articles to only peer reviewed, nursing research. A total of 330 articles were found that meet this search criteria. The search was then narrowed even further by changing the date of publication to 2010 or newer. This search resulted in 140 articles. Next, the articles that did not research the parental effects of children’s weight were removed, which left 33 articles to choose from. From this list of 33 articles, three were chosen to critique and discuss in further detail. As future nurses it is important to know how to research topics specific to nursing. This will ensure that the research is within the nursing scope of practice. This paper uses only nursing research to address whether or not parental weight correlates to the weight of their children. The articles used are within the scope of nursing practice and may be used to help educate the public about childhood obesity. Using research designed around nursing practices will ensure that the information being used is at the level of practicing nurses and not beyond the scope of practice of a registered nurse. There are different levels of evidence that can be used in nursing research. These levels of evidence promote the use of evidenced based practice in the nursing role. Using evidenced based research within the profession of nursing will help to ensure the nursing profession to continue to grow and develop. These levels of evidence help to promote patient quality and safety in everyday nursing practice. The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) model will be used in this paper to explain the levels of evidence used in the research that was done. Level I evidence is the highest quality evidence according to the QSEN model, this level of evidence was searched for when reviewing articles.
articles to only peer reviewed, nursing research. A total of 330 articles were found that meet this search criteria. The search was then narrowed even further by changing the date of publication to 2010 or newer. This search resulted in 140 articles. Next, the articles that did not research the parental effects of children’s weight were removed, which left 33 articles to choose from. From this list of 33 articles, three were chosen to critique and discuss in further detail. As future nurses it is important to know how to research topics specific to nursing. This will ensure that the research is within the nursing scope of practice. This paper uses only nursing research to address whether or not parental weight correlates to the weight of their children. The articles used are within the scope of nursing practice and may be used to help educate the public about childhood obesity. Using research designed around nursing practices will ensure that the information being used is at the level of practicing nurses and not beyond the scope of practice of a registered nurse. There are different levels of evidence that can be used in nursing research. These levels of evidence promote the use of evidenced based practice in the nursing role. Using evidenced based research within the profession of nursing will help to ensure the nursing profession to continue to grow and develop. These levels of evidence help to promote patient quality and safety in everyday nursing practice. The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) model will be used in this paper to explain the levels of evidence used in the research that was done. Level I evidence is the highest quality evidence according to the QSEN model, this level of evidence was searched for when reviewing articles.