Evidence-Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research Western Governors University

A1. Quantitative Article Wang, H., Gao, H., Chi, H., Zeng, L., Xiao, W., Wang, Y., . . . Qiao, J. (2017). Effect of Levothyroxine on Miscarriage Among Women With Normal Thyroid Function and Thyroid Autoimmunity Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer A Randomized Clinical Trial. Retrieved November 5, 2018. Background or Introduction The authors purpose statement is to determine whether or not levothyroxine treatment improves outcomes among women undergoing IVF, who present with normal thyroid function in combination of thyroid antibodies, which increases the risk of miscarriage. The purpose statement makes sense to me as it prepares the reader for the overall theme of this study....