NSG 3301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, Grounded Theory
9 Feb 2017
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Identifying the literature: the literature review & search strategies. Describe the purposes of s research literature review. Differentiate b/w primary sources and secondary sources. Use strategies to locate research literature around a specific topic. Purposes for conducting a review of the literature. Orientation to what is known and not known. Determination of gaps or inconsistencies in a body of research. Developing evidence -informed practice protocols and interventions. Education and training in nursing involves identifying and assimilating research findings. Criteria not used or explicit; potential for bias. Most often a quantitative summary; varies depending on the type of review. Need to define concepts included in a research study. A concept is a term that abstractly describes and names an object, a phenomenon, or idea, thus. Identify concepts in literature searches providing it w/ a separate identify or meaning. The actual research reports written by researchers who conducted the study. Summaries or reviews of studies by others; clinical anecdotes, opinion articles, commentaries.
