User:Zh0005/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Nursing

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate
Since I am not sure if I want to be in medical school, I was interested in other areas of the medical field. I have an interest in nursing and wanted to know more information about it.

Evaluate the article
The lead does include an introductory sentence that is concise and straight forward. It is clear on what nursing is and it brings up the article's major sections. It does not have information that is not present in the article. The lead is concise and not overbearing with information.

The content is relevant to nursing and is up to date. There is not information missing and it addresses topics related to historically underrepresented populations. It addresses what women historically did in their roles as nurses and mentions influential figures. It also talks about the shortages of nurses, which is very important. There are links provided if one wants to look for more information than what is given in the article. The pictures also help and give a clearer understanding of nursing.

The tone is neutral and there were not any biases toward a particular position. It is concise and straight to the point. It presents facts that most are aware and could be found in other articles. There is no view points that are overrepresented or underrepresented. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in a particular way. It just provides the information that is factual.

The secondary sources are reliable and are thorough. There are literatures on nursing used. They do reflect the available literature on topic. I would like to see more recent sources since most are dated the early 2000s. I would have liked more updated, recent information. The sources are not too current, but there is a diverse spectrum of authors. The sources used are reliable and there are peer reviewed. There are also sources that are educational and some that end in gov. The links are direct and do work.

The article is well written and easy to follow. The words were not complicated to understand. The article is broken down into sections that make sense as a reader. The images in the article are related to nursing and are well captioned.

The conversations going on are positive. There are many that are correcting parts of the article to make it more factual and neutral. The nursing article is said to be part of the Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment. There are many revisions on it.

The article is overall well written. Its strength is how it presents the information in a straight forward way. I would like to see more recent sources, but the article is well-developed.