APPLIED MEDICAL SCIENCE COLLEGE FOR FEMALES, ALNAMAS

-UNIVERSITY OF BISHA MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION

KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

Fundamentals of nursing research

Seminar Presentation on
[Literature Review]

Submitted To : Dr.X.S.France Ali Assistant Professor In Nursing

Submitted By : Ms.Sima Saeed

Level:7 B.Sc.Nursing Student

SUBMITTED ON : 16/4/1443 - 21/11/2021

Writing the Introduction...
While writing the introduction, following steps
should be taken care of: Define or identify the
general topic, issue, or area of concern, thus,
providing appropriate context for reviewing the
literature.

Writing the Body...

Following measures need to be undertaken while
writing the body of the literature. Group research
studies & other types of literature (reviews,
theoretical articles, case studies)

Writing the Conclusion...

The points to be taken care of in the conclusion
are as follows: Summarize major contributions of
significant studies & articles to the body of
knowledge under review, maintaining the focus
established in the introduction.
Overview of Presentation

Introduction – What is a literature

Review? 
Why is it necessary? 
Types of literature review 
The Steps and literature review
cycle 
Purpose of the Literature Review 
Four main reasons for reviewing the
literature 
Organizing Your Literature Review 
Common Errors Made in Lit
Reviews
 LITERATURE REVIEWS
are literally reviews of the literature ( the academic writing
e.g. academic books, journal articles etc. ) that have been
published on a particular research topic.

What is They aim to identify what is already known on the topic at

literature? that time. 
A review of the academic writing on a particular topic. 

“A systematic method for identifying, evaluating and

interpreting the work produced by researchers, scholars
and practitioners.”
WHY ARE LITERATURE
REVIEWS NECESSARY?
A literature review provides information on: 

The theoretical background of a research

topic. 

Different practices or an overview of the

history of the practice. 

Research methodology. 

Previous findings 

Rationale or relevance of the current study. 

Identifying relationships between ideas and

practice.
 Types of The Steps
literature 1. Searching for literature 

review Sorting through articles

2.Analytical reading of
papers  Taking notes
1. Traditional or narrative
literature review
3.Organizing the content
2. Systematic literature
review
4.Writing the review 
3. Meta-analysis
Synthesizing information
4. Meta synthesis
LITERATURE REVIEW CYCLE

Seven steps to producing a literature review

 Now that the problem has been identified, the
researcher must learn more about the topic under

Purpose
investigation. To do this, the researcher must
review the literature related to the research

of the
problem.

Literature This step provides foundational knowledge about

Review the problem area. The review of literature also
educates the researcher about what studies have
been conducted in the past, how these studies
were conducted, and the conclusions in the
problem area
 1. Focuses on
previous research.

Four main
reasons for 2. Shows how your
study fills the ‘gap’

reviewing 3. The necessity and

the literature
rationale of your
study.

4. Set boundaries of
your study.
GENERAL GUIDELINES TO
WRITING A LITERATURE
REVIEW
Introduce the literature review by pointing out
the major research topic that will be
discussed. 
Identify the broad problem area but don’t be
too global  (for example, discussing the
history of education when the topic is on
specific instructional strategy) 
Discuss the general importance of your topic
for those in your field. 
Don’t attempt to cover everything written on
your topic 
You will need to pick out the research most
relevant to the topic you are studying 
You will use the studies in your literature
review as “evidence” that your research
question is an important one
CONT
It is important to cover research relevant to
all the variables being studied. 

Research that explains the relationship

between these variables is a top priority. 

You will need to plan how you will structure

your literature review and write from this plan.
ORGANIZING YOUR
LITERATURE REVIEW
Topical Order—organize by main topics or
issues; emphasize the relationship of the
issues to t he main “problem” 
Chronological Order—organize the literature
by the dates the research was published 
Problem-Cause-Solution Order—Organize the
review so that it moves from the problem to
the solution 
General-to-Specific Order—(Also called the
funnel approach) Examine broad-based
research first and then focus on specific
studies that relate to the topic 
Specific-to-General Order—Try to make
discuss specific research studies so
conclusions can be drawn
CONT
After reviewing the literature, summarize what
has been done, what has not been done, and
what needs to be done 
Remember you are arguing your point of why
your study is important! 
Then pose a formal research question or state
a hypothesis—be sure this is clearly linked to
your literature review 
All sources cited in the literature review
should be listed in the references 
To sum, a literature review should include
introduction, summary and critique of journal
articles, justifications for your research project
and the hypothesis for your research project
 Review isn’t logically organized 

Review isn’t focused on most

important facets of the study 

Common Review doesn’t relate literature to the

study 

Errors Too few references or outdated

Made references cited 

in Lit
Review isn’t written in author’s own
words 

Reviews
Review reads like a series of disjointed
summaries 

Review doesn’t argue a point  Recent

references are omitted
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https://www.slideshare.net/yasseralsharif319/review-the-literature?
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