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Foundations of Evidence for Nursing Practice

Assessment 1: Annotated Bibliography
Module Learning Outcomes to be addressed:
Learning Outcome 2: Locate and reference appropriate information relevant to nursing and
healthcare practice.
Submission date: 15/02/2021
Provide an annotated Bibliography of two primary research articles: one Qualitative and one
Quantitative.
This assessment task is part 1 of the two assessments towards developing your theoretical and
practical understanding of evidence-based practice.
You are required to engage in a literature search and submit annotated bibliography (1,000 words).
In order to meet your learning outcomes you will need the the following themes The important of Communication in nursing practice.
Once you have a chosen theme, identify two research articles from a peer reviewed journal related
to nursing practice that highlights an area of practice that links to the themes above (L.O2). One
article must be based on QUALITATIVE and another QUANTITATIVE research method. The
articles you select MUST be primary research published with in last 5 years (systematic reviews
/opinions/ literature reviews are not allowed).
Essay structure Guidelines
1. Introduction (150 words) An introduction generally needs to answer these 3 questions.
a. What? The introduction must clearly explain what the essay is about. You should also
explain in your own words a summary of the assessment brief given above.
b. How? The second part of the introduction needs to outline how the essay is going to be
structured. You need to summarise the details given in points 2-5 below.
c. Why? The introduction needs to articulate why the topic under consideration is of
significance.
2. Background (150 words)
a. Explain what evidence-based practice is and its importance in nursing.
b. Provide an evidence-based rationale for your chosen theme and its relevance to nursing
practice.
3. Perform and summarise the search strategy (in narrative / full sentences) where
relevant (200 words)
a. Identify the key concepts.
b. Sources searched with rationale i.e., databases.
c. Boolean operators used.
d. Truncation used for the search.
e. limiters used for the search with rationale
f. Inclusion criteria with rationale.
g. Exclusion criteria with rationale.
h. Terms used for the search.
i. Total articles search and describe how you obtained two primary research articles
for annotated bibliography?
4. Annotated Bibliography article 1 (200 words)
Each annotation will include:
a. Citation details (set out in the same style as an UWL recommended Harvard referencing
list- See Cite them Right for referencing guide)
b. A short statement that explains the main focus or purpose of the research paper
c. Briefly discuss the usefulness and/or limitations of the paper (e.g. reliability of the text,
limitations of the paper, credibility of the author)
d. An evaluative comment on the paper that may take into account how the findings will
improve nursing practice and benefit patient care.
5. Annotated Bibliography article 2 (200 words)
Each annotation will include:
a. Citation details (set out in the same style as an UWL recommended Harvard referencing
list- See Cite them Right for referencing guide)
b. A short statement that explains the main focus or purpose of the research paper
c. Briefly discuss the usefulness and/or limitations of the paper (e.g. reliability of the text,
limitations of the paper, credibility of the author)
d. An evaluative comment on the paper that may take into account how the findings will
improve nursing practice and benefit patient care.
6. Conclusion (100 words)
a. Summary. Summarise the key learning points that have emerged from your discussion
above.
b. Recommendations. Make recommendations on what needs to be done in light of your
findings and conclusions.

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