Essays on Nursing Literature Reviews

The paper presents a review of the literature; pertaining to the meaning of spirituality for the dying person.... The paper presents a review of the literature; pertaining to the meaning of spirituality for the dying person.... The defining attributes are extracted from the review of literature and defining attributes of the concepts are substantiated by antecedences and consequences.... Whereas, the literature review reveals that hope, belief and relatedness got vital meanings for spirituality....

Cochrane Database of Systematic reviews. ... s the literature review up-to-date? ... oes the literature review identify the underlying theoretical framework(s)? ... oes the literature review present a balanced evaluation of material both supporting and challenging the position being proposed? ... oes the literature clearly identify the need for the research proposed? ... It is comprehensive, explanatory and captures diverse aspects of the research including a review of the existing literature....

The paper "Organizational Culture and Impact on New Graduate Nurses' Performance " is a worthy example of a literature review on nursing.... This literature review examines the impact of organizational culture on new graduate nurses' performance as they transition from learning to professional practice.... The paper "Organizational Culture and Impact on New Graduate Nurses' Performance " is a worthy example of a literature review on nursing.... This literature review examines the impact of organizational culture on new graduate nurses' performance as they transition from learning to professional practice....

The scope of this project is to explore research literature which has explored motivation as a means of creating higher levels of job satisfaction.... However, there is a gap in the research literature as to whether motivating nurses improves job satisfaction.... There could potentially be mitigating circumstances of a nursing position or the specific health services environment where a nurse is employed that improves job satisfaction without necessarily considering motivation....

The Cochrane Database of Systematic reviews, 1 ... Literacy and health outcomes: a systematic review of the literature.... This review " Management Skills in Adult nursing " discusses the analytical aspects of the reflective process, with an evaluation of the specific actions based on standards of the practice.... Reflective practice is also one of the most important means by which the nursing practice can be improved and the performance of each nurse can be self-assessed and evaluated for possible improvements....

literature Review on Leadership literature Review on Leadership Introduction This current study will explore the role of leadership in nursing.... ritical review of the literature ... The paper "The Role of Leadership in nursing" describes that a strength of Mullen et al (2011) that draws from the use of descriptive statistics is the fact that the vast amounts of data and information gathered are managed and organized with relative ease....

May2004) "Integrative literature reviews And Meta-Analyses Home care needs of patients with long-term conditions: literature review" Journal of Advanced Nursing, Vol.... This literature review "The Complex Nature of Informal Care in Home-Based Heart Failure Management" discusses informal care that has been taking on increased importance in conditions like Chronic Heart Failure (CHF).... (2004 May) "Home care needs of patients with long-term conditions: literature review" Journal Of Advanced Nursing Vol....

n summary, evidence-based practice is attributed commonly to the epidemiologist and physician Archie Cochrane who called for the maintenance, dissemination and preparation of systematic reviews in all the extensive fields of health care (Tiburi 2008, p.... The paper "Critical Analysis of Evidence-Based Practice" is an outstanding example of a health sciences and medicine literature review.... The paper "Critical Analysis of Evidence-Based Practice" is an outstanding example of a health sciences and medicine literature review....

The paper "Gender Issues in Nursing" is a good example of a literature review on nursing.... The paper "Gender Issues in Nursing" is a good example of a literature review on nursing.... his review looks at the gender issues faced by nurses today by reviewing three studies from literature.... nursing is a profession that has always been considered as a women's profession.... However, this is slowing changing and there is growing number of men who are choosing nursing as a career....

The paper "The Experiences of Oncology Nurses" is a good example of a literature review on nursing.... The paper "The Experiences of Oncology Nurses" is a good example of a literature review on nursing.... The researchers' literature review indicated that patients do not reap the full benefits of care because of the gap that exist between what is practiced and what research shows (Institute of Medicine, 2001).... The researchers' literature review led to the conclusions that although infrastructures that support EBP have been implemented, there have not been any intervention studies that evaluate the process of the outcomes of these infrastructures that support EBP....

It is in this regard that nurses are advised at reviewing literature extensively.... It is in this regard that nurses are advised at reviewing literature extensive and intensively to gain solid understanding of various topics in the profession.... The authors consign their work in context by analyzing existing literature on preoperative patient issues and notes that not much research has been carried out on day surgery patients thus the research has a conceptual framework based on an observation....

This author combines information from a variety of current literature, in order to understand the effects N2O/O2 analgesic has when used in labor.... This author intends to combine information from a variety of current literature, in order to understand the effects N2O/O2 analgesic has when used in labor. ... ethods: In this paper, seven literature sources from recent times are examined for evidence of effects of Nitrous Oxide use in labor.... elevance to nursing ...

The paper "Meaning and Definition of the Small-Group Learning Activity" states that team working has been a quite effective method of solving problems.... It can be considered as the division of a complex situation into smaller parts which can be addressed by a specialist.... ... ... ... It can be considered as the divisioning of a complex situation into smaller parts which can be addressed by a specialist....

here should be in-text citations along with the reference sources, so that literature review can be supported with the help of research.... Many are offended when a woman is nursing her toddler in a public place, such as the park or at an airport.... There have been many incidents at restaurants and retail stores where nursing mothers were asked to stop.... Many are offended when a woman is nursing her toddler in a public place, such as the park or at an airport....

The literature review "Critical Review of a Research Article" analyzes the article by Aiken, L.... Review of literature ... The authors provide a very concise review of literature: instead of analyzing and synthesizing the most credible research in the field they briefly summarize the results of some surveys and analytical works.... The lack of detailed literature review barely allows to somehow link Aiken's findings to a wider framework of information available in the field....

The paper "Violence in Emergency Department' is an exciting variant of a literature review on nursing.... The paper "Violence in Emergency Department' is an exciting variant of a literature review on nursing.... The study findings support the literature that many cases of violence go unreported despite of the grave consequences on the nurses and the patients.... 1072) conducted a research that was aimed at synthesizing the literature on work place violence in ED and establish interventions that were put in place....

The literature review showed that there was data collected had demonstrated that the overall approach to social lifestyle gave particular health behavior.... literature reviewThe researchers have used several past projects carried out by different others.... The topics in the literature review are problems related to the topic the researchers were handling.... The literature review showed that there was little research carried out on the purpose statement but data collected had demonstrated that overall approach to social lifestyle gave particular health behavior (Burdette et al....

andomised controlled trials, systematic studies and literature reviews that reported both subjectively as well as objectively measured outcomes related to the impacts of low cost educational interventions in order to minimise the spread of hepatitis has been considered.... he review took into consideration the following study designs: randomised controlled trials, systematic studies and literature reviews along with clear description of the point of time when the interventions took place....

Usually, nursing practice includes set pattern of well-defined ways of caring a patient.... As far as this article is concerned it does not related to the nursing practice.... The purpose of this essay is documentation of critical analysis of two articles on myocardial infarction....

According to the white paper, the school nursing system would be expected to develop medical reviews for students at the entry level and at the same time promote the well being and medical condition needs of students.... literature Review: How do School Nurses perceive their Public Health Role?... This literature also highlights that there is little understanding of their role and responsibilities by people outside the service.... (2003) A literature review of the Public Health roles of Health Visitors and School Nurses....

The paper "Post-Operatively Nausea and Vomiting" is a great example of a literature review on nursing.... The paper "Post-Operatively Nausea and Vomiting" is a great example of a literature review on nursing.... literature Review--- Post-Operatively Nausea and Vomiting ... However, it has to be noted that by the time of this review, research by Hambridge (2013) made a systematic literature search by also synthesizing the data on all risks factors previously discussed but failed to calculate accurate overall point estimate for each factor analysed....

This literature review "Fall Prevention Among Elderly Patients" emphasizes the aforementioned and suggests strategies for fall-risk assessment and fall prevention.... Review of the literature 2 2 Sherrod and Good (2006) 2 2.... Review of the literature ... Although subjects are not included in the study, this does not detract from its overall value since Cheek, Nikpour and Nowling (2005) undertake a comprehensive review of the literature on elderly patient fall risk-factors for the purpose of identifying the most prominent ones....

The paper "Colonialism And Gender Relations In The literature" discusses 'Annie John' by Jamaica Kincaid that is the story of a young girl who goes through painful phases to grow into a woman.... Colonialism And Gender Relations In The literature ... At seventeen, she leaves Antigua for England to study nursing....

esearch literature found on the research is composed of discussions of facts and principles to which the present study is related.... For instance, the present study deals with the quality of life the patients with heart failures, literature that was reviewed or surveyed was composed of materials that deal with the consequences of having heart failures such as endless pain, restricted life and the need to cope with the clinical problem.... he sources for the research literature are mixed since mostly were from British Journal while others were from internationally published books, journals and dissertations....

A review research Oshodi had reviewed literature pertaining to the various aspects of pre-operative fasting (2004).... Summary The scope and requirement for future research was collected from the literature review.... The review "Pre-Operative Fasting in nursing Practice" focuses on the critical analysis of the methods that could ensure that the elective surgery patients had the benefit of shorter pre-operative fasting times as per guidelines and the improved outcomes of having the pre-carbohydrate drink....

literature review on challenging behaviours in people with learning disabilities literature review on challenging behaviours in people with learning disabilities ... sing the Rolfe model, the researcher conducted a literature review on challenging behaviors in adults with learning disabilities on three main articles mentioned above.... Doing a literature Review In Health And Social Care: A Practical Guide.... How to do a Systematic literature Review in Nursing....

Becker et al (2005) used reviews of past literatures and various findings on defensive communication to hypothesize that defensive communication leads to high levels of stress and burnout in the workplace.... Workplace stress in nursing: A literature review Journal of Advanced Nursing, 44(6):633-642 ...

The paper "Critically Evaluating of Aged Care Services by the Australian Government " is a remarkable example of a literature review on nursing.... The paper "Critically Evaluating of Aged Care Services by the Australian Government " is a remarkable example of a literature review on nursing.... CRITICAL literature REVIEW ... ritical literature Review ... In this section of my research, I will critically evaluate different kinds of literature which includes journals, reach papers, reports and other books. ...

reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 371-371. ... Side effects of anti depressants on older people in the United Kingdom literature Review A literature review provides a critical summary of researchon a topic, often prepared to put a research problem in context or to summarize existing evidence (Polit & Tatano Beck, 2008).... This literature review seeks to explain the side effects of antidepressant affecting older people in the United Kingdom....

reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 11 (4), 373-378.... The author observes the literature on discharge planning suggests that there are recurring problems in the interface between secondary and primary care, leading to lack of coordination, communication, and understanding' that negatively impact on patient and family wellbeing and contentment.... Watts (2005), relying on literature review, identified four distinct phases of discharge planning, as: “(1) assessment of the patient's discharge needs; (2) development of the discharge plan; (3) provision of services or implementation of the discharge plan (included in this phase is patient education and referrals to services); (4) and evaluation of the discharge plan....

A clinical based scenario will be selected upon which the overall literature review will be based.... At first the literature review will try to make the reader understand as to what the term small-group learning activity denotes.... Finally, the literature review will try to identify the impact of such small group learning activities.... literature Review.... ccording Forbes (2000), it is important to illustrate how the approaches and beliefs of the ‘high achieving and low achieving nursing student' control the learning....

The paper 'The Influence of Nursing Leadership on Nurse Performance' is an intriguing version of a literature review on nursing.... The paper 'The Influence of Nursing Leadership on Nurse Performance' is an intriguing version of a literature review on nursing.... To achieve this, my experience will be supported by relevant literature, which will enable logical comparison between theory and practical nursing.... The influence of nursing leadership on nurse performance: a systematic literature review....

) Introduction: A good overview of the literature was given, along with what the study sought to clarify about how fear of falling adversely affected the lives and well-being of many elderly people and the "activities of daily living (ADL), functional disability, and health related quality of life" (Suzuki et al, 2002).... Though not labeled as a 'problem statement', this did not detract from meaning or understanding, as it was easily inferred from the Introduction, literature review and background of the main researcher....

his paper reviews literature on the various welfare models that have been adopted in seven countries: The Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, USA, Canada, Japan, and Singapore.... Title: International literature Review ... nternational literature Review ... n summary, each of the seven countries explored in this literature review has a unique policy framework for the elderly and disabled people.... Risk factors for functional status decline in community-living elderly people: a systematic literature review....

They have cited literature which provides evidence for a better patient outcome when staffing and education of the healthcare staff have exerted positive influence on patient outcomes.... he literature review is quite comprehensive and the majorities of the sources are primary in nature and come from reputed journals.... All literature cited by the authors is current and incorporates the latest data obtained from studies conducted at diverse locations....

The "Investigation of Aggression and Bullying" paper reviews of literature which encompasses major areas (a) definitions and theories of workplace bullying; (b) the relationship between personality and bullying behavior and personality and victimology; (c) characteristics of workplace bullying.... This literature review examined the prevalence of bullying in workplaces from a number of perspectives.... Investigation of Aggression and Bullying The review of literature on this encompasses four major areas that are of interest to this research (a) definitions and theories of workplace bullying; (b) the relationship between personality and bulling behavior and personality and victimology; (c) characteristics of workplace bullying; and, (d) assessment and amelioration of workplace bullying. ...

The paper 'Моst Еffесtivе Раin Mаnаgеmеnt Strаtеgy for Оldеr Adults with Dеmеntiа' is a forceful version of literature review on nursing.... The paper 'Моst Еffесtivе Раin Mаnаgеmеnt Strаtеgy for Оldеr Adults with Dеmеntiа' is a forceful version of literature review on nursing.... äyrinen, K, Saranto, K, & Nykänen, P 2008, “definition, structure, content, use and impacts of electronic health records: a review of the research literature”, International journal of medical informatics, 77(5), p....

Review of secondary literature suggests that its effects are increasingly being felt with increased global warming and climate change other harmful effects have been cited to include health related matters (Zuckerman, 2011).... Available literature suggests that air pollution has been on the rise....

The paper 'A Model of Minimum Nurse-to-Patient Rations in Victoria, Australia' is a persuasive variant of a literature review on nursing.... The paper 'A Model of Minimum Nurse-to-Patient Rations in Victoria, Australia' is a persuasive variant of a literature review on nursing.... The study type adopted involved the collection, analysis and the integration of qualitative and quantitative study coupled with literature review.... literature review was also an important research element since it was important for Gerdtz et al....

This literature review "Effectiveness and Safety of Physical Restraint in Managing Violence" presents important details on the use of restraints for aggressive mental health patients.... Research ParametersThe literature search included all English publications that described, evaluated, or investigated the use of physical restraint in managing or tackling the problem of violence and aggression in mental health care settings.... The review hopes to stimulate discussion on the use of physical restraint and its implication for nursing practice as well as areas for future research and development....

ystematic literature reviews were studied from the NHS data base as well as from the Cochrane database of systematic review.... According to Mulrow (1998), systematic reviews of various studies in the field of health care help the researchers in accurately assessing the validity and relevance of the research findings and confirm with precision, whether such findings can be generalized across diverse populations, settings, and treatment methods.... Information regarding academic as well as social science reviews were researched from the International Bibliography of social sciences and other sociological studies....

Likewise, many meanings and perceptions of caring have been stated in the literature through various theories and models. ... literature traces this concept to Florence Nightingale's understanding of holistic caring based on comprehensive patient observation and autonomous decision making by the caregiver (Dossey & Keegan; 2008).... The paper 'Principal Role of Caring in nursing in Patients' Restoring' cites theories and models which explain caring from various perspectives - humanistic, feministic, transcultural and scientific....

In this regard, the literature review aims to highlight the contribution of IT sector in the various management activities of the nursing professionals.... The paper "Data Use in Clinical and Administrative Decision-Making in nursing Health Care" states that generally, the clinical decision-making process comes through learning, observation, gathering information and through experience in clinical practice.... The application of IT technology in the nursing sector still holds many challenges....

This paper reviews the literature available to learn more about the relation between job satisfaction and nurse's turnover in intensive care unit ... Factors contributing to nurse job satisfaction in the acute hospital setting: a review of recent literature.... he shortage of healthcare professionals in general and the nursing professionals in particular is a big problem in many of the countries.... America, Britain, Germany and Australia like countries are recruiting nursing professionals from overseas countries in order to keep the healthcare services in proper shape....

The paper "Management of Pain in Cognitively Impaired Children " states that nursing staff is aware of how best to assess their patients, especially those who cannot speak up for themselves, but who express their pain in other ways as outlined above.... ... ... ... It is essential to state that cognitively impaired children sometimes referred to as having intellectual disabilities, and in earlier times as the feeble-minded, have intellectual levels of functioning and adaptive abilities which are significantly below those of the average for a child of their chronological age....

Synthesizing Research: A Guide for literature reviews.... Writing literature reviews.... (2006) "Writing Narrative literature reviews for peer-Reviewed Journals: Secrets of the Trade".... Since this is a literature review, the discussion will be based on the views and works of different researchers.... Section two of the literature review is about compartment fire.... CHAPTER 2: literature REVIEW ...

The current literature review "Community Residential Services and People with Learning Disabilities" aims to answer the following question: are community residential services significantly affecting the quality of life of individuals with learning disabilities?... ... ... ... The 1990s saw a significant transition in the services available for individuals with learning disabilities – from residential hospitals to community residential services....

The public policy process is usually continuous, iterative, incremental, and inherently political, as well as subject to recurrent reviews.... he public policy process is usually continuous, iterative, incremental, inherently political, as well as subject to recurrent reviews.... In Jones (2009), literature indicates that equity is vital in development and incorporates entrenchment of equal chances for all and equal concern for their needs.... literature refers to this as function allocation which establishes a relationship between desired outcomes on one side, and resources of all types, techniques, responsibilities and processed on the other (Malone & Heasly, 2008)....

Integrating qualitative research with trials in systematic reviews.... he process of evaluating a medical and healthcare literature should be undertaken in a systematic manner, based on evidences, findings and professional recommendations made in the paper.... he process of examining the evidences presented in a research paper in a systematic manner in order to access the findings, validity and relevance of the paper that could be applied in a current setting for making a decision is known as critical appraisal of a research literature (Hill & Spittlehouse, 2003)....

One of the methods employed by the authors was the data base search for literature reviews.... literature Review: Cognitive Psychology Sociology Impact Number: Lecturer: Introduction.... his paper provides a review of selected body of literature on the subjected related to processes, the adoption and the use of Smartphone technology and its application in the different sectors of the economy.... It also provides a discussion that relates the three articles to the field of Human and Computer Interaction (HCI) and a conclusion about what can be learnt from the literature review....