Lecture 4: chapter 6 (part 1)

Question 1

what is the primary purpose of literature review in quantitative studies?

Answer 1

gain a broad understanding of information available

Question 2

describe the scope of literature review for quantitative

Answer 2

broad enough to allow for familiarity with research problem

narrow enough to include just the relevant sources

Question 3

why is ROL in quantitative research conducted?

Answer 3

direct the planning and execution of a study

Question 4

when is major literature review performed?

Answer 4

beginning of the research process

Question 5

when is a limited review conducted?

Answer 5

after the study to identify studies published since the original review was published

Question 6

where are the results of both reviews included?

Answer 6

research report

Question 7

what do quantitative research reports include in every section?

Answer 7

citations and relevant sources

Question 8

what does a Quantitative researcher do?

Answer 8

develops the framework (based on theoretical literature or research reports)

Question 9

what are the things the methods section of a research report describe?

Answer 9

• design sample (and the process for obtaining it)
• measurement methods
• treatment
• data collection process
• list of statistical analyses conducted

Question 10

what does the discussion section of the research report provide?

Answer 10

a comparison of synthesized findings with other studies

Question 11

define literature

Answer 11

all written sources relevant to the topic you selected

Question 12

define citation

Answer 12

the act of directly quoting a source or paraphrasing

Question 13

define reference

Answer 13

documentation of the origin of the cited or paraphrased quote

Question 14

what are the two types of references cited in literature reviews?

Answer 14

1) theoretical
2) empirical

Question 15

what is included in a theoretical literature?

Answer 15

concept analyses, models, theories, and conceptual frameworks

Question 16

empirical literature

Answer 16

contains knowledge derived from research (data-based)

Question 17

what are the two types of quality of sources?

Answer 17

1) primary
2) secondary

Question 18

primary source

Answer 18

written by the original creator of the idea that was published

Question 19

secondary source

Answer 19

summarizes the content from the primary source (meta analysis report)

Question 20

guidelines for critical appraisal

Answer 20

1) 5 years within publication
2) peer-reviewed and primary sources, justification of using otherwise
3) synthesized content
4) relevant content

Question 21

what is the most important aspect of a study?

Answer 21

identification of gaps

Question 22

landmark studies

Answer 22

groundbreaking new information on the topic

Question 23

seminal studies

Answer 23

the first study ever published on the topic

Question 24

what are the top most trusted databases for nursing research?

Answer 24

PubMed and CINHAL

Question 25

what are the steps involved in ROL?

Answer 25

1) clarify
2) conduct
3) process
4) write
5) check the review and reference list

Question 26

what are the 3 important things when it comes to processing literature?

Answer 26

appraise, analyze, and synthesize