NURS 3370 RESEARCH TEST 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
literature review
a systematic and critical appraisal usually found near the beginning of the article
what does a literature review do 4
1. clarifies research topic/problem
2. verifies significance
3. involves identification and analysis of relevant information that pertains to the
problem under investigation
3. provides strong knowledge base for research study or EBP project
4. develops an argument for the study or that a change in practice needs to take place
literature review helps the researcher determine 8
1. what has been and needs to be studied
2. gaps, consistencies/inconsistencies about a subject, concept or problem
3. unanswered questions about topic
4. strengths/weakness of earlier studies
5. how problems have been conceptualized in prior studies
6. useful research questions and problems
7. appropriate research design/method
8. need for replication/refinement of a study
example of a literature review
, MMR and autism
literature review helps the clinician to
1. develop protocols and policies
2. support changes in practice interventions (EBP)
researcher goals of a literature review
1. develop the knowledge necessary to design a sound study
2. generate research questions and hypotheses
Consumer/Clinician goal of a literature review
answer a clinical question or solve a problem to improve pt outcomes
sources for literature review
refereed journals= peer viewed journals
prefeered mode
panel of expert reviewers to determine if article standards and is usually a blind review
primary sources for literature review
research articles and books by the original author
secondary sources for literature review
published articles or book that are written by persons other than the individual who
conducted the research study or developed the theory.
interpreted by someone and not as good as the original source
example of primary source
autobiography
example of secondary source
Hockenberry textbook
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
literature review
a systematic and critical appraisal usually found near the beginning of the article
what does a literature review do 4
1. clarifies research topic/problem
2. verifies significance
3. involves identification and analysis of relevant information that pertains to the
problem under investigation
3. provides strong knowledge base for research study or EBP project
4. develops an argument for the study or that a change in practice needs to take place
literature review helps the researcher determine 8
1. what has been and needs to be studied
2. gaps, consistencies/inconsistencies about a subject, concept or problem
3. unanswered questions about topic
4. strengths/weakness of earlier studies
5. how problems have been conceptualized in prior studies
6. useful research questions and problems
7. appropriate research design/method
8. need for replication/refinement of a study
example of a literature review
, MMR and autism
literature review helps the clinician to
1. develop protocols and policies
2. support changes in practice interventions (EBP)
researcher goals of a literature review
1. develop the knowledge necessary to design a sound study
2. generate research questions and hypotheses
Consumer/Clinician goal of a literature review
answer a clinical question or solve a problem to improve pt outcomes
sources for literature review
refereed journals= peer viewed journals
prefeered mode
panel of expert reviewers to determine if article standards and is usually a blind review
primary sources for literature review
research articles and books by the original author
secondary sources for literature review
published articles or book that are written by persons other than the individual who
conducted the research study or developed the theory.
interpreted by someone and not as good as the original source
example of primary source
autobiography
example of secondary source
Hockenberry textbook
