Written communication in nursing incorporates the use of evidence or research published in the literature from scholarly references. Scholarly references are defined as work that is peer-reviewed and published in a professional journal. Using published research to support the viewpoint of nursing, especially in cases being made for change, will enhance the argument.
An annotated bibliography is a list of resources you anticipate using to support your argument. Developing an annotated bibliography will help you organize your research. To create a purposeful annotated bibliography, the following information should be included: the specific citation, a brief summary or paragraph about the article, and how it pertains to your research question.
Assignment Details
This is a 3-step project:
Identify a change.
Find 6 articles.
Write an annotated bibliography for each article.
Step 1: Write 3–4 sentences answering the following questions:
Identify and describe a recent change that occurred in your workplace. It could be a change in the levels of staffing; a change in policy, such as time off or tuition reimbursement; a change in use of equipment or supplies; a change in charting or computerized medical records; and so on.
Describe the change in 3-4 sentences.
1 of the sentences should address the rationale for the change.
Step 2: Begin researching scholarly articles from the library from the past 5 years that are related to the change issue identified in Step 1.
Complete a 6-column table of the references you found, including the following:
Author(s) last name, first initial.
(Year).
Title of article.
Title of Publication,
Volume #(Issue #),
Pages of the article.
A minimum of 6 scholarly references are needed to complete this assignment; you may find more.
Step 3: This step requires the development of an annotated bibliography for each of the 6 articles listed in Step 2. This step should be 6 paragraphs total (1 for each article that is summarized and analyzed) and approximately 450–700 words in 2–3 double-spaced pages.
Consider the following:
Summarize the main points for each of the 6 references (must be from within the last 5 years) from Step 2, each in its own paragraph.
Use the MEAL method of writing, where each paragraph contains a minimum of 4 sentences:
M = Main point
E = Example and/or Evidence (citation)
A = Analysis—refers to what was significant about the article and how the article was related to the change topic you selected.
Be sure to include at least 1 analysis sentence about each reference in that paragraph.
L = Link or transition to the main topic
