Directions: Use the templates below when summarizing your research articles. Include a cover page, and start a new page for each article summary. Use level 1 and 2 headings when composing the summaries to separate distinct parts.

Title of Quantitative Article

(Example of text: This article was authored by Watson and James and published in the Journal of Nursing Research in 2008. This article was selected as an example of a quasi-experimental design. The model summary selected for this paper is found in the textbook. This is a summary of a quasi-experimental study in which though there is a comparison group; subjects were not randomly assigned to groups. The research article being summarized also is an experiment that used a comparison group without randomization.)

Problem Statement

Statement of Purpose

Research Question(s)/Hypothesis

Study Methods

Key Findings

Citation

Title of Qualitative Article

(Example of text: Ramirez (2008) studied adolescent depression and the influence of significant adults on the course of the depression. The model summary utilized is found in the textbook. It was selected because it is an example of a grounded theory study as is the article selected.)

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Statement of Purpose

Research Question(s)

Method

Key Findings

Citation

Article 1- The dignity of the nursing profession: A meta-synthesis of qualitative research by Laura Sabatino, Alessandro Stievano and Gennaro Rocco and Hanna Kallio, Anna-Maija Pietila and Mari K Kangasniemi

Article 2 - Health Care Access: A Consumer Perspective Zana Rae Higgs, Ed.D., R.N., Tina Bayne, M.S., R.N., C.S., and Denice Murphy, M.H.S., R.N., C.