Literature review structured essay
Assessment task details and instructions
You should produce a robust report that critically evaluates and analyses the evidence base behind a nursing intervention of your choice. To do this you will be expected to identify one area of nursing practice or intervention, and undertake a structured literature review of the evidence base supporting this guidance, using the structured essay format provided. You are expected to develop a clear search strategy and to evaluate the quality of your evidence. You will then discuss the key findings and themes within your literature. Finally you will draw conclusions from your findings and consider its impact in practice.
Your report should include the following:
• Identify a topic and developing a clear focus for your study – identify how you have chosen your topic and provide background information to provide context to your research question.
• Developing a search strategy – demonstrate your search strategy to demonstrate how you have refined your search to, around 8 appropriate papers to support your topic.
• Summarising the evidence – complete the summary of findings table to identify the evidence you have chosen and why it is relevant to your topic.
• Appraising the evidence – You should appraise the quality of your papers, identified using a recognised critical appraisal tool, and justify your choice in text.
• Identifying themes – critically appraise the key findings and themes of your literature which contribute to answering your question.
• Conclude – draw conclusions from your analysis and discuss how this impacts on practice and service users.
Presentation/Formatting Guidelines
Your student roll number should be the title of the Word file. Do not insert your name anywhere in your assignment or on Turnitin.
• Type your essay in a clear, readable font, size 12 or larger, with page numbers throughout
• You are able to go 10% over the word count to account for in text references, if you exceed this you will not be penalised but work beyond this will not be marked
• Use line spacing 1.5 or 2 in the main body of your assignment and single line spacing in your final reference list at the end of your assignment.
• Provide a final word count (not including your final reference list) at the end of your assignment.
Your ‘in-text’ citations and final reference list should be written in APA 6th (Harvard) style.
Assessed intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:
Knowledge and Understanding
1. Critically examine and debate the nature of evidence within healthcare
2. Apply critical appraisal tools in the evaluation of different forms of evidence
3. Explain how evidence can be implemented and disseminated within an integrated and multi-professional health and social care environment
4. Identify and discuss the importance of personalisation within the context of applying evidence-based interventions
5. Explain the barriers to the application of evidence within different practice environments
Practical, Professional or Subject Specific Skills
1. Explore the evidence underpinning a variety of healthcare practice.
2. Discuss and explore the application of evidence within different environments
3. Review how individuals and group attitudes impact on the application of sound evidence base
4. Appreciate the dissonance that might exist between the evidence base and the expectations, values, beliefs and preferences of service users
Word count/ duration (if applicable)
Your assessment should be 5000 words long.
• This does not include the text and tables already included in the structured essay format. This is a total of 711 words which are permitted on top of your 5000 words.
• The word count does not include your reference list.
You are able to go 10% over the word count to account for in text references, if you exceed this you will not be penalised but work beyond this will not be marked
Formative
• Formative draft – you have the opportunity to submit ONE 1000 word draft plan to your supervisor for formative feedback. You can choose to have your feedback by Turnitin, telephone or face to face – this must be arranged with your supervisor. All formative drafts must be submitted by 4pm on 18th June 2021 via the Turnitin Draft folder on the Evidence Based Interventional Nursing Blackboard site.
