Final: Chapter 6

Question 1

What is the purpose of a literature review?

Answer 1

Identifies theoretical and scientific knowledge
Identifies what is known and unknown about the topic
Identifies available evidence for use in practice
Identifies contribution of present study to the knowledge base

Question 2

all written sources relevant to the topic you have selected (ex: articles, internet publications, monographs, conference paper, dissertations, theses, textbooks, etc.)

Answer 2

literature

Question 3

the act of quoting a source, paraphrasing contents from a source

Answer 3

citation

Question 4

documentation of the origin of the cited quote or paraphrased ideas

Answer 4

reference

Question 5

concept analysis, models, theories, and conceptual frameworks

Answer 5

theoretical literature

Question 6

data-based research (ex: journal articles, theses, dissertations)

Answer 6

empirical literature

Question 7

what are the content of publications?

Answer 7

theoretical and empirical literature

Question 8

what are the quality of sources?

Answer 8

primary and secondary sources

Question 9

In research, written by the person(s) who conducted the research. In theory, written by the theorist(s) who developed the theory.

Answer 9

primary sources

Question 10

Summarizing or quoting contents from primary sources.

Answer 10

secondary sources

Question 11

What do you need to know when preparing the review of the literature?

Answer 11

1. clarify the purpose of the literature review
2. select electronic databases and research terms
3. sources must be current - published within the past 5 years: it depends
4. landmark studies may be included if essential to the background of the problem

Question 12

What do you need to know when conducting the literature reviews sources?

Answer 12

1. search the selected databases
2. use the table or other methods to document the results of your search
3. refine you search
4. review the abstracts to identify relevant studies
5. obtain full-text copies of relevant articles
6. ensure that info needed to cite the sources ID recorded.

Question 13

What are the selected databases?

Answer 13

CINAHL
PubMed

NOT…
Google Scholar
UpToDate

Question 14

What do you need to know about search terms?

Answer 14

major concepts or variables of a research problem or topic used to search a database

may be single terms or phrases

most databases have a thesaurus that can be used to identify keywords

each keyword used should be listed in a written search plan

Question 15

What does the nurse researcher include in the synthesis of sources?

Answer 15

Compile findings from all selected studies
Analyze and interpret clustered findings: synthesize and summarize findings
Specify current state of research-based knowledge

Question 16

What Questions Are Important When Critically Appraising Literature Reviews?

Answer 16

Are primary sources cited in the review?
Are the references current?
Are relevant studies identified and described?
Are relevant landmark or seminal studies described?
Are the studies critiqued?
Does the study address a gap in the literature identified in the literature review?