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NUR 443
WEEK 2
Resource: Literature Search Worksheet
Complete the Literature Search Worksheet.
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Literature Search Worksheet

Select a literature search topic relevant to your practice. The topic must be sufficiently delineated in scope without being trivial. You will revisit this article in the Week Five presentation. Possible topics include but are not limited to:

o	Non-pharmacological pain relief with childbirth
o	Effects of shift work and fatigue on medication errors
o	Best practices for pin site care 
o	Nurse satisfaction in magnet hospitals
o	Accurate temperature assessment methods in neonates
o	Pain assessment in the cognitively impaired
o	Childhood type II diabetes and obesity
o	Complementary and alternative therapies for control of menopausal symptoms
o	Best practices in nurse-led smoking cessation classes
o	Thermoregulation in the operating room 
o	Best practices for pain assessment and management in specified area of practice

Complete the table below:  

Which topic did you choose? 

Which three databases will you use?
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Search each database, using key words, for relevant research on this subject. What key words did you use in the Search Strategy fields? Include all attempts and limitations used to refine your search.
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Report the number of citations identified from each database in the number of articles found field.
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Select one article from a peer-reviewed nursing journal published within the last three years—or a germinal article which may contain an earlier publication date—and provide the citation in APA format. 

Answer the following questions using your selected research article:

1.	Is this qualitative or quantitative? What is the study design? What criteria did you use to determine the study design?

2.	How did you confirm that the journal you selected was peer-reviewed or germinal?

3.	Does this research article generate support for evidence-based practice? If not, state why it does not. Please review the critical appraisal guideline on pg. 466-480.