Prepare an Annotated Bibliography of 8 recent research articles focusing on a clinical nursing problem relating to one of the systems covered in this course (endocrine, neurological, musculoskeletal, integumentary, or reproductive). Articles should have been published within the last 10 years and should address clinical practice. Students are encouraged to explore nurse educator journals or nursing practice-focused journals when searching for articles.
Annotated Bibliography Requirements
Part A: Annotations should be concise and well written. For each article, students will write a summary paragraph which should include:
Main focus or purpose of the article
What new information is presented in the article
Usefulness or relevance to your identified clinical issue (or why it did not meet your expectations)
Special features of the work that were unique or helpful
Conclusions/observations reached by you about your clinical issue as a result of the article
Part B: Write a 1-2 page summary and critique comparing the findings of each study with the others. Describe how the combined information gathered from the articles increases your understanding and impacts nursing practice. Address any gaps that may still exist regarding how to provide care for
your selected issue.
Examples of nurse educator journals:
Journal of Nursing Education
Nurse Educator
Nurse Education in Practice
Journal of Nursing Education and Practice
Nursing Education Today
Nursing Education Perspectives
Examples of nursing practice journals:
Journal of Clinical Nursing
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Critical Care Nursing
International Journal of Nursing Practice
Rubric for the assignment
(1). Introduction provides an excellent context for the assignment
(2). Adherence to Assignment Guidelines: Annotation Quality Annotations succinctly and comprehensively describe the source material; annotations offer great insight into the source material and chosen clinical issue
(3). Knowledge Integration & Application: Summary & Critique of Selected Articles. Well-presented evaluation; clearly explains why the sources were chosen; demonstrates a clear understanding of how articles impacts nursing practice; addresses any/potential gaps.
(4). Organization; Exceptional and logical sequence of the evaluation of the sources; use of transition sentences, demonstrates an understanding of the relationship among content.
(5). Source quality; Required number of sources (8); all scholarly sources from nursing education or related nursing journals