Literature Review

Literature review can be defined as:

• Annual report

• Assignment on a topic of interest

• Report findings on a topic of interest

• any collection of materials on the research topic

The purpose of literature reviews is to identify

• As many articles as possible

• The best method of reading the articles

• Gaps and limitations of research studies

• Different ways of writing research studies

An effective approach to focus your attention as you read the literature is

• List the names of papers related to your topic

• Write the research questions on a sheet of paper

• List the library locations of the paper you need to obtain

• Write the delimitations of the project on a sheet of paper

Literature review MUST,

• answer the research questions

• be simple as a historical overview

• long and rambling introduction section

• include extensive critique of other’s work

Below are main ways of searching for literature EXCEPT,

• Contacting authors directly

• Searching from reference list

• Electronic searching using computer

• Hand searching any unrelated article

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate source of electronic data base in nursing research literature?

• Cochrane Library

• Medical Literature Online (MEDLINE)

• Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)

• non of the above

What does the literature review discuss?

• The analysis of the paradigms and frameworks

• Published information in a particular subject area

• The methods used to guide your research

Choose the second step of the literature review process

• Searching and selecting appropriate articles

• Organization of writing the review

• Choosing a review topic

• Analyzing and synthesizing the literature

What is a systematic method call for identifying, evaluating and synthesising the existing works produced by other researchers?

• Report

• Research

• Review of Related Literature

• Reference Materials

Which of the following is NOT a good research reference?

• Newspaper clippings

• Movie

• Books

• Journal/Article