In: Nursing
Why is it important to conduct a quality literature review
IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY LITERATURE REVIEW
*It provides rationale for the current study: the rationale of the study must be relevant,clea convincing.It mustbe supported by reesearch findings,statistical data and expert opinion.
*It puts the current study into the context of whatis known about the topic: Literature reviea sheds some light on what is already known about the topic,key concepts,variables and issues.The researcher presents a summary of what isknown on relevant aspects of the topic by reffering to researc and non-research literature.
*Review of relevant literature: Review of previous studies helps the researcher to explain what has been achieved so far and provides opportunity to learn from achievements and mistakes of other researchers.
*It provides theoretical and conceptual basis of the study:Review of relevant literature provides an idea to the researcher about the frameworks available and their utilization in nursing research.