Reading

• Health sciences literature review made easy by Garrard (2021)

• Integrating writing: Assessing sources/writing a literature review by UW Bothell

Objective

• Learn how to construct a Literature Review Matrix (LRM) and Annotated Bibliography (AB)

LRM & AB Template

• Store all articles that you and your teammates found in pdf in a folder(s) in your computer

• Note that the "Student Name" column was added only for the purpose of the teamwork. You usually don't see this column in a typical LRM.

  • Each member will work on one article

  • Each member must work on a different article

    • If there are 5 members in your team, then there will be 5 articles in LRM & AB

• DO NOT COPY AND PASTE!

  • Make it as simple as possible and write only the most relevant and important information

    • e.g. Do you really need to include the p values in the "Results" column?

• List your references in an alphabetical order by following the APA style.

• In BNURS360, there is no restriction with the publication years

  • Some instructors may set up a limit, such as "within 5 years"

  • You may keep or update the articles in BNURS460

    • Just FYI, you'll construct something called "Synthesis Table" in BNURS460

Here is an example of LRM & AB based on the following two articles:

Examples of Literature Review Matrix by Textbook

Other Examples of Annotated Bibliography

• OWL

OB / GYN / Neonatal

• Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) lines in the neonate (Team PICC)

• Humidity for preterm infants (Team Baby Elephants)

Infection / Medical

• Infection control programs in home health and hospice (Team Three)

• CAUTI best practices (Team Urethra Franklins)

Mental Health / Wellbeing

• Long acting injectable antipsychotics in homeless individuals (Team BSN)

• Nurse resiliency (Team Can't Stop Won't Stop)

Geriatric

• Telehealth guides in the senior community (Team Telehealth Affinity)