Literature Review Outline
I. Introduction
a. Describe the overall topic that you are investigating, why it is important to nursing, and why you are interested in the topic.
b. Give a “big picture” of the literature. Overall, what are you seeing as a pattern
II. Theme A – XXX(type out the theme where the XXX is)
a. Overview of characteristics of the theme (commonalities, difference, nuances)
i. Sub-theme – narrow but grouped findings related to the theme.
1. Article that falls in this theme. Just cite the article.
2. Article that fall in in this theme. Just cite the article.
3. Continue to place articles that fall in this theme here. III. Theme B – XXX(type out the theme where the XXX is)
a. Overview of characteristics of the theme (commonalities, difference, nuances)
i. Sub-theme – narrow but grouped findings related to the theme.
1. Article that falls in this theme. Just cite the article.
2. Article that fall in in this theme. Just cite the article.
3. Continue to place articles that fall in this theme here. IV. Theme C- XXX (you may only have two themes and that is ok. You may have more than two as well).
a. Overview of characteristics of the theme (commonalities, difference, nuances)
i. Sub-theme – narrow but grouped findings related to the theme.
1. Article that falls in this theme. Just cite the article.
2. Article that fall in in this theme. Just cite the article.
3. Continue to place articles that fall in this theme here. V. Article Summaries a. Article 1 – APA citation of the article here.
i. The objective/research questions of this study were….
ii. The main results and conclusions were…
iii. The study is relevant to my topic because it shows …
b. Article 2 – APA citation of the article here.
i. The objective/research questions of this study were….
ii. The main results and conclusions were…
iii. The study is relevant to my topic because it shows …
c. Article 3 – APA citation of the article here.
i. The objective/research questions of this study were….
ii. The main results and conclusions were…
iii. The study is relevant to my topic because it shows …
d. Article 4 – APA citation of the article here.
i. The objective/research questions of this study were….
ii. The main results and conclusions were…
iii. The study is relevant to my topic because it shows …
e. Article 5 – APA citation of the article here.
i. The objective/research questions of this study were….
ii. The main results and conclusions were…
iii. The study is relevant to my topic because it shows …
f. Article 6 – APA citation of the article here.
i. The objective/research questions of this study were….
ii. The main results and conclusions were…
iii. The study is relevant to my topic because it shows …
g. Article 7 – APA citation of the article here.
i. The objective/research questions of this study were….
ii. The main results and conclusions were…
iii. The study is relevant to my topic because it shows …
h. Article 8 – APA citation of the article here.
i. The objective/research questions of this study were….
ii. The main results and conclusions were…
iii. The study is relevant to my topic because it shows …
i. Article 9 – APA citation of the article here.
i. The objective/research questions of this study were….
ii. The main results and conclusions were…
iii. The study is relevant to my topic because it shows …
j. Article 10 – APA citation of the article here.
i. The objective/research questions of this study were….
ii. The main results and conclusions were…
iii. The study is relevant to my topic because it shows …