DNP- Translational Research and Evidence-Based Practice : Fountain Essays

This assignment is exclusively reserved for Catherine Owens

Benchmark – Drafting a Literature Review

In this assignment, you will draft the body of a literature review. You will continue to add and revise this draft literature review (Chapter 2 of your DPI Project) as you progress through the program. You may be able to use the feedback and suggestions from your instructor (on the Introduction to the Literature Review assignment in Topic 4) to expand the literature review for this assignment.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

· Use the “Empirical Research Checklist” worksheet to ensure that each article you select meets all of the established criteria.

· Use the “Research Article Chart” to provide a summary review of each component of your assignment.

· Submit the completed Research Article Chart to your instructor.

· Refer to the most recent prospectus template found in the DC Network (dc.gcu.edu) for details and criteria for the Literature Review (Chapter 2).

· Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. 

· This assignment uses a rubric. Please Review the rubric prior to the beginning to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

· You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Directions:

Part 1: Selection of 15 Articles  

PICOT QUESTION: What are the Impacts of Medication Administration Errors on 3-4-Year-old Leukemia Patients 

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Please give your suggested PICOT with regards to the PICOT Question

Select 15 empirical articles related to your PICOT question. Use the “Empirical Research Checklist” worksheet to ensure that each article you select meets all of the established criteria. At least one article must demonstrate a quantitative methodology.

Part 2: Research Article Chart 

Using the articles acquired in Part 1, provide a summary review of each component using the “Research Article Chart” template.

Part 3: Literature Review 

Prepare a Literature Review (Chapter 2) of 2,000-3,000 words for your scholarly project.

Utilizing the major concepts identified in the Topic 4 assignment, further develop each major concept and subtheme by locating 15 more empirical articles related to your project topic (30 articles total: 15 from Topic 4 assignment and 15 from Topic 6 assignment).

Use the “Research Article Chart” as a guide to analyze and synthesize (summarize) the literature into the paper you began in the Topic 4 assignment.

Based upon your review of the 15 additional research articles, expand on your summary of each major concept and your synthesis of the three identified subthemes that support each concept. At the end of each major concept, include a summary statement.

NOTE: This assignment must include

· Themes and subthmes: EXAMPLE:

Appetite Suppresant is theme which is further divided into 3 subthemes including.  Safety of appetite suppresants, Role of appetite suppresant with diet and exercise and role of appetite suppresant alone.

So to clarify your paper will be organized as follows:

Appetite Suppresants: You will reserach and find some articles based on this theme and discuss :

1. Summary of the research questions posed by the studies

2. Summary of the sample populations used

3. Summary of the limitations of the studies

4. Summary of the conclusion and recommendations for further research

 Safety of appetite Suppresants :

You will reserach and find some articles based on this subtheme and discuss :

1. Summary of the research questions posed by the studies

2. Summary of the sample populations used

3. Summary of the limitations of the studies

4. Summary of the conclusion and recommendations for further research

And continue with that.

Other examples of themes and subthemes:

· Lifestyle modifications as a theme divided into 3 subthemes of role of technology, educational counselling and effects of diet and exercise

· Barries of diet and exercise as a themes divided into 3 subthemes of Psychosocial barriers, cultural barriers and financial barries.

Please be very clear with your themes and Subthemes! They are the important part of literature review.

So in week 6 you continue adding 15 more articles to your themes and subthemes . So this assignment would include 30 articles total and approx 4000-6000 words without references and your charts.

In week 6 assignment the RESEARCH ARTICLE CHART NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED WITH STUDIES FROM BOTH WEEK 4 AND WEEK 6