...Literature Search & Critical Review Jennifer Burkey Eastern Michigan University The adoption of electronic medical records systems is one of very current relevance in nursing practice. In our local region there are many hospital systems that are in the process, or have just completed the process, of implementing an integrated electronic medical record system. This drew me to perform a literature search on the subject of electronic medical records use in nursing practice. I performed this search using the search terms electronic medical records in the CINAHL database and limited my search to English language research articles. I arranged the resulting articles with the newest listed first and scanned through the article titles for those relating to nursing practice. The purpose of this paper is to critically review one of the articles I found during my literature search. I chose the article “Factors influencing nurses’ intentions toward the use of mobile electronic medical records” written by Hsu, Liu, Weng & Chen. Article Summary According to Hsu, et al. (2013), “The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing nurses’ intentions toward the use of mobile electronic medical records, based on the Theory of Diffusion Innovations.” (p. 124) Hsu et al. first went through a literature search of their own to provide definitions of some key terms needed for the study. Mobile electronic medicals records (MEMR) was defined as “an EMR that can...
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...Running head: LITERATURE SEARCH TO LOCATE RESEARCH ARTICLE According to the reports published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Injury Centre (2007), falls are the third most common cause of unintentional injury death across all age groups and the first leading cause among people 65 years and older (Tzeng, H., & Yin, C. (2008). A hospital can be a dangerous and erratic place for inpatients because of its unfamiliar physical environment (different from their home settings) and because of changes in patients’ medical conditions as related to their physical and psychological health and sensory systems (Tzeng, H., & Yin, C. (2008). The following research articles focus on the nurses’ role in preventing and managing patient falls in the hospitals. As part of the assignment abstract from the articles are included. Literature Search 1: Nurses’ Solutions to Prevent Inpatient Fall in Hospital Rooms. Abstract Patient fall rates are perceived as the indicator that could be most improved through nurse-led safety strategies or interventions. A safety-driven design with a goal to prevent inpatient fall-related injuries should be a hospital design principle. In this qualitative study, researchers used inductive and deductive methods to understand the clinically accessible solutions to minimize the extrinsic risk factors of inpatient falls. The findings from the nurse interviews were compared with the intervention strategies toward...
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...Literature Review Handout Liberty University Online Writing Center Handout Description A review of literature is a critical analysis of a portion of the published body of knowledge available through the use of summary, classification, and comparison of previous research studies, reviews of literature, and journal articles (“How to Write a Literature Review”, 2012). This handout discusses the reasons for writing a literature review and presents its various requirements. It examines what a literature review is, as well as what it is not; it distinguishes between the literature review and the annotated bibliography. Like many academic writing assignments, there is not one universal standard for writing a literature review. Its format can differ from discipline to discipline and from assignment to assignment. There is, however, an overall structure that is commonly used across various disciplines, and this format is examined in more detail. The handout concludes with some helpful “tips and tricks” for preparing a literature review. Disclaimer: The content of a literature review may vary from discipline to discipline and from assignment to assignment. The literature review content recommended in this handout is that which is most commonly included. If in doubt about what you should include in your literature review, please consult your professor. Literature Review Handout Defining a Literature Review ...
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...Introduction By general agreement and on the basis of first hand experience, the review of literature in most student research (and some professional academic research too) is clumsy, naive, turgid, confusing and often down right dull. But given the central importance the literature review holds in our academic writing tradition, and its pivotal role in the academic assessment of research why are we still executing them so badly? Specifically, why do students find them so difficult to write? And academics find them so disheartening to read? There is no shortage of guidance in how to undertake a literature review. Comprehensive guides to business research such as Gill and Johnson (1991) or Cooper (1989) contain some guidance. More comprehensive are the general thesis guides such as Dunleavy (2003), Teitelbaum (1998), Baker (2003), or Evans (1996). There are also many specific guides to undertaking a literature review such as Baker (2000), Rowley and Slack (2004) or Hart (1999). Indeed, any competent trawl of the internet will generate innumerable guides and resources from universities around the world. The issue it seems is not the lack of guidance, but how such guidance is translated into the finished product. As a consequence this article focuses upon how to write the literature review, some techniques that can be used to ^ Correspondence: Mark Gabbott, Department of Marketing, Monash University, P.O. Box 197, Caulfield East Melbourne, Vic 3145, Australia, Tel: 00 61 3 9903...
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...IPL -- Arts and Humanities -- Literature 189 resources Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day Information including pronunciation, definition and background about words from Merriam-Webster Subject: The Penguin Podcast Book extracts, author interviews and other information, including links to purchasing sites from Penguin Books, UK Subject: Literature; NPR: Book Tour Podcast Modern authors read and discuss their work Subject: Literature; PRI: Selected Shorts Podcast Actors reading short stories, described as "story time for adults" Subject: Literature; World Book Club A discussion with world authors about their most famous works Subject: Literature; The Canadian Literature Archive A comprehensive collection of information about Canadian writers, novelists, poets, and playwrights, as well as books, archives, publications, and literary organizations. A good place to go for information on the Canadian literary scene. Subject: Literature; Dictionary of Symbolism Explanations for commonly used symbolism in literature. Searchable. Subject: Literature; Encyclopedia.com -- Flood This Encyclopedia.com entry on floods includes information about the flooding process, historical floods, and floods in myth and religion. Click on the tabs to find information on these different topics. Subject: Literature; Favorite Poem Project Robert Pinsky, a poet and the author of this site says, "If a poem is written...
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...from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In this literary piece, the search for truth in a judicial setting is the main focus. There are pieces of evidence, moral, and ethical aspects that are revealed in the book. They were used in the search for the truth. Truth is the state of mind of being real or fact. Through the ways of knowing, truth can be found. There are different ways of depicting truth. Through the arts, an artist can express him or herself and show truth through their expression. One form of art is Literature. Literature is a way of reaching truth but is not necessarily the best at “telling the truth”. Truth can also be represented in historical fiction in great literature works such as in To Kill a Mockingbird. Literature is the way that a writer can express him or herself through written language. Some might believe that literature is a more reliable way to find truth. However, there are others who might raise the questions such as “What is literature?” and “Who decides what literature is?” If questions like these can be raised, that means that the definition of literature can interpreted differently thus is it a reliable source of truth? Literature may be a way of expression but expression is shown through other arts as well such as music and paintings. So ultimately, it can be concluded that all types of art can tell the truth. To further investigate the extent that literature can tell the truth...
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...Sign In|Sign Up Home Search Settings Top Contributors Help Center Home AUDIOBOOKS AUTHORS, POETS, AND PLAYWRIGHTS AUTOBIOGRAPHY MORE Connect with Facebook See what questions your friends are asking today. Legacy account member? Sign in. Categories Audiobooks Authors, Poets, and Playwrights Autobiography Banned and Challenged Books Biography Book Search Bookbinding Children's Books Comics Fables and Folklore Fantasy Books Horror Libraries and Library History Literary Awards Literary Terms Literature & Language Literature Classics Manga Mystery Books Mythology » More What is the summary of the other woman by norma miraflor? In: Books and Literature [Edit categories] Questions & AnswersOnline Tests, Quizzes and Surveys On Various Subjects. Sign Up now!www.Facebook.com BV foundingStart a BV in the Netherlands Cheap and fast BV foundingwww.bvfounding.com Birnbaum Bard ConferenceInternational Academic Conference on Birnbaum's Summa Metaphysicawww.Conference1000.com New Toyota HybridsFind Out About Our Best-In-Class Hybrid Technology.facebook.com/ToyotaHybridSolution Ads Answered Questions - is one of these your question? What is the summary of Sunshine by Norma Klein What is the summary of the other woman by virgilio samonte Who is norma What is the summary of the three century woman What is summary of too soon a woman What is a summary of the wise old woman An old woman Poem Summary What is a summary of the story the woman...
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...Literature is the foundation of life. It places an emphasis on many topics from human tragedies to tales of the ever-popular search for love. While it is physically written in words, these words come alive in the imagination of the mind, and its ability to comprehend the complexity or simplicity of the text. Literature enables people to see through the lenses of others, and sometimes even inanimate objects; therefore, it becomes a looking glass into the world as others view it. It is a journey that is inscribed in pages, and powered by the imagination of the reader. Ultimately, literature has provided a gateway to teach the reader about life experiences from even the saddest stories to the most joyful ones that will touch their hearts. From a very young age, many are exposed to literature in the most stripped down form: picture books and simple texts that are mainly for the sole purpose of teaching the alphabet etc. Although these are not nearly as complex as an 800-page sci-fi novel, it is the first step that many take towards the literary world. Progressively, as people grow older, they explore other genres of books, ones that propel them towards curiosity of the subject, and the overall book. Reading and being given the keys to the literature world prepares individuals from an early age to discover the true importance of literature: being able to comprehend and understand situations from many perspectives. Physically speaking, it is impossible to be someone else. It is impossible...
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...or Wordsworth; definitive examples of all that the term implies. We instinctively associate the term with characteristics such as artistic merit, creative genius, and the expression of mankind's noblest qualities. In this essay I will explore some of the characteristics of this kind of writing. Literary works are primarily distinguishable from other pieces of writing by their creative, or artistic intent. A piece of literature differs from a specialised treatises on astronomy, political economy, philosophy, or even history, in part because it appeals, not to a particular class of readers only, but to men and women; and in part because, while the object of the treatise is simply to impart knowledge, one ideal end of the piece of literature, whether it also imparts knowledge or not, is to yield aesthetic satisfaction by the manner of which it handles its theme. [1] The writer of this passage emphasises the distinction between writing of didactic purpose and literary writing which has that other, aesthetic, dimension. In fundamental terms literature is 'an expression of life through the medium of language' [2], but language used more profoundly than when used simply to convey information. The following two extracts, for example, both describing one partner's response to marital problems, are different in both their form and their intent: Many critics date the crumbling of their marriage back to that unfortunate episode, but David was delighted when he heard that Lynne...
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...Literature is known to provoke thoughts and inspire actions because people constantly react to what they read. These reactions, spanning from a minuscule change to a total transformation, can happen subconsciously in one’s mind or publicly in the world. Nonetheless, they are a response to a piece of work. A. S. Byatt decides to explore this concept in her novel Possession. Using the underlying theme that literature significantly affects its audience, the novel follows two scholars as they discover an illicit, nineteenth century love affair between famous poets. Possession explores the relationship a body of work can have with its audience, whether it be used as an escape or a means to shift one’s perspective. It demonstrates that while reading...
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...Literature From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the art of written work. For the card game, see Literature (card game). This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (October 2013) "Literis" Mosaic at the Cultural Center (Chicago, IL).jpg Literature Old book bindings.jpg Major forms Novel Poem Drama Short story Novella Genres Comedy Drama Epic Erotic Nonsense Lyric Mythopoeia Romance Satire Tragedy Tragicomedy Media Performance (play) Book Techniques Prose Poetry History and lists Outline of literature Glossary of terms History (modern) Books Writers Literary / Poetry awards Discussion Criticism Theory Sociology Magazines Portal icon Literature portal v t e Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work. The word literature literally means: "things made from letters". Literature is commonly classified as having two major forms—fiction and non-fiction—and two major techniques—poetry and prose. Literature may consist of texts based on factual information (journalistic or non-fiction), a category that may also include polemical...
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...Have you ever wondered just how many genres of literature there are? There are generally just about 25 genres of literature, seems like few, right? That’s because they are, and sometimes it is hard to stand out or be the shining star in such low diversity, believe it or not. Within those genres there are topics. Within those topics there are different styles and moods or feelings that a style generates with solely the written word. Some genres that might stand a chance and sometimes seem to stand above all may be fiction and/or romance. But there is a new dark horse in the game; his name is Edgar Allan Poe. Poe’s writing style and stories have survived long decades and centuries from book bags, libraries, to containers. Now we enjoy and...
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...to allow the reader to understand and interpret the importance of your research. It should place your research in the context of what is known in that field. You should start by briefly reviewing what is generally known about your topic. Don’t give away your conclusions, but inform your reader about your general topic. Concepts and definitions that may be new to the reader should be presented and defined in the introduction. Give enough background information so that your reader will know why your guiding question is important. The introduction should lead up to and conclude with an explicit statement of your hypothesis or guiding question. Methods The methods should be described in enough detail to enable someone else to repeat the search you did in the library. You should describe what was done rather than how to do it. Be concise. Your methods are simple...
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...Term Paper Format Format for Term Papers ________________________________________ Below are some links and a general outline on how to write your term papers. Depending on your topic you may want to rely on the scientific report style or literature review styles, or a combination of the two. The choice is yours. Links to these styles can be accessed by the buttons below. Below the three buttons I outline the scientific report style. More details can be found by clicking the scientific format button below. Click here for how to write a reseach paper Click here to gain a more detailed view of the scientific report format described below or, Click here to gain a description of how to write a literature review ________________________________________ Format for a Scientific Report Abstract Short (three-quarters of a page) description of the paper. Describe what the issue or problem is, why it is important or interesting, and your findings Introduction • What is the issue or problem? • Literature review: what is current thinking, findings, and approaches on the problem? • What is the significance of the problem? • How do you plan to deal with the problem? What is your solution? Methods • How did you search for information or data on the topic? • What is your impression of the ulility, relevance, or quality of the data you collected? • What special steps did you take to select or utilize the data? Results • What are your findings? • Are their problems...
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...Website Don't clutter up your life with other activities; just write. Don't carry out a thorough and comprehensive search of the literature; just write. Don't attempt to make sure that every page you write shows the full extent of your professional skills; just write. Don't write a well-organized, well-integrated, unified dissertation; just write. Don't think profound thoughts that shake the intellectual foundations of the discipline; just write. If you don't have a paper started by the spring of your third year, be alarmed. If you don't have a paper largely drafted by the fall of your fourth year, panic. Have three new ideas a week while you are getting started. Don't try to game the profession, work on what interests you. Good papers in economics have three characteristics: o A viewpoint. o A lever. o A result. Utpal Bhattacharya’s Views on What Constitutes a Good Paper in Financial Economics For me, a good paper in financial economics is really an essay that exposits an opinion that is substantiated with evidence. I look for five things: 1) The Research Question. Is it interesting and important? New question? Old question with no previous clear answers? Whether the research question is interesting and important is determined with respect to the literature (more objective judgment) and with respect to economic events around you (less objective judgment.) 2) The Research Design. Are the tests or the models relevant to the ...
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