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The review of the literature is traditionally considered a systematic and critical review of the most important published scholarly literature on a particular topic. Scholarly literature refer to published and unpublished data based literature and conceptual literature materials found in print and non print forms Data based literature reports of completed research Conceptual research reports of theories, 3 concepts
Theory
1. Determines what is known about a subject, concept or problem 2. Determines gaps, consistencies & inconsistencies about a subject, concept or problem 3. Discovers unanswered questions about a subject, concept or problem 4. Describes strengths & weaknesses of designs, methods of inquiry and instruments used in earlier works
5. Discovers conceptual traditions used to examine problems 6. Generates useful research questions or projects/activities for the discipline 7. Promotes development of protocols & policies related to nursing practice 8. Uncovers a new practice intervention, or gains support for changing a practice intervention
The literature review allows for refinement of research problems and questions and/or hypotheses
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The literature review reveals strengths and weaknesses of designs and methods of previous research studies
The literature review is used to discuss the results or findings of a study. The discussion relates the studys findings to what was or was not found in the review of literature
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Data based literature Empirical literature Scientific literature Research literature Scholarly research literature Research study study
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All of the theorys concepts or aspects of the study and/or definitions may not be fully presented If all concepts or aspects are included, the definitions may be collapsed or paraphrased to such a degree that it no longer represents the theorists actual work The critique (whether positive or negative) is based on the presentation of incomplete or interpreted data and therefore less useful to the consumer
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