A listing of selected topics was provided to you by your professor. Each Student will select a topic, from the listing provided, to conduct a literature review using nursing-based research articles. This assignment is worth 30% of your grade and will be evaluated using the Literature Review Rubric.
A minimum of five studies are needed for the literature review. Make sure the five studies that you choose all have a similar purpose so that you can sufficiently compare and contrast them. The studies should be current – within the last 5-10 years. The studies do not have to come from nursing journals. Suggested length: 4-5 pages (excluding title page, reference list)
I am willing to review a 1 page outline of your paper one time and one week prior to the deadline and make comments about the general content of the project. There is no guarantee, however, that the grade for the project will improve after I have reviewed it. The grade is dependent on the quality of the final product.
Students who earn less than 75% on this assignment will have the opportunity to revise and resubmit within 48 hours of receipt of grade. If the paper is significantly improved, you will receive a passing grade (75%) on this assignment.
Required Components of this Assignment
· The first section is introduction to the problem. Make sure to cite at least one reference in the introduction to support your points. This assignment must have an introduction that ends with a one sentence statement of purpose of the literature review.
Helpful tips: The purpose of this literature review is to understand to effect of A on B in X population.
· The second section show clear description of each reviewed study in the following areas:
§ Purpose
§ Design
§ Sampling/sample
§ Data collection
§ Measurement (Instruments)
§ Interventions (if applicable)
§ Data analysis
§ Results
§ Limitations
Helpful tips: You are allowed to rewrite and expand on the abstract published of each study. Do not copy the abstract as that would be considered plagiarism.
Do not rewrite the purpose statement and/or the research questions rather copy them and use quotation marks and reference according to APA guidelines for direct quotes.
· The third section is a discussion of similarities and differences between the reviewed studies. It is important to point out relevant differences as well as similarities in findings and discuss potential causes for these differences.
Helpful tips: The differences in findings between study A and study B could be related to population, setting, method of data collection or intervention implemented differently.
· The fourth section is a discussion of how the research findings translate into practice for the five studies.
Helpful Tips: How do you see the findings from your literature review used in nursing practice and possibly at the bedside?
Literature Review Rubric (100 points 30% of grade)
Meets Criteria Fully
(20 points)
Introduction
Introduction provides relevant background information and includes at least one reference citation.
Purpose
Purpose of the literature review clearly stated reflecting the searched variables
Articles’ Summaries
Summary is clearly written in a brief narrative form that briefly discusses each of the major areas of the research process.
Similarities and Differences
An outline of the similarities and differences is clearly developed for each of the major areas of the research process.
Translational Research
Clearly discusses how the research findings translate into practice for the five studies.
