Quantitative and Qualitative Summary (Abstract)

Week 4: Quantitative and Qualitative Summary (Abstract)
This week, you will submit summaries of quantitative and qualitative studies. The purpose of this assignment is to become familiar with published research, research designs, and methodologies. For the assignment, you will select one quantitative research study and one qualitative study related to the field of nursing and write a summary of each study. Each summary must be accurate, succinct, and clear. These articles should be somewhat related to your PICOT questions.

Ensure the following questions are addressed in each summary:

1. What type of research is it (quantitative, qualitative, and design)?
2. What was the research question(s) or hypothesis?
3. What is the sample, the sample size, and sample attributes?
4. What was the setting of the study?
5. What were the researcher’s findings? (Identify one.)

You must submit the research study articles along with your summaries.
Each summary should be between 150–250 words.
Use current APA format to style your paper and to cite your sources.
Review the rubric for further information on how your assignment will be graded.

PICOT Questions
PICOT Question No. 1 -In adult males aged 60 years, with a smoking history of 25 years or more, does smoking cessation, compared to no smoking cessation result in a reduced chance of having lung cancer over a time of 10 years?
PICOT Question No. 2 – Are MRI’s more accurate in diagnosing lung cancer compared with CT scans for accuracy in diagnosing within 1 year.
PICOT Question 3. -In patients with lung cancer do cancer medications as oppose to homeopathic therapy reduce the tumor size in 2 years.

Preferred language style US English