Nursing Research Review of Literature

1. Nursing ResearchReview of Literature Professor Dr. Ali K. Al-Juboori

2. Review of Literature: Major Goal • To develop a strong knowledge base to carry-out research and other educational and clinical practice activities

3. Objectives • (1) To determine what is known & unknown about a problem, subject or concept • (2) To determine gaps, consistencies and inconsistencies • (3)To answer unanswered questions • (4)To identify conceptual frameworks used to examine problems

4. (5) To generate useful research ?’s & hypotheses of interest to nursing • (6) Todetermines appropriate research design, methodology, & analysis based on earlier reports • (7) To determine if there is a need for replication of study • (8) To synthesize strengths & weaknesses of earlier reports in a concise manner

5. literature review concentrate on the following: • 1.When the problem/ concept was identified • 2.When was it 1st investigated • 3.How was it previously investigated • 4.By whom was it investigated (individual, multi-site, WHO etc) • 5.Gaps & inconsistencies identified (provides directions for future research)

6. Steps For Reviewing The Literature: • (1) Determine concept/ issue/ topic/ problem of interest • (2) Identify key words, variables, and terms • (3) Conduct print (recent reviews) & computer searches of abstracts (e.g., PUBMED, MEDLINE) • (4) Print-out key abstracts & organize sources for retrieval للمراجعة (e.g., organize by journal name, year etc) • (5) get relevant articles (current reviews as a starting point)

7. Steps For Reviewing The Literature: • (6) Select articles & weed-out all irrelevant articles • (7) Copy all relevant, classical & ground-breaking articles (who’s quoting نقل عن who?) • (8) Review articles systematically (abstract, background, researches, methods, results, discussion) • (9) Synthesize critical summaries (e.g., chronologically زمنيا, according to type etc) • (10) Summarize & systematically critique each source

8. Critiquing Criteria for Review of Literature: after completing review • (1) Does literature review fit purpose(s) of the current proposed study ? • (2) Are all relevant concepts & variables included in the review? • (3) Do summaries reflect essential components of the study (e.g., study design, results, instruments, validity, reliability issues, etc) • (4) Does critique include strengths, weaknesses, limitations with design, etc? • (5) What are gaps or inconsistencies?

9. (6) Are primary & current sources used mostly?(e.g., chronologically زمنيا ? • (7)How does the review reflect critical thinking?

10. Questions??