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The following assignment will review a chosen piece of nursing research and reflect on how it could have an impact on practice.  

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Introduction The following assignment will review a chosen piece of nursing research and reflect on how it could have an impact on practice. According to Polit & Beck (2004), the aim of critically appraising an article is 'an attempt to determine its strengths and limitations.' The chosen article is titled 'Effects of changing needles prior to administering heparin subcutaneously.' The reason for the choice of this particular article was the belief that it would enhance the knowledge of heparin and the administration of this medication, which is of an area of interest to the reader. It can be seen in the self-assessment and action plan (appendix 1) that the administration of subcutaneous injections is an area that was felt needed to be looked at due to not using this particular skill for some time. The article was also felt to be relevant to practice as it was of a recent nature and was also based on...

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