Research Guides: NUR291 LPN-RN Adult Medical Surgical Nursing III: Literature Review

What is a literature review?

"A literature review is a text of a scholarly paper, which includes the current knowledge including substantive findings, as well as theoretical and methodological contributions to a particular topic. Literature reviews use secondary sources, and do not report new or original experimental work."

Source: Wikipedia

Books

Literature Review and Synthesis: A Guide for Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals by Susan Weber Buchholz; Kirsten A. Dickins
Call Number: RT41 .B87 2023

Publication Date: 2023

Helps nursing students and working nurses to master the essential skill of synthesizing diverse forms of literature to inform research, practice, and policy in Nursing and the Health Science disciplines.
Doing a Literature Review in Nursing, Health and Social Care, 2e by Michael Coughlan; Patricia Cronin
Publication Date: 2017

Chapters address different types of literature reviews; critically analysing material; presenting the final piece of work; best practice in referencing and plagiarism; and systematic approaches to literature reviews.
Literature Reviews for Education and Nursing Graduate Students by Linda Frederiksen; Sue F. Phelps
Publication Date: 2017

Open textbook designed for students in graduate-level nursing and education programs. Its intent is to recognize the significant role the literature review plays in the research process and to prepare students for the work that goes into writing one.

Websites

Learn How to Write a Review of Literature
Includes all parts of a literature review, including samples.
Writing a Literature Review
Provides strategies for revising literature reviews.

How to Conduct a Literature Review for Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Articles

How to Write an Evidence-Based Clinical Review Article by Jay Siwek, M.D. et al.
Publication Date: January 15, 2002
Ten Simple Rules for Writing a Literature Review by Marco Pautasso
Publication Date: July 2013
Undertaking a Literature Review: A Step-by-Step Approach by Patricia Cronin, Frances Ryan, Michael Coughlan
Publication Date: 2008

Samples of Literature Reviews

Sample Literature Review
This sample paper was adapted by the Writing Center from Key, K.L., Rich, C., DeCristofaro, C., Collins, S. (2010). Use of Propofol and emergence agitation in children: A literature review. AANA Journal, 78(6).
Sample Literature Review For Nursing Students
From Illinois Eastern Community Colleges.