Quiz 7: Literature Review and database search

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What is a PRIMARY source? A source found in books. A source created at the time of an event by an individual who was there. A source created after an event has happened

- A source created at the time of an event by an individual who was there.

The three stages of a literature review include: Input, Throughput and Output. Select the following options that apply to the throughput stage of a literature review: Searching the literature using databases Developing search strategies Appraising and analysing sources Reading the gathered literature Sorting and synthesising sources Organising the literature according to themes/categories

- Appraising and analysing sources - Reading the gathered literature - Sorting and synthesising sources

What is a SECONDARY source? A source created at the time of an event. It is the preferred source to reference in a literature review. A source created after an event has happened by someone not present at the event.

A source created after an event has happened by someone not present at the event.

Which of the following best describes a literature review? A structured presentation of existing evidence from literature findings It is a summary of what is known and unknown A synthesis of findings related to the research topic All of the above

All of the above

Which of the following search strategies include the use of 'AND', 'OR' and 'NOT'? Phrase searching Keyword search Boolean operators Wildcard symbols

Boolean operators

Which database is essential for nurses and the allied health professions? CINAHL MEDLINE PubMED

CINAHL

Primary sources are written by people who have studied the event after the fact. True False

False

Secondary sources of information are published studies written by the people who conducted the experiment. True False

False

Use of truncation will narrow your search of literature. True False

False - It will broaden your search, and improve the number of relevant results from your search.

Determine if the following sources are primary or secondary sources: A conference paper that describes the interim findings of an ongoing study into violent behaviour in hospitals. Primary source Secondary source

Primary source

Determine if the following sources are primary or secondary sources: A journal kept by a soldier during the World War II. Primary source Secondary source

Primary source

Determine if the following sources are primary or secondary sources: A photograph of Singapore General Hospital in 1965. Primary source Secondary source

Primary source

Determine if the following sources are primary or secondary sources: An experimental study comparing interventions for stress. Primary source Secondary source

Primary source

Determine if the following sources are primary or secondary sources: Data from a clinical trial that is developing a new type of chemotherapy. Primary source Secondary source

Primary source

Determine if the following sources are primary or secondary sources: Field notes from an ethnographic study of foreign workers who stay in a dormitory in Singapore. Primary source Secondary source

Primary source

Determine if the following sources are primary or secondary sources: Report of a pilot study to test the feasibility of an intervention. Primary source Secondary source

Primary source

Determine if the following sources are primary or secondary sources: The diary of a woman who was in domestic service between 1965 - 1975. Primary source Secondary source

Primary source

Determine if the following sources are primary or secondary sources: A present-day documentary that describes the experiences of female factory workers during the second world war. Primary source Secondary source

Secondary source

Determine if the following sources are primary or secondary sources: A published literature review. Primary source Secondary source

Secondary source

Determine if the following sources are primary or secondary sources: A research method textbook. Primary source Secondary source

Secondary source

Determine if the following sources are primary or secondary sources: A textbook with a compilation of theories of management Primary source Secondary source

Secondary source

Determine if the following sources are primary or secondary sources: An article that reviews current research into the development of drugs for treating hypertension. Primary source Secondary source

Secondary source

Determine if the following sources are primary or secondary sources: Evidence-based practice recommendation on wound dressing that derived from a review of studies. Primary source Secondary source

Secondary source

Determine if the following sources are primary or secondary sources: Evidence-based practice recommendation that derived from a review of studies. Primary source Secondary source

Secondary source

A well-written summary of a review of the literature provides direction for the formation of the purpose of the study. True False

True

Combining search terms using 'OR' will give you more results than combining terms using 'AND'. True False

True

Primary sources are written by people who experienced the event first-hand. True False

True

Using the boolean operator 'NOT' will eliminate an aspect of the topic you are interested in and narrow your search. True False

True

Which of the following is a CORRECT example of the use of wildcard symbols? woman? wom?n ?women ?woman?

wom?n


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