CRITICAL DISCUSSION: what factor influence compliance with hand hygiene in the UK?
Critique the provided research paper using a critiquing tool (Holland and Rees: Nursing: Evidence-Based Practice Skills) and evidence must be placed in appendices.
Write about two research element : ethics and methodology separately for both research paper (qualitative and quantitative)
First Research Element – e.g. ethics
Write around half a page introducing this research element demonstrating some general knowledge and understanding of what is most important about this element. For ethics, this might be discussing why ethics is important in research and naming the main ethical principles that apply and the areas of a study where ethics are most important.
Present an analysis of how qualitative paper demonstrates that it has followed ethical processes within your study. What are the ethical strengths of this study and the ethical weaknesses?
Present an analysis of how quantitative paper demonstrates that it has followed ethical processes within your study. What are the ethical strengths of this study and the ethical weaknesses?

Second Research Element – e.g. methodology
Follow exactly the steps above – but for methodology – i.e. an introductory section for general points about why methodology is important within research, followed by analytical discussion about the qualitative methodology used and then the quantitative methodology used. What are the methodological strengths of this study and the methodological weaknesses? Do try to make sure that you are applying what you say to both of the research studies.

Discuss the findings of each paper (150-200 words) to demonstrate consideration of the implication of the findings from both studies for practice.