Identify a clinical issue and propose a research question about this clinical issue (approx. word count 100) |
Does the seasonal influenza vaccine reduce the risk of vaccinated nurses passing on the influenza virus to vulnerable patient’s?
|
Conduct a literature search (using Medline AND CINAHL databases) and identify literature relevant to the research question. Append the search history to the assignment
|
Write a Literature Review that describes what is already known about your research question (approx. word count 1,500)
|
[WRITE HERE]
|
How well does the existing literature address your research question?
In answering this question consider if your research question has been a) fully answered, b) partially answered, or c) not answered at all.
THEN identify a) what further research could be conducted (and its characteristics such as design, sample, outcome measures) that might provide important information to answer your research question AND b) what are some ethical considerations that apply to these possible research studies (approx. word count 400)
|