Individual Literature Review
Weight: 50%
Length: 2000 words
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Learning Objectives Assessed:
- Explain the research process that underpins the evidence base for nursing practice
- Discuss and critique commonly used research designs that inform health care practice
Graduate Outcomes supported:
• CLO3: Demonstrate the ability to critically appraise the literature related to complex nursing issues
Details:
This assignment involves finding an issue you have encountered in practice – this could be your clinical practice or nursing related work if you are employed in healthcare. Identify and reflect on the issue. Conduct a search for literature related to this issue and provide a brief overview of the evidence. Please be creative in identifying issues related to where you would like to work in the future – you may have also witnessed or experienced something during your clinical placements that you feel could be done better. This is your chance to prove that this is the case.
Some examples may include:
• Mental health: Nurses roles in seclusion reduction.
• Medical settings: How can we recognise delirium better?
• Community nursing: What are the risks in community visiting?
• Surgical settings: Is post-operative pain assessment by nurses effective?
Introduce your paper and provide some objectives. Define the issue you will be discussing. Make sure you provide a search strategy – as discussed in lectures, searches need to be repeatable and believable! Describe the evidence you have found. It may be better to do this in themes to make the structure of your paper stronger. Finally, provide a discussion/conclusion that draws this evidence together to support change in the issue you have identified.
References must be in APA 6thedition. Be sure to provide strong evidence to inform your arguments.
Essay plan sample
Introduction - 200 words, Definition – 300words, Literature – 700 words, Discussion – 700 words and conclusion – 200 words
Marking Guide
Criteria/Description Possible Grade Actual Grade
Introduction
• Provides an introduction with introduction to the issue, key literature to define the issue and stated aims of the paper 5
Definition of identified issue
• Provides a clear definition of the issue identified with reflection and clear relevance to practice 10
Overview of literature supporting issue
• Good selection of literature that supports change in the issue
• Primary research critiqued, strengths and weaknesses of the literature applied to argument
• Referenced correctly 15
Discussion
• Discussion relates literature to issue
• Strong argument for change provided with support from literature 15
Conclusion
• Conclusion summarises paper 5
TOTAL MARK POSSIBLE 50
Assessment Task 3
Weight: 30%
Length: Six minutes/250 words
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Feedback will be provided on marking sheets returned to you on the day.
Learning Objectives Assessed:
- Explain the research process that underpins the evidence base for nursing practice
Graduate Outcomes supported:
• CLO1: Explain the research process that underpins the evidence base for nursing practice
• CLO2: Discuss and critique commonly used research designs that inform health care practice
• CLO4: Review the role of research in health policy and decision-making practices
Details:
The final assessment task for this subject involves the presentation of the issue identified in your major assignment using three slides in six minutes. You also need to provide a 250-word abstract that summarises the findings of your analysis of the literature. Your three slides will be presented during a seminar day at the end of the semester and be marked by a panel who you will present to.
Your presentation will be timed for six minutes and marks are allocated for keeping to this time. It may pay to follow a set structure, for example identifying your issue on the first slide, summarising the key points of the literature on the second slide and recommendations to improve practice/further research on the final slide. Remember, this subject is about using the research to support your argument and critical thinking so merely providing a three-slide summary of a topic will not get you many marks.
Your abstract needs to identify the issue and provide a brief synopsis of the literature findings in 250 words. It should not require any referencing and read as a strong overview of your paper. Consider looking at the abstracts of journal articles during the semester to get a feel of how to structure your abstract. The abstract must be submitted on the seminar day.
Marking Guide:
Assignment Feedback Sheet
Assessment task three Word limit: Three slides in six minutes/250 words abstract
Assessment value: 30%
RAPID FIRE PRESENTATION
Criteria/Description Possible Mark Actual Mark
Introduces self and topic 2
Clear overview of the issue identified
4
Succinct description of literature supporting the issue 4
Clear evidence of critical thinking and application of the literature to the issue 4
Realistic recommendations for improvement/future research provided 4
On time, three slides only 2
Total Marks 20
ABSTRACT
Criteria/Description Possible Mark Actual Mark
Clear introduction of topic 2
Succinct synopsis of research examined in assignment 3
Succinct recommendations for improvement/future research 3
Meets conventions for abstract and adheres to word count (250) 2
Total Marks 10