Integrative Review Paper
(25% of grade)
The
final paper, submitted to the online course system and Turnitin, and proof of
Brainfuse feedback submitted to the course management system
is due
by [insert date].
· Integrative reviews only
include primary sources and theoretical literature; a minimum of 6 articles is
required for the integrative review.
· Papers should be a
maximum of 15 pages of text (not including title page, abstract, reference
list, and appendices).
2.
Number sought for retrieval, number of records not retrieved
3.
Number of records assessed for eligibility, number of records excluded WITH
reasons
If
including studies from other sources, Steps 2 and 3 are included on that arm of
the diagram
Included
Total number of studies/reports included in the integrative review _________/10
Comments
_________/100
Paper
Section Points
Abstract
(max 175 words; should include):
●
Introduction
●
Background
●
Methods
●
Summary of Findings
●
Conclusion
5
Introduction
●
Introduces the reader to the topic of interest
● Who
are the stakeholders?
10
Background
and Significance
●
Summarize the current knowledge in your topic area (what is known and unknown
about this topic area?)
● Define
relevant terms
●
Answer: Why is this issue significant to evidenced-based nursing
practice/advanced practice nursing?
●
Purpose of this integrative review
10
Methods
●
Describe search strategy employed including databases and search terms used
●
Describe screening criteria (inclusion/exclusion)
●
Include PRISMA diagram in appendix
● How
many total articles are included (total n)?
●
Discuss method of data evaluation and data analysis (including data reduction,
data display, data comparison, conclusion
drawing/verification)
15
Findings
● To
date, what methodologies have been used to study this particular topic?
●
Present your synthesized findings of data evaluation and data analysis. This
should be a synthesis of the findings and NOT a
summary.
If findings differed among studies, describe.
● Draw a
conclusion about the findings based on your analysis
● What
are the strengths of this body of literature? What are the weaknesses?
●
Identify remaining gaps in the literature or practice
25
Implications
15
5
● How
would further study/project implementation contribute to nursing research and
practice knowledge of this topic
o Also
consider implications for theory, education, policy as necessary
Conclusion
●
Conclusion of the IR overall (bring it all together)
10
APA
format (5); organization, grammar, and writing skills (5) 10
TOTAL
(100)
Integrative