Topic: Implementation of Telesitters to boost the safety of patients in hospitals
Ideas: “Implementation of Telesitters to boost the safety of patients in hospitals” will decrease deaths related falls, promote patient safety, and improve hospital staffing.
Pages: 8 pages EXCLUDING title page and references. AT LEAST 12 SCHOLARLY SOURCES FOR LITERATURE REVIEW. SOURCES MUST BE 5 OR LESS YEARS OLD.
This is a COMPREHENSIVE LITERATURE REVIEW– this means a paper of this type should typically have 10-20 relevant, well chosen, current, evidence based, & good quality references incorporated into your document; This should be used to support your statements / content. There is not a minimum or max page limit – however, quality will be assessed (see rubric), and each element that is required (see the assignment guidelines) should be well covered and supported with proper use of citations (400 pts).
The literature review is “comprehensive”(meaning an extensive summary of the topic). This also means summarizing the existing research that has been done on your subject in order to put your own project/paper in context. You will narrow your topic and select literature accordingly (key words); Search for literature…
Consider this:
If your literature review is one section of a larger project / research paper, thesis or dissertation: Minimum number of sources = number of pages in the body of your entire paper (excluding title page, abstract, appendices and references). Example: A paper that has 10 pages of content (the body of the paper) needs AT LEAST 10 sources in its literature review. Note: (MY FINAL PAPER BODY WILL BE MINIMUM 12 PAGES = AT LEAST 12 SCHOLARLY SOURCES FOR MY LITERATURE REVIEW). SOURCES MUST BE 5 OR LESS YEARS OLD.
***Regarding primary vs secondary sources of evidence in your paper – (in the literature review): Students are expected to conduct a literature search using primary and secondary sources.
Consider this:
Primary sources: provide raw information and “first hand evidence”. Examples include interview transcripts, statistical data, diaries, letters, oral histories, government documents. Primary research gives you access to the subject of your research.
Secondary sources: provide second-hand information and commentary from other researchers. These sources were created by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events / conditions that you are researching. Examples include books, scholarly journal articles, encyclopedia entries, reviews.
