Nursing Research 3104 - Literature Reviews
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- Purposes of a Literature Review for RESEARCHERS:
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1. Identify a research PROBLEM, QUESTIONS, or HYPOTHESES
2. Learn what is KNOWN about the subject and how best to study it (research method)
3. Determine GAPS & DISCREPANCIES in the knowledge base
4. Identify THEORETICAL or CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS to guide a study
5. Use prior knowledge for COMPARISON or INTERPRETATION of study findings - Purposes of a Literature Review for NON-RESEARCHERS:
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1. Attaining KNOWLEDGE
2. ASSESSING current practices
3. Developing POLICIES, PROTOCOLS, PRACTICE GUIDELINES, and INTERVENTIONS
4. Developing EDUCATION CURRICULA - How to locate literature?
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1. CINHAL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature)
2. MEDLINE (Medical Literature On-Line)
3. Cochrane Database
4. EMBASE (Excerpta Medica Database)
5. PsycINFO (Psychology Information) -
True or False:
Q: The determination of gaps or inconsistencies in a body of research is one of the primary purposes of a literature review. - True
- How to prepare a literature review on research studies:
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1. RETRIEVE and SCREEN REFERENCES for relevance and appropriateness
2. Identify NEW REFERENCES from the CITATIONS
3. Rely mainly on PRIMARY SOURCES (written by the researcher who conducted the study)
4. Use SECONDARY SOURCES only when ABSOLUTELY necessary (Written by authors who did not actually conduct the study)
5. Read SUITABLE ARTICLES and take notes using a formal protocol
6. ORGANIZE the REFERENCES (ex. themes, structured table)
7. ANALYZE and INTEGRATE the studies
8. WRITE the REVIEW (thorough, integrative, and OBJECTIVE!)
- What is one of the purposes of an integrative research review?
- Comprehensive integrative literature reviews can be used to support evidence-based nursing practice (EBP).
- What are 3 types of Integrative Research Reviews?
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1. TRADITIONAL NARRATIVE
2. META-ANALYSIS
3. METASYNTHESIS
- TRADITIONAL NARRATIVE
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A type of INTEGRATIVE RESEARCH REVIEW that:
- synthesizes and SUMMARIZES a body of knowledge
- frequently published in SPECIALTY NURSING JOURNALS - META-ANALYSIS
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A type of INTEGRATIVE RESEARCH REVIEW that:
- integrates QUANTITATIVE research findings statistically
- takes into account the QUALITY of studies - METASYNTHESIS
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A type of INTEGRATIVE RESEARCH REVIEW that:
- integrates QUALITATIVE research findings through INTERPRETATION - Points to consider when CRITIQUING a LITERATURE REVIEW:
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1. Does the review seem COMPLETE?
2. Does the review rely on PRIMARY SOURCES?
3. Does the review consist of a CRITICAL APPRAISAL?
4. Does the review reveal GAPS and INCONSISTENCIES in the literature?
5. Is the review WELL ORGANIZED and EASY to follow?
6. Is the review OBJECTIVE?
7. Does the review SUPPORT the NEED for the study? -
Which of the following types of articles is the most reliable and useful for a primary researcher about to begin a research project?
A. Primary articles
B. Review articles
C. Opinion articles
D. Newspaper articles -
A. Primary articles
- reports written by researchers who conducted the study are the most reliable for a researcher about to begin a research project.