Create a Microsoft Word document and answer the following questions based on this module’s readings. Your response should be a minimum of 3–5 sentences in length, original (in your own words), and use professional writing.
What skill sets do you need to carry out a good quantitative or qualitative critical appraisal?
What are the three main purposes of the critical appraisal process?
How would you explain rapid appraisal to a fellow student?
What does it mean when someone says that the critical appraisal tool must match the study design?
Compare reliability, external validity, and internal validity in quantitative paradigms to dependability, credibility, and transferability in qualitative paradigms?
Category: Evidence Based Practice in Nursing
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Title: “Critical Appraisal: Essential Skills, Purposes, and Comparison of Quantitative and Qualitative Paradigms” To carry out a good quantitative or qualitative critical appraisal, one needs to have strong analytical and critical thinking skills. They