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  1. Effects of patient death on nursing staff: a literature review

    The aim of this literature review is to explore how the death of patients in a hospital setting impact on nursing staff. Methodology: A review of the literature was undertaken using the online databases CINAHL, Medline and PsychInfo. The search was limited to articles in the English language and those from peer reviewed journals. Results:

  2. Doing a Literature Review in Nursing, Health and Social Care

    Reviews. Preview. A clear and practical guide to completing a literature review in nursing and healthcare studies. Providing students with straightforward guidance on how to successfully carry out a literature review as part of a research project or dissertation, this book uses examples and activities to demonstrate how to complete each step ...

  3. Nursing: How to Write a Literature Review - Regis College

    Once you have read and re-read your articles and organized your findings, you are ready to begin the process of writing the literature review. 2. Synthesize. (see handout below) Include a synthesis of the articles you have chosen for your literature review. A literature review is NOT a list or a summary of what has been written on a particular ...

  4. Undertaking a scoping review: A practical guide for nursing ...

    A guide to the literature search for a systematic review. American Journal of Nursing, 114 (5), 49–56. 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000446779.99522.f6 [Google Scholar] Bench, S. , Eassom, E. , & Poursanidou, K. (2018). The nature and extent of service user involvement in critical care research and quality improvement: A scoping review of the literature.

  5. Decision-Making in Nursing Practice: An Integrative ...

    Literature review indicates that nurses find intuition valuable to their nursing practice and that it should be combined with evidence for best patient care (Rew & Barrow, 2007). However, use of intuition varies among nurses. Nurses with more experience prefer using intuition in their practice (Pretz & Folse, 2011).

  6. Reviewing the literature: choosing a review design

    The purpose of a review of healthcare literature is primarily to summarise the knowledge around a specific question or topic, or to make recommendations that can support health professionals and organisations make decisions about a specific intervention or care issue.5 In addition, reviews can highlight gaps in knowledge to guide future research.

  7. Reviewing the literature | Evidence-Based Nursing

    Implementing evidence into practice requires nurses to identify, critically appraise and synthesise research. This may require a comprehensive literature review: this article aims to outline the approaches and stages required and provides a working example of a published review. Literature reviews aim to answer focused questions to: inform professionals and patients of the best available ...

  8. Literature Review - Nursing - Research Guides at George ...

    A literature review is a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of published information on a subject area. Conducting a literature review demands a careful examination of a body of literature that has been published that helps answer your research question (See PICO). Literature reviewed includes scholarly journals, scholarly books ...

  9. Writing a Literature Review - Nursing - Guides at University ...

    Run a few sample database searches to make sure your research question is not too broad or too narrow. If possible, discuss your topic with your professor. 2. Determine the scope of your review. The scope of your review will be determined by your professor during your program. Check your assignment requirements for parameters for the Literature ...

  10. Conducting a Literature Review - Nursing - Subject Guides at ...

    In this quick 11 minute video, Dr Zina O'Leary explains the misconceptions and struggles students often have with writing a literature review. She also provides step-by-step guidance on writing a persuasive literature review. This open textbook is designed for students in graduate-level nursing and education programs.