4 Year Nursing Degree Programme (BSc Cur)
NU4S01 -Literature Review (10 ECTS)
Learning Outcomes
Following completion of this module the student should be able to
- Discuss the dynamic relationship between nursing research and clinical practice and the School’s role in that relationship
- Explain the main purposes of the literature review
- Draw on the findings of their annotated bibliography to develop a suitable topic for a narrative literature review
- Use a structured approach to analyse the literature on their chosen topic
- Identify and discuss the implications of their literature review for research and clinical practice
- Present key aspects of their literature review in the format of an academic poster suitable for conference presentation
- Give and receive feedback in a spirit of tolerance and collaboration
Module Learning Aims
This module aims t to build on students’ research knowledge and skills thus enabling them to formulate a
narrative literature review on a topic relevant to clinical practice and the School’s research focus.
- The relationship between nursing research, clinical practice and the school’s research programme.
- Overview of the purpose of a literature review.
- Introduction to the processes and structure of a narrative literature review.
- Examination of each of the components of a narrative literature review.
- Identifying implications for practice and research from the findings of a narrative literature review.
Recommended Reading List
- Aveyard H. (2010) Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care. A Practical Guide. Open University Press, Berkshire.
- Coughlan M., Cronin P., Ryan F. (2013) Doing a Literature Review in Nursing, Health and Social Care. Sage, London.
- Cronin P., Ryan F., Coughlan M. (2008) Undertaking a Literature Review: a Step by Step Approach. British Journal of Nursing 17 (1), 38-43.
- Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) (2010), available at http://www.caspinternational.org/
- Parahoo K. (2006) Nursing Research, Principles, Process and Issues. 2nd ed. London: Palgrave.
* Additional readings will be given for each unit of learning