For this assignment, you’ll produce—and have an opportunity to receive feedback from your instructor on—a miniature version of the literature review you’ll complete for a final Research Proposal PPT. Keep the following guidelines from the Components of a Research Proposal Paper document in mind while you are completing this assignment:
Literature Review (“Lit Search”)
Identifies relevant literature
Helps demonstrate your understanding of the research problem or question
Opportunity to influence and convince the reader that the research proposal has merit
Demonstrates the importance of conducting the proposed research study
Follow these steps/consider these questions:
Utilize databases available through the McKillop Library to search for and identify three of the best peer-reviewed research articles that support your PICO(T) Question (your research question). At least two of the research articles must be published in nursing journals. The third can be from a non-nursing journal.
As you learn more from your literature search, do you need to consider rewording your research/PICO(T) question? Sometimes, the literature review process results in researchers shifting the focus of their research–and rewriting their original questions.
Submit a literature review paper (in APA format) of the three articles you select in support of your research question. At least two articles must come from peer-reviewed nursing journals. Follow a formal narrative paper in APA format for writing a literature review (a literature review table may be included in the narrative literature review). For tips on evaluating the quality and applicability to your subject of interest (see pages 49 – 50 Table 3.1 and Table 3.2 in your text). The last page of your submission will be a reference page in APA format listing the three articles you chose. Please use your own words in critiquing each article. Each article should be reviewed separately. Use APA formatting when developing your paper. Article titles may be used as headings (see APA resource). When you write your final paper PPT for this course, you may use one slide per article reviewed and quote if necessary from the articles you include in this assignment.
Adheres to APA Format throughout
Be sure to include an Introduction that is based on your PICO(T) question
Review, separately, each of the 3 articles chosen to support your research question and research proposal. Use minimal quotations from the articles in your critique/review, and explain the relevance of each article without plagiarizing (i.e., use your own thoughts and words). Refer to your Polit and Beck text for the proper literature review format.
The final page should consist of the article citations in APA format (reference list)
The student wil submit their written Literature Review to Turnitin for plagiarism risk assessment and score. A score of 20% or less is acceptable