Literature Review

1. You need to briefly set the scene by identifying the area of practice you are exploring. This will flow from the argument you have presented in your background/rationale section above. You will need to articulate a clear research question for your literature review.

2. You need to explain how you have searched and retrieved published evidence. You will document your search strategy ,e.g. using BNI,EBSCO,PROQUEST,MEDLINE(including search terms, Boolean operators and databases), your inclusion and exclusion criteria, and how you have arrived at the 8-10 studies you have selected to review.

3. You will provide a synthesis and critical appraisal of your 8-10 studies that you are including in the literature review. You will use the Moule (2018) tool to critically appraise your studies. Your critical appraisal must include consideration of ethical principles and best practice. It is important that you apply your writing about ethics to the studies you have reviewed. Your synthesis of the literature will identify relevant themes or issues that cut across the studies you have reviewed. This third section should contain up to 3,000 words