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Module 4 Assignment: Review of Literature Assignment, Pinch Table Need only Pinch Table Done Overview A Review of Literature is conducted to generate an understanding of what is known and not known about a topic of interest

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Module 4 Assignment: Review of Literature Assignment, Pinch Table

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Overview

A Review of Literature is conducted to generate an understanding of what is known and not known about a topic of interest. You have identified a topic/problem in Module 1 Discussion Board – Research Problem. In this assignment, you will create Pinch Table of study articles as part of a Review of Literature (Chapter 3 and 7). Follow the guidelines in Gray, Grove, & Sutherland (2017) Chapter 18 related to the Article Appraisal. You will share your findings using the template provided.

Submitting your assignment

• Save this document to your desktop as a Word document.
• Open the document from your desktop and review the assignment instructions and grading rubric.
• Create a separate Word document for your paper using the template provided. It Is in landscape orientation.
• Return to CANVAS and upload your paper to the assignment link in Module 4. Submit a second submission including the four articles used in the table in pdf format also. If you do not submit the articles.

 

Instructions for Completing Your Assignment

Step one:  Choose the topic, identify a nursing clinical practice problem that you would like to explore. You should have done this in week one.

 

Step two: Complete the readings from Module 1, 2 & 3, focusing on Chapter 7 Stages of a Literature Review pp.126-134, Chapter 18, and information provided by the nurse librarian.

 

Step three: Using the information that you discussed in Module 1 Discussion- Research Problem, briefly discuss the significance and identify the gap in the literature. (Why do you need to study this problem?)  Enter into the template. Make sure that it identifies a gap in the literature and has a citation.

 

Step four:  Use your four articles that you found in Module 4 for the PINCH Table. These studies need to relate to your topic and clinical problem. Your studies must be quantitative research articles (for example: quantitative descriptive, correlational or quasi-experimental or experimental designs). At least two studies must be prospective (data actually collected at the time of the study). The other two may be retrospective or prospective. Your studies may NOT be a qualitative study, a quality improvement study, a systematic review, meta-synthesis, meta-analysis, meta-summary, or integrative review.  Do not use a thesis or dissertation.  No animal studies or pilot studies. The article should not be a general information article without the elements of a study (e.g.: must include a review of literature and a methods section with results and discussion).

• Studies/ articles must be current, within 5 years.
• Include a References page at the end of the paper; citations are to be written in APA format.
• The articles you use must meet the following mandatory requirements noted in Chapter 3 (Types of Quantitative Research).

 

Step five: Find the elements in your articles that are named in the PINCH table and type them into your table. Be sure to note anything of interest in the article outside of the required elements and add them to the notes column for use in your Module 5 ROL Synthesis.

 

Step six:  If you have questions about your work, post them to the Q & A discussion board for feedback from your peers / instructor.

 

Step seven: Write up your assignment.

 

Pinch Table - Write up your findings in the template and submit them to CANVAS by the due date and time listed in your syllabus.  Here’s how to write up your findings:

• • This is to be submitted in the table format provided. 
  • Complete sentences are not necessary in the Pinch Table, but the information must be clear on the template of what information belongs to which article in order to grade (without question). In other words, separate the articles in the table.

 

Don’t forget to use the group discussion board for additional questions about your paper.

 

Turn in your table (docx format only) and the four articles (PDF format only) in to the assignment submission link under the Assignments Tab in Module 4 at the due date and time listed in your syllabus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grading Rubric

Use this rubric to guide your work the assignment.  Points are awarded for each section based on content and clarity of expression.

	Accomplished (Maximum points awarded)	Proficient (Points awarded based on content)	Needs Improvement (Minimum points awarded)
PINCH TABLE Problem (10 pts)	Clinical problem is discussed with citations. Gap in the research literature is identified and described.                       10 points	Significance of problem vague. Gap in the research literature is not well described. No citation given.             9-3 points	Problem or gap is not discussed.           3-0 points
Article #1 Appraisal   If the study does not meet design criteria outlined in the assignment instructions, 10 points will be deducted. 5 points deducted if article PDF not attached with assignment. There are 20 points allotted for each article.              (20 pts)	Uses the PINCH Table to identify current studies and describe the elements presented in the study.   -Elements for each article include: author(s)/year, study purpose (2 points), -sample description including size and demographics (2 points), -study design type 4 points), -variables listed and identified by type (research, DV and/ or IV) (4 points), -measurements of the variables (4 points), -major study findings/results (4 points). Elements are described fully and any important notes are included. Article is included.   20 - 16 points	Vague explanation of elements given. Missing article.                                                          16-10 points	Study does not meet the criteria for the assignment.                                                 10- 0 points
Article #2 Appraisal   If the study does not meet design criteria outlined in the assignment instructions, 10 points will be deducted. 5 points deducted if article PDF not attached with assignment.   There are 20 points allotted for each article.              (20 pts)	Uses the PINCH Table to identify current studies and describe the elements presented in the study.   -Elements for each article include: author(s)/year, study purpose (2 points), -sample description including size and demographics (2 points), -study design type 4 points), -variables listed and identified by type (research, DV and/ or IV) (4 points), -measurements of the variables (4 points), -major study findings/results (4 points). Elements are described fully and any important notes are included. Article is included.   20 - 16 points	Vague explanation of elements given. Missing article.                                                          16-10 points	Study does not meet the criteria for the assignment.                                                 10- 0 points
Article #3 Appraisal   If the study does not meet design criteria outlined in the assignment instructions, 10 points will be deducted. 5 points deducted if article PDF not attached with assignment.   There are 20 points allotted for each article.              (20 pts)	Uses the PINCH Table to identify current studies and describe the elements presented in the study.   -Elements for each article include: author(s)/year, study purpose (2 points), -sample description including size and demographics (2 points), -study design type 4 points), -variables listed and identified by type (research, DV and/ or IV) (4 points), -measurements of the variables (4 points), -major study findings/results (4 points). Elements are described fully and any important notes are included. Article is included.   20 - 16 points	Vague explanation of elements given. Missing article.                                                           16-10 points	Study does not meet the criteria for the assignment.                                                 10- 0 points
Article #4 Appraisal   If the study does not meet design criteria outlined in the assignment instructions, 10 points will be deducted. 5 points deducted if article PDF not attached with assignment. There are 20 points allotted for each article.              (20 pts)	Uses the PINCH Table to identify current studies and describe the elements presented in the study.   -Elements for each article include: author(s)/year, study purpose (2 points), -sample description including size and demographics (2 points), -study design type 4 points), -variables listed and identified by type (research, DV and/ or IV) (4 points), -measurements of the variables (4 points), -major study findings/results (4 points). Elements are described fully and any important notes are included. Article is included.   20 - 16 points	Vague explanation of elements given. Missing article.                                                          16-10 points	Study does not meet the criteria for the assignment.                                                 10- 0 points
APA Style (10 pts)	See instructions below.

 

APA STYLE grading

APA formatting for this assignment will follow the guidelines for general formatting, for example: in text-citations, margins, headings alignment and line spacing, font type and size, paragraph indentation, page headers, grammar, punctuation and the reference page as explained in the 2^nd edition of APA the Easy Way or the 6^th edition of the APA Manual. Complete sentences are not required in the Pinch Table

Helpful Hints:

• Do not use 1^st person in a formal paper.
• Do not use direct quotes, instead summarize and paraphrase what you are reading. More than two quotes will receive multiple point deductions.
• Reference page in APA format.

 

The first time an APA error is discovered, it will be pointed out to you and a point will be deducted from your paper.  Maximum number of points deducted for APA errors, 10 points 

Module 4 Assignment: Pinch Table Template

PINCH Table

 

Research Problem (identify a gap in the literature); detailed and citation included: _________________________________________________________________

 

Author(s) last name and year	Study Purpose	Sample (N=xx) and Demographics Describe the sample in detail.	Study Design type (describe in detail) & Variables (List variables and label as Research, IV, DV) Define your variables.	Measurement methods of variables (tools, surveys or scales). Give detailed descriptions, reliability and validity.	Major Study Findings / Results (include some statistics and whether they are significant or not)	Notes