Doing a Literature Review in Nursing, Health and Social Care

A clear and practical guide to completing a literature review in nursing and healthcare studies.

A clear and practical guide to completing a literature review in nursing and healthcare studies.

Providing you with straightforward guidance on how to successfully carry out a literature review as part of your research project or dissertation, this book uses examples and activities to demonstrate how to complete each step correctly, from start to finish, and highlights how to avoid common mistakes. Perfect for any nursing or healthcare student new to literature reviews and for anyone who needs a refresher on this important topic.

The third edition includes:

• Expert advice on selecting and researching a topic
• A chapter outlining the different types of literature review you may come across
• Increased focus on Critical Appraisal Tools and how to use them effectively
• New real-world examples presenting best practice

• Instructions on writing up and presenting the final piece of work

  Autorentext
  Michael Coughlan is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing, Trinity College Dublin, where he has worked since 2002. He is a Registered Nurse Tutor and has been involved in nurse education for nearly 30 years. He has a wide experience in guiding and supervising students undertaking literature reviews and research studies at both an undergraduate and postgraduate level. His interests include research, and haematology and oncology nursing. He has a number of publications in these areas, in addition to co-authoring a number of books on literature reviews and research. Qualifications: MEd, MA, BNS, RPN, RGN, RNT. Patricia Cronin is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin. She is a registered General Nurse and her clinical background is in surgical and gastrointestinal nursing. She has a special interest in theory, and research and systematic review methodologies and considerable expertise in qualitative research methodologies. She is also a contributor and member of the editorial board for an online clinical skills training tool. Her research interests lie in the areas of chronic illness and gastrointestinal health in people with intellectual disability. She has published widely, co-authoring four books and book chapters and journal articles related to clinical skills, gastrointestinal nursing, research and theory. Qualifications: PhD, MSc, MA, BSc Nursing & Education, DipN (Lond), RN.

  Zusammenfassung
  A clear and practical guide to completing a literature review in nursing and healthcare studies.

  Inhalt

  Chapter 1: What is a Literature Review
  Chapter 2: Types of Literature Review
  Chapter 3: Selecting a Review Topic and Searching the Literature
  Chapter 4: Reading and Organising the Literature
  Chapter 5: Critically Appraising the Literature
  Chapter 6: Combining (Synthesising) the Results
  Chapter 7: Writing a Literature Review, Plagiarism and Referencing