Literature Search Assignment
Susan M. Montenery
Department of Health Sciences, Coastal Carolina University
NUR 424: Nursing Research
Dr. Montenery
Students will explore the literature on a specific topic using current nursing research articles. This is defined by articles less than 5 years old, from nursing literature, commonly nursing journals, with nurses as authors in a topic connected directly to nursing.
Each student will locate 5 nursing research articles. Student are expected to have an introductory paragraph to explain the topic as well as a conclusion. Proper APA format including use of headings separating each article is expected.
Students will write a 1-2 paragraph summary for each article including whether the research was quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods.