Literature Review

In your final paper, you should

• provide a clear rationale for an important scientific investigation related to nursing science
• include at least four relevant peer-reviewed journal articles published within the past five years

Your final paper should be 10 to 15 pages, including the cover page and references.

The following article offers helpful guidelines for constructing a critique of a nursing research article:

Cronin, P., Ryan, F., & Coughlan, M. (2008). Undertaking a literature review: a step-by-step approach. British Journal of Nursing, 17(1): 38-43.

Note that you will be submitting this assignment in two parts. You will not receive a separate grade for part 1. You will receive your final grade for this assignment when you submit part 2.

Part 1 should be 3 to 5 pages and follow this outline:

Introduction

• State the topic you selected and why.
• List a minimum of four keywords that you used for your search and the databases you used to perform your search.

Review

• List the articles you selected, briefly describing each article and why you chose those articles—for example, relevance to the research topic, methodology used, peer-reviewed content.
• Summarize the major findings and recommendations of each article.

Part 2 should be 7 to 10 pages and follow this outline:

Discussion

• Summarize the overall findings of the articles.

Conclusion and Application

• Describe how these can be applied to nursing research and practice.

Be sure to incorporate your instructor’s feedback from part 1, and add the new part 2 content to submit one complete literature review paper of 10 to 15 total pages.

Your final literature review will be graded on the following criteria.

• CriteriaLevel 361- 100 pointsLevel 2
  25 – 60 pointsLevel 1
  0– 24 pointsRelevant Research Articles(10 points)Includes four or more relevant articlesIncludes three relevant articlesIncludes two or fewer relevant articlesIntroduction(20 points)Clearly states rationale for topic chosen; includes keywords and databases searchedDiscusses rationale for chosen topic; does not include keywords or databasesHas little or no information regarding rationale for choice of topic; is missing keywords or databases searchedReview(20 points)Discusses rationale for articles chosen, methodology, major findings, recommendationsLacks some information on rationale, methodology, findings, or recommendationsOffers little or no information on rationale, methodology, findings, or recommendationsDiscussion(20 points)Appropriately summarizes the findings of the articles Somewhat appropriately summarizes the findings of the articlesDoes not appropriately summarize the findings of the articlesConclusions and Application(20 points)Discusses meaningful applications to future nursing research and/or a clinical areaDiscusses somewhat meaningful applications to future nursing research and/or a clinical areaDoes not discuss meaningful applications to future nursing research and/or a clinical areaAPA, Spelling, Grammar, and Organization(10 points)Expertly applies APA guidelines in formatting and referencing; exhibits excellent spelling and grammar throughout the paper; is well organized and easy to readApplies APA, but exhibits some formatting or referencing mistakes; has some spelling and grammar errors; is generally well written and easy to read, with minimal organization problemsHas many APA, spelling, and/or grammar mistakes throughout the paper; is difficult to read; may be ineffectively organized