Literature%20Review

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Literature Review

• Related Science, Knowledge, and Practice The
  Context of the Study
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Where To Begin?

• When you are looking up your topic, look for any
  source you can find in or out of the nursing
  field
• There may not be much available in research
  literature, but there may be in other sources
• Look in theory, history or even fictional
  literature initially, to get material on your
  idea
• Check various professional indexes and computer
  links
• Keep a record of everything you read and put it
  where you can find it

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Why do a Literature Review?

• It is a source of research ideas it brings the
  problem into sharper focus
• It is an orientation to what is already known
• It provides a conceptual context this is the
  way findings contribute to a knowledge base
• It provides a basis for assessing the feasibility
  of the research
• It gives information on the research approach

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What Categories Should be Included in Your
Readings

• Research reports of findings these are
  available in a variety of sources, texts,
  encyclopedias, reports, conference proceedings,
  publications, and scholarly journals use
  primary sources
• Substantive studies
• Analogous studies
• Theory or conceptual frameworks in nursing
  resources or in general resources any one of
  several could be meaningfully applied since human
  behavior is so complex -

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What Categories Should be Included in Your
Readings

• Information for questions and hypotheses from
  other research studies
• Information about design methods from texts,
  research studies or practicing researchers
• Information about instruments
• Mental Measurements Yearbook
• Tests in Print
• Information for comparison of findings and
  conclusions

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What is the scope of the Literature Review?

• Everything that you read may not be appropriate
  for the written literature review. Many readings
  may only be cited in the bibliography or in other
  parts of the paper, such as the introduction or
  framework.
• You must have at least 10 data-based research
  articles in the proposal, but again, not all have
  to be addressed in the literature review only
  those which are necessary to make your case for
  your problem and the way you are going to solve
  it.

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What is the scope of the Literature Review?

• You must critique the strength and weakness of
  each source
• You should have mainly primary sources
• You must summarize or paraphrase material rather
  than using a series of quotes.
• There must be a concluding paragraph that
  supports that your problem is real and that it
  should be studied within the frame of reference
  that you chose.

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What are Some Good Sources?

• http//web.health.gov/healthypeople/
• http//www.cdc.gov/
• http//www.ahrq.gov/
• http//igm.nln.nih.gov/
• http//apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnpabmi/
• Mental Measurements Yearbook (Lupton ref.)
• Tests in Print ( (Lupton ref.)
• Tennessee Electronic Library (UTC Lupton site)
• CINAHL (1956-1982 in book form)

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What are Some Good Sources?

• Nursing Studies Index (1900-1959) 4 vol.
• International Nursing Index
• Hospital and Health Administration Index
• Biological Abstracts
• Chemical Abstracts
• Nutrition Abstracts and Review
• Psychological Abstracts
• Sociological Abstracts
• Child Development Abstracts
• Dissertation Abstracts

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What are Some Good Sources?

• http//freemedicaljournals.com
• http//highwire.stanford.edu/lists/freeart.atl
• http//muhc-ebn.ncgill.ca/EBN_tools.htm
• http//www.cochrane.org
• http//www.joannabriggs.edu.au
• http//www.findarticles.com

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Some Considerations

• Your sources should be usable will it serve
  your purpose can you use any of its ideas
• Dont be put off by statistics. Very little of a
  research report is statistics and you can ask
  someones help
• If you cant understand a research report, maybe
  its illogical
• Being able to identify its strengths and
  weaknesses and being able to apply the findings
  makes it usable
• Your sources should be complete is every part
  of the research process addressed are your
  questions answered
• Your sources should be consistent can you
  follow the logical progression
• Use inadequate reports when there are no others
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