, institutions should implement appropriate changes to address the issue, primarily through acuity staffing.
Criteria Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Article 4 Author, Journal (Peer-Reviewed), and  
Permalink or Working Link to Access Article 
 Foli, K. J., Forster, A., Cheng, C., Zhang, L., & Chiu, Y. C.
Journal of Advanced Nursing
 HYPERLINK "https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14988" https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14988. Jarrar, M. T., Rahman, H. A., Minai, M. S., AbuMadini, M. S., & Larbi, M.
The International Journal of Health Planning and Management
 HYPERLINK "https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2491" https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2491.
Juvй‐Udina, M. E., Gonzбlez‐Samartino, M., Lуpez‐Jimйnez, M. M., Planas‐Canals, M.,
Rodrнguez‐Fernбndez, H., Batuecas Duelt, I. J., ... & Adamuz, J.
Journal of Nursing Management
HYPER13 HYPERLINK "https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fjonm.13040" HYPER14https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fjonm.13040.  Bakhamis, L., Paul III, D. P., Smith, H., & Coustasse, A.
The Health Care Manager
 HYPERLINK "https://doi.org/10.1097/HCM.0000000000000243" https://doi.org/10.1097/HCM.0000000000000243. Article Title and Year Published 
 Voices from the COVID‐19
frontline: Nurses’ trauma and coping, 2021
The function
of patient‐centered care in mitigating the effect of nursing shortage on care outcomes, 2018.
Acuity, nurse staffing and workforce, missed care and patient outcomes: A cluster‐unit‐level descriptive comparison, 2020
Still an epidemic: The burnout
syndrome in hospital registered nurses, 2020
Research Questions (Qualitative)/Hypothesis (Quantitative)  
 
The article outlines four research questions. They comprise what psychological trauma nurses in critical care face. What patterns and themes related to these traumas, how did the COVID-19 crisis affect nurses’ use of substances and alcohol, and what are the mental health outcomes visible among drug-taking colleagues?
The article is qualitativeThe authors do not explicitly outline research questions and hypothesis
 QuantitativeNo research questions
QuantitativeNo research questions
QualitativePurposes/Aim of Study It aims to describe nurses’ experiences in critical care during the pandemic.The aim was to assess variables affecting the interactions of nursing shortage on patient safety and quality of careComparing patent acuity and nurse staffing against patient outcomes and missed care.  Examining burnout syndrome causes and ramifications and their influence on RN shortages Design (Type of Quantitative or Type of Qualitative) 
 Descriptive content analysisDescriptive cross-sectional designObservational, descriptive, and multi-center approachLiterature review/semi-structured interviewsSetting/Sample 
  Online
105 nursesFacility level
652 nurses in 12 hospitalsPublic hospital
100,000 inpatient records Desktop review 
Two specialistsMethods: Intervention/Instruments 
  No interventionSelf-administered questionnaireInpatient recordsPast researchesAnalysis 
 Content analysis Hayes PROCESS macro‐regression
Descriptive analysis
SPSS v15
 Thematic analysis
Key Findings 
 
Nurses were stressed and stretched through increasing workload 
Patient-centeredness is fundamental in upholding the quality of care
Acuity significantly influences the patients’ outcomes Burnout leads to increased turnover rates among nurses, leading to low-quality of care Recommendations 
 Nurses require intervention for work-related mental health complicationsMaintaining adequate staffing is fundamental Nurse managers should advocate for policy-based understaffing solutionsFacilities should embrace programs that increase RN retention Explanation of How the Article Supports EBP/Capstone Project 
 Findings unearth the consequences of increased workload due to staffing issues.  It underscores the value of increasing nursing staffing and patient-centeredness as part of EBP It illustrates the value of patient understanding and the role of staffing levels in its achievementThe article exposes the causes of understaffing in facilities  
 
Criteria Article 5 Article 6 Article 7 Article 8 Author, Journal (Peer-Reviewed), and  
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 Shin, S., Park, J. H., & Bae, S. H.
Nursing Outlook
 HYPERLINK "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2017.12.002" https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2017.12.002.
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