Primary Care in Nursing

Article Review:

INTRODUCTION: First review and summarize the journal article.

Describe what the article is about.

Present a clear, non-biased understanding of the article’s topic.

Mention the article name and source.

What makes the article important? “The main topic of this journal article is ….”

 

MAIN BODY: Critically review the article.

Analyze the evidence.

Was the research presented in the article objective or bias?

Describe the article’s strength and weakness.

Provide your opinion, what did the article mean to you?

Highlight the positive or negative points. “This article presents the material (well / not well) because …

Why should or should not the article be recommend reading?

Was the article successful or a failure in relaying information based on the topic? “I (recommend/ don’t recommend) reading this article because…”

CONCLUSION: Conclude with what you learned from analyzing the article.

What knowledge was gained from reading this article?

What do the results cited in the article indicate?

Do not present new or additional information in the conclusion, stay focused on the article topic at hand. “After reading and analyzing this article you learned that …. “