NUR 3310: Nursing Research For Evidence Based Practice

This will be written like a final APA-formatted paper, in paragraph form, and contain an Introduction, Body, Discussion, and Implications section. See the description from Canvas below, read more in the Week 11 module. Ask your professor all your questions to clarify what is expected.

EBP Final Literature Review Description (check with your professor if this is what your class is using)

Introduction: The introduction includes a statement of the problem, briefly explains the significance of your topic study and acts as a way to introduce the reader to your definitions and background. (20 points)

Body: The body of the literature review summarizes the findings of studies that have been conducted on the topic. For at least 8 to 10 studies you have briefly explained the purpose, procedure for data collection, major findings. population, similarities, and differences (if any). It should be logical, and the ideas are linked together in a logical sequence.  (30 points)

Discussion: The discussion summarizes the body of your literature review and highlights the most important findings (in your opinion). There is a sense of completion to the whole piece in this section. Conclusions are drawn based on your analysis. (20 points)

Implications: You discuss any consensus or disagreement on the topic. The discussion includes any strengths and weaknesses in general of the research area. You discuss implications of the findings and/or areas for further research. (20 points)

Format: The paper, including all citations, headings and the reference page(s), follows APA format. The reference page contains a bibliographic list of the sources of information you used and cited in your paper. (10 points)

• Start with your Annotated Bibliography assignment from week 7 and all other relevant research you have found since then.
• Organize all the studies in a logical order, grouping similar ones together.
• Discuss the studies in the body of your paper, pointing out the major findings, quality of the evidence, controversies, similarities, and differences. Did some similar ones have different results? 
• Be sure to include brief in-text citations for the articles you are summarizing, which point to the full APA citations on your References page.
• If you find your ideas and the clinical question changed once you began researching your topic, you can discuss that with the need for further research towards the end of your paper.

If you'd like guidance with writing your paper or citing your references, especially if you don't write papers often or English is not your first language, please make an appointment while you're working on your draft with a writing tutor at Berkeley's Center for Academic Success (CAS). They can be held on campus or over Zoom.