This document provides instructions for an assignment to review 30 empirical research articles related to a PICOT question on facilitating breastfeeding initiation rates. Students are directed to use an "Empirical Research Checklist" to select articles published within the last 4 years that meet established empirical criteria. They must then summarize the purpose, methods, and results of each article in a "Research Article Chart" spreadsheet. The goal is to later identify major and subthemes from these reviews. Guidelines are provided on formatting, proofreading, typeface, and other requirements to ensure successful completion of the assignment.

1. Literature Review – Empirical Research Essay
Literature Review – Empirical Research EssayLiterature Review – Empirical Research
EssayTopic PICOT Question: For immediate postpartum mothers 19 years and older, will
the implementation ofeducation and immediate provider-driven mother-newborn
uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact and latch within the first 24 hours after birth lasted for
sixty minutes compared to current practice, facilitate breastfeeding initiation rates within
four weeks?The purpose of this assignment is to conduct empirical research relevant to the
DPI Project.Empirical research is the foundation of scholarly research and scholarly writing.
An empirical article is one that reports the actual results of a research study, and it should
include a description of the study, an introduction, a research question, an explanation of
the study’s methodology, a presentation of the results of the study, and a conclusion that
discusses the results and suggests topics for further study.When conducting research and
seeking out scholarly resources, limit your search to empirical articles. Upon finding a
relevant empirical study, assess the validity of the conclusion by determining if it answers
the proposed research question and if the methodology is appropriate. As you move
forward in your doctoral journey, you will read research papers that will require you to
assess the validity of the studies in question. To accomplish this, qualitative assessments
about the research must be made by comparing, contrasting, and synthesizing what the
research says.In this assignment, you will review 30 research articles associated with your
approved topic and summarize the purpose, methods, and results of each study, which will
later help you identify three to five major themes and three to five subthemes.General
Requirements:Use the following information to ensure successful completion of this
assignment:Refer to the “Empirical Research Checklist” to assist in determining which
articles are empirical.Use the “Research Article Chart” spreadsheet to provide a summary
review of each component of your assignment.Doctoral learners are required to use APA
style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success
Center.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the
assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful
completion.Directions:Select 30 empirical articles published within the last 4 years that
relate to your approved PICOT question. Use the “Empirical Research Checklist” resource to
ensure that each article meets all of the established criteria. The majority of the chosen
articles must demonstrate a quantitative methodology, though you may include one meta-
analysis article and one systematic review.Provide a summary review of each component
using the “Research Article Chart” workbook. You will have one entry for each of your 30

2. selected articles.The workbook is designed so that the content expected in each row
appears when the cursor hovers over the individual Criteria and Defining Characteristics
cells. Use the guidelines for each criteria as an outline of what material should be included
for every research article documented in the chart.ORDER NOW FOR CUSTOMIZED,
PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERSYou must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your
computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on
your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous
misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in
silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is
advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten
corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12
characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins
or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended
number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.Likewise, large type, large
margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines),
increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to
increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your
professor.The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on
the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white
paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to
follow your argument. Literature Review – Empirical Research Essay