Analyzing Scholarly Researcher and Annotated Bib

Directions:

Complete this template for at least five nursing quantitative research articles for your assignment, Analyzing Scholarly Research and Annotated Bibliography. You will search the literature (the University of Charleston online library) for nursing quantitative research articles published within the past five years.

NOTE: The topic must be relevant to primary care and clinically-focused. Topics that are not acceptable include acute care, emergency care, intensive care, and critical care.

The purpose of this assignment is multifaceted: 1) you will explore a topic you may want for your project; 2) you are enhancing your skills for searching the library databases for research articles. This template is to be handed in along with an Annotated Bibliography. Please review the scoring rubric to see how you will be graded.

Note: The template table for the Analyzing Scholarly Research will expand and headings will repeat on subsequent pages.

Search Strategy: Identify a minimum of 5 quantitative nursing research articles published within the past 5 years in the literature (UC online library). Complete the Search Strategy Template for at least five nursing research articles regarding your selected issue/topic. Search the literature for nursing research articles published within the past five years.

Annotated Bibliography: Write a 1 1/2-2 page, APA formatted paper (excluding title page and references) reflection paper on how you each of the five articles relate to your chosen topic.

Summarize how well you feel these articles relate to your chosen topic and how you believe they might benefit you as you progress towards your capstone project.

One of the more beneficial tools in conducting research is the annotated bibliography. An annotated bibliography combines the citations found in the References list at the end of documents in APA format with annotations about each of the sources. For this part of your assignment, you will construct an annotated bibliography using the research articles from your Analyzing Scholarly Research template.

Purpose: An annotated bibliography is a method of organization that is instrumental when constructing a project (including research projects). An effective annotated bibliography is used to compile sources in one place and provide the academic with quick means to access the information provided in each source.

Subject: Your annotated bibliography will contain the sources that you have determined as relevant to your topic. You may come across sources that are not relevant or do not fit the scope of your project while researching. For the purposes of this assignment, only include the ones that are both useful and relevant.

1. Cite the source in proper APA format. The references should be organized in alphabetical order by author just as in an APA References page.

2. Write a brief annotation following the reference that summarizes the source: approximately 3-5 sentences. Do not quote from the source. All of the annotation must be in your own words.

3. In 1 or 2 sentences, describe the sources relevance and significance to your issue.

Limitations: The annotated bibliography is standardized. Your citations must adhere to APA format. This will be one of the central components of the grade for this assignment. Failure to follow APA format exactly will impact your grade.

You must construct the annotations for each source with scholarly and academic language: correct grammatical sentences that successfully recap what each source has to say. Furthermore, you should give details on how each source is relevant to the issue that you have chosen and what it contributes to your knowledge about your issue.

Guidelines to follow when completing this assignment are:

• 5-7 sources of various forms (book, article, website, etc.).
• Adherence to APA format for all citations.
• Sources in alphabetical order.
• Focused and thorough annotations of 100-150 words (approximately 3-5 sentences summarizing the source and approximately 1-2 sentences describing the source’s relevance and significance to your issue).
• Correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Incorporate a minimum of 5-7 scholarly sources for this assignment. This assignment must be submitted to TurnItIn. Failure to do so will result in no grade assigned.

This assignment must be submitted as a Word document.

Refer to Grading Rubric under Criteria and Exemplary regarding how to obtain full points for this assignment.

This assignment addresses the following outcomes:

Course Outcome 1 Examine evidence-based practice and scholarly research as related to Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) practice. (EPSLO 2) [2021 Essentials Domains 4, 9]

Course Outcome 2 Demonstrate effective scholarly inquiry using appropriate technologies and informatics. (EPSLO 4) [2021 Essentials Domains 7, 8]

Course Outcome 3 Develop the necessary skills to critique quantitative and qualitative journal articles. (EPSLO 2, 3) [2021 Essentials Domains 4, 9

*NOTE: Please see attachment for instructions and grading rubric.

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