Beginning a Literature Search, first decide: What kind of Information do you need to find?
What is the assignment?
There may be many different types of research assignments that you may encounter throughout your nursing career. Here, we will explain some of the most common nursing research assignments that are encountered:
- Nursing Theory or Conceptual Framework
- Concept Analysis
- Finding Articles Written by Nurses
- Nonparametric Tests
- Global Group Presentation - Professional Development I
Below are some general criteria that are almost always used in nursing research assignments:
- Peer-reviewed articles
- Must be within the last 5 years of publication
- The articles must be nursing-related, preferably from a nursing journal and/or having a nurse as one of its authors.
- Sometimes you must also find articles from an English-speaking country.
