Community and Hospital acquired pneumonia

Assignment task

CW1: Extended literature review (8000 words)

This assignment is an extended literature review (ELR).

The development of a relevant research question or topic must be clearly demonstrated. An audit trail of the search strategy should be detailed and transparent. Once relevant articles are selected (between 6-10 recommended) a thematic analysis should take place and emerging themes from the findings need to be presented. A discussion should follow offering a critical analysis of the findings indicating any implications for practice and future recommendations.

There is a guide to how to structure this review under assignments in the Blackboard shell NS621-20SB

A supervisor will be allocated to you, offering up to 4 hours of one-to-one tutorial support. You are responsible for making contact and keeping your supervisor up-to-date with your progress.

Learning outcomes

This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes:

1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the research process, its principles and benefits to nursing.
2. Critically evaluate strategies for collecting and appraising literature to conduct a coherent literature review.
3. Demonstrate a questioning and analytical approach to the utilisation of research findings in practice and a sound ability to develop evidence-based recommendations for enhancing nursing care

Task requirements

Your submitted work must be presented in size 12, Arial font with a minimum of 1.5 line spacing and each page must be numbered. You should include;

• A title page – your name, student number, cohort. Module code and name. The actual word count. The submission date. Your supervisor and module leader’s name.
• Acknowledgements
• Contents page
• Abstract – use the following sub-headings: aim, background, methods, findings, conclusion
• Introduction – outlining how the ELR will progress, offer a terms of reference/definitions as necessary
• Background – outline the chosen topic area and the rationale for choosing this. Indicate the topics relevance to current nursing practice including any relevant background information.
• Methodology – provide a detailed audit trail of the methodology. Use tables as illustrations.
• Findings – present the findings of your analysis as the emerging themes
• Discussion – provide a critical discussion of your findings, considering implications for practice and further research
• Strengths and limitations – consider both strengths and weaknesses of your review
• Conclusion – Summarise key points from review

Referencing and research requirements

Please reference your work according to the Harvard style as defined in Cite Them Right Online (http://www.citethemrightonline.com). This information is also available in book form: Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2016) Cite them right: the essential reference guide. 10^th edn. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Copies are available via the university library.

How your work will be assessed

Your work will be assessed on the extent to which it demonstrates your achievement of the stated learning outcomes for this assignment (see above) and against other key criteria, as defined in the University’s institutional grading descriptors. If it is appropriate to the format of your assignment and your subject area, a proportion of your marks will also depend upon your use of academic referencing conventions.

This assignment will be marked according to the grading descriptors for Level 6

Submission details

• You are reminded of the University’s regulations on academic misconduct, which can be viewed on the University website: https://bucks.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/9546/Academic-Misconduct-Policy.pdf. In submitting your assignment, you are acknowledging that you have read and understood these regulations