Course Project: Part 2—Literature Review This is a continuation of the Course Project presented in Week 2. The Course Project Part 1 Done by youin the below link: https://www.homeworkmarket.com/content/nurs-5052nurs-6052-essentials-evidence-based-practice-course-project-part-1-grading-rubic-an Before you begin, review the Course Project Overview document located in the Week 2 Resources area. The literature review is a critical piece in the research process because it helps a researcher determine what is currently known about a topic and identify gaps or further questions. Conducting a thorough literature review can be a time-consuming process, but the effort helps establish the foundation for everything that will follow. For this part of your Course Project, you will conduct a brief literature review to find information on the question you developed in Week 2. This will provide you with experience in searching databases and identifying applicable resources. To prepare: Review the information in Chapter 5 of the course text, focusing on the steps for conducting a literature review and for compiling your findings. Using the question you selected in your Week 2 Project (Part 1 of the Course Project), locate 5 or more full-text research articles that are relevant to your PICOT question. Include at least 1 systematic review and 1 integrative review if possible. Use the search tools and techniques mentioned in your readings this week to enhance the comprehensiveness and objectivity of your review. You may gather these articles from any appropriate source, but make sure at least 3 of these articles are available as full-text versions through Walden Library’s databases. Read through the articles carefully. Eliminate studies that are not appropriate and add others to your list as needed. Although you may include more, you are expected to include a minimum of five articles. Complete a literature review summary table using the Literature Review Summary Table Template located in this week’s Learning Resources. Prepare to summarize and synthesize the literature using the information on writing a literature review found in Chapter 5 of the course text. To complete: Write a 3- to 4-page literature review that includes the following: A synthesis of what the studies reveal about the current state of knowledge on the question that you developed Point out inconsistencies and contradictions in the literature and offer possible explanations for inconsistencies. Preliminary conclusions on whether the evidence provides strong support for a change in practice or whether further research is needed to adequately address your inquiry Your literature review summary table with all references formatted in correct APA style Note: Certain aspects of conducting a standard review of literature have not yet been covered in this course. Therefore, while you are invited to critically examine any aspect of the studies (e.g., a study’s design, appropriateness of the t.

1. Course Project: Part 2—Literature Review
This is a continuation of the Course Project presented in Week
2.
The Course Project Part 1 Done by youin the below link:
https://www.homeworkmarket.com/content/nurs-5052nurs-6052-
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grading-rubic-an
Before you begin, review the Course Project Overview
document located in the Week 2 Resources area.
The literature review is a critical piece in the research process
because it helps a researcher determine what is currently known
about a topic and identify gaps or further questions. Conducting
a thorough literature review can be a time-consuming process,
but the effort helps establish the foundation for everything that
will follow. For this part of your Course Project, you will
conduct a brief literature review to find information on the
question you developed in Week 2. This will provide you with
experience in searching databases and identifying applicable
resources.
To prepare:
Review the information in Chapter 5 of the course text, focusing
on the steps for conducting a literature review and for
compiling your findings.
Using the question you selected in your Week 2 Project (Part 1
of the Course Project), locate 5 or more full-text research
articles that are relevant to your PICOT question. Include at
least 1 systematic review and 1 integrative review if possible.

2. Use the search tools and techniques mentioned in your readings
this week to enhance the comprehensiveness and objectivity of
your review. You may gather these articles from any appropriate
source, but make sure at least 3 of these articles are available as
full-text versions through Walden Library’s databases.
Read through the articles carefully. Eliminate studies that are
not appropriate and add others to your list as needed. Although
you may include more, you are expected to include a minimum
of five articles. Complete a literature review summary table
using the Literature Review Summary Table Template located in
this week’s Learning Resources.
Prepare to summarize and synthesize the literature using the
information on writing a literature review found in Chapter 5 of
the course text.
To complete:
Write a 3- to 4-page literature review that includes the
following:
A synthesis of what the studies reveal about the current state of
knowledge on the question that you developed
Point out inconsistencies and contradictions in the literature and
offer possible explanations for inconsistencies.
Preliminary conclusions on whether the evidence provides
strong support for a change in practice or whether further
research is needed to adequately address your inquiry
Your literature review summary table with all references
formatted in correct APA style
Note: Certain aspects of conducting a standard review of
literature have not yet been covered in this course.
Therefore, while you are invited to critically examine any
aspect of the studies (e.g., a study’s design, appropriateness of
the theoretic framework, data sampling methods), your

3. conclusion should be considered preliminary. Bear in mind that
five studies are typically not enough to reflect the full range of
knowledge on a particular question and you are not expected to
be familiar enough with research methodology to conduct a
comprehensive evaluation of all aspects of the studies.
This Week Reading Reseources:
Required Readings
Polit, D. F., & Beck, C. T. (2017). Nursing research: Generating
and assessing evidence for nursing practice (10th ed.).
Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
Chapter 3, “Key Concepts and Steps in Qualitative and
Quantitative Research” (for review)
Chapter 4, “Research Problems, Research Questions, and
Hypotheses”
This chapter focuses on the steps in planning a study to generate
evidence. These include developing a research question,
identifying variables, articulating a problem statement, and
generating hypotheses.
Chapter 7, “Ethics in Nursing Research”
In this chapter, the focus is on the ethical dilemmas that occur
when planning and conducting research and the ethical
principles that have been enacted for protecting study
participants.
Fouka, G., & Mantzorou, M. (2011). What are the major ethical
issues in conducting research? Is there a conflict between the
research ethics and the nature of nursing? Health Science
Journal, 5(1), 3–14.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
This article describes a literature review conducted to determine
the most important ethical issues that nurses encounter when
undertaking or participating in research. The authors detail the
results of the review and make recommendations for solving

4. some of the problems highlighted.
Newcomb, P. (2010). Evolving fairness in research on human
subjects. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing,
23(3), 123–124.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
In this article, the author describes some of the ethical
controversies that may arise in conducting research in human
subjects, especially with respect to ownership of genes. The
author also stresses the importance of educating research
subjects and their families about the ultimate purpose of
research.
Yakov, G., Shilo, Y., & Shor, T. (2010). Nurses’ perceptions of
ethical issues related to patients’ rights law. Nursing Ethics,
17(4), 501–510.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
The authors of this article detail a study conducted to determine
how nursing staff deal with ethical issues in relation to the law.
The article emphasizes the difficulty staff had in distinguishing
between legal and ethical problems. The authors make several
recommendations to deal with legal and ethical problems.
Delwiche, F. (2008). Anatomy of a scholarly research
presentation in the health sciences. Retrieved from
http://dana.uvm.edu/Anatomy/
This presentation highlights the primary components of
scholarly research articles. The presentation details the
distinguishing factors of scholarly journals, the peer-review
process, and the definition of “primary literature.”
American Nurses Association. (2001). Code of ethics for nurses
with interpretive statements. Retrieved from
http://nursingworld.org/DocumentVault/Ethics-1/Code-of-
Ethics-for-Nurses.html
This website provides the code of ethics for nurses to be used in

5. carrying out their responsibilities. There is also a detailed
explanation of each provision.
Document: Literature Review Summary Table Template (Word
document)
Note: You will use this document to complete the Project
throughout this course.
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Week 2 Reading Reseources:
Required Readings
Polit, D. F., & Beck, C. T. (2017). Nursing research: Generating
and assessing evidence for nursing practice (10th ed.).
Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
Chapter 2, “Evidence-Based Nursing: Translating Research
Evidence into Practice” (Review pages 14–31)
Chapter 5, “Literature Reviews: Finding and Critiquing
Evidence”
In this chapter, you focus on conducting a literature review.
Topics include how to identify the relevant literature on a given
topic and then how to critique the strengths and weaknesses of
the literature that you have found. Finally, the chapter examines

6. how to synthesize the research findings into a written literature
review.
Houde, S. C. (2009). The systematic review of literature: A tool
for evidence-based policy. Journal of Gerontological Nursing,
35(9), 9–12.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
This article emphasizes the importance of systematic reviews of
literature. The authors present an overview of resources that
may assist in conducting systematic reviews.
Krainovich-Miller, B., Haber, J., Yost, J., & Jacobs, S. K.
(2009). Evidence-based practice challenge: Teaching critical
appraisal of systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines
to graduate students. Journal of Nursing Education, 48(4), 186–
195.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
This article reviews the features of the TREAD Evidence-Based
Practice Model. In particular, the authors of this article stress
how the model emphasizes the use of standardized critical
appraisal tools and Level I evidence.
Robeson, P., Dobbins, M., DeCorby, K., & Tirilis, D. (2010).
Facilitating access to pre-processed research evidence in public
health. BMC Public Health, 10, 95.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
This article describes a hierarchy of pre-processed evidence and
how it is adapted to the public health setting. The authors
identify a range of resources with relevant public health
content.
Walden Student Center for Success. (2012). Clinical Question
Anatomy. Retrieved July 9, 2014, from
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/content.php?pid=183871&si
d=2950360
Barker, J. (n.d.) Basic search tips and advanced Boolean

7. explained. Retrieved August 3, 2012, from
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Boole
an.pdf
This resource provides a graphical representation of different
approaches to research and gives examples of each.
Davies, K. S. (2011). Formulating the evidence based practice
question: A review of the frameworks. Evidence Based Library
and Information Practice, 6(2), 75–80. Retrieved from
https://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/vie
wFile/9741/8144
This article reviews the frameworks commonly used to assist in
generating answerable research questions. The author
recommends considering the individual elements of the
frameworks as interchangeable (depending upon the situation),
rather than trying to fit a situation to a specific framework.
Walden University Library. (2012). Levels of evidence.
Retrieved from
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/c.php?g=80240&p=523225
This guide provides a listing of evidence-based clinical
resources, including systematic reviews and meta-analyses,
critically appraised topics, background information and expert
opinions, and unfiltered resources.
Indiana State University. (n.d.). Database search strategies.
Retrieved July 6, 2012, from
http://libguides.indstate.edu/content.php?pid=118904&sid=1065
428
In this resource, the most common types of database searches
are highlighted. It includes topics such as nesting searches,
phrase searches, and using synonyms of key words in the

8. search.
Library of Congress Online Catalog. (2008). Boolean
searching. Retrieved from
http://catalog.loc.gov/help/boolean.htm
This web page provides a basic overview of Boolean searches
and provides simple examples of key search terms.
Walden University. (n.d.b.). Searching and retrieving materials
in the research databases. Retrieved August 10, 2012, from
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/foundationscoursedocs/Sear
chingRetrieving
This resource provides tips for searching in the Walden Library.
It includes a guide to keyword searches, an explanation of
Boolean searches, and tips on locating specific journals or
articles.
Document: Course Project Overview (Word document)
Note: You will use this document to complete the Project
throughout this course.
Media
Laureate Education (Producer). (2012e). Finding resources for
EBP. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 6 minutes.
In this video, Dr. Marianne Chulay identifies sources where
nurses can find evidence to support their practices. She provides
several examples of resources that provide specific information
about best practices in health care