NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
NURSING RESEARCH
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identify the relevance of the problem being studied
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develop variable definitions
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to duplicate past studies
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to determine what has been known from previous studies
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Detailed explanation-1: -Identify areas of prior scholarship to prevent duplication and give credit to other researchers. Identify inconstancies: gaps in research, conflicts in previous studies, open questions left from other research. Identify need for additional research (justifying your research)
Detailed explanation-2: -Given this, the purpose of a literature review is to: Reveal any gaps that exist in the literature. Resolve conflicts amongst seemingly contradictory previous studies. Identify areas of prior scholarship to prevent duplication of effort. Point the way in fulfilling a need for additional research.
Detailed explanation-3: -The literature review serves two important functions (1) it provides theoretical background to a study and (2) it helps contextualise the findings by comparing them with what others found out in relation to the enquiry.
Detailed explanation-4: -The purpose of a literature review is to: Resolve conflicts amongst seemingly contradictory previous studies, Identify areas of prior scholarship to prevent duplication of effort, Point the way in fulfilling a need for additional research, and. Locate your own research within the context of existing literature.