This guide is for NURS 836 Week 3 Expanding the Literature Review, start to submission. Refine the PICO question from NURS 716 and add three articles to the five you collected there on your assigned topic.
NURS 836 is Translational Research in Health Care, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's DNP. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as NURS836; it is the same course.
| Course | NURS 836 Translational Research in Health Care |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 3 |
| Points | 150 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; the refined PICO question and the expanded review |
| Sources | The five NURS 716 articles plus three additional articles on the assigned topic |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA |
What NURS 836 Week 3 Expanding the Literature Review asks for
You refine the PICO question developed on the assigned topic in a previous course (NURS 716) and add three articles to the five collected in NURS 716 on the same topic. It is due in Module/Week 3 with Brownson et al. chapters 7 to 9. Worth 150 points.
Where it fits in NURS 836
In the published schedule, Expanding the Literature Review is one of 10 graded written assignments in NURS 836. It follows Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 3 and comes before Week 4 Discussion Board Forum 4. The same week also has Discussion Board Forum 3, so plan the week's writing together.
How NURS 836 Week 3 Expanding the Literature Review is graded
Liberty grades Expanding the Literature Review with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 150 points in the published guide. That is about 15% of the course's 1,010 points. The rubric rows are the real instructions. Draft against them, and you will rarely be surprised by the grade.
Course grades in NURS 836 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 940 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The NURS 836 Week 3 method, step by step
Define the scope of the search
Fix the question and the search limits first, and record the databases and terms you use.
Search systematically
Search the Jerry Falwell Library databases with consistent terms and keep a log. Aim to exceed the minimum (The five NURS 716 articles plus three additional articles on the assigned topic) so you can choose the strongest studies.
Organize by theme, not by article
Sort the sources into themes before writing. Each paragraph should discuss a theme across several studies.
Compare and evaluate
Within each theme, say where studies agree, where they differ, and which evidence is stronger.
Identify the gap
End with what the literature does not yet answer. In NURS 836, the gap is usually what justifies the next part of the assignment.
Format the references carefully
Apply current APA to every citation and reference; reviews are where reference errors cluster (Not set in the guide; the refined PICO question and the expanded review).
A structure for NURS 836 Week 3 Expanding the Literature Review
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,300 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Refined PICO question | The original and refined versions, and why it changed. | ~210 words |
| Search update | Databases, terms and dates for the new search. | ~180 words |
| The three new articles | Design, sample, findings and level of evidence. | ~440 words |
| Synthesis of all eight | What the combined evidence shows. | ~310 words |
| Implications | What it means for the project. | ~160 words |
A topic angle that works
Use the refinement to make the question implementable: narrow the population to your actual setting and make the outcome something you can measure with data you can get.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
The NURS 716 question asked whether a nurse-driven catheter removal protocol reduces CAUTI rates in adult medical-surgical inpatients. The refined question narrows the outcome to catheter days per 1,000 patient days, because CAUTIs on a single unit are too rare to show change in three months, while catheter days can be pulled weekly from the EHR.1 The three new articles all reported catheter days as a primary outcome, which supports the change.2
- Shows the original and the refinement.
- Explains the reason with a data argument.
- Ties the new articles to it.
Mistakes that cost points on NURS 836 Week 3
- Adding articles without refining the question.
- Old articles.
- No synthesis of all eight.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; the refined PICO question and the expanded review
- Sources: The five NURS 716 articles plus three additional articles on the assigned topic
- Sources organized by theme, not one per paragraph
- The gap is stated and tied to the question
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How many articles does the NURS 836 literature review add?
Three, added to the five collected in NURS 716.
How many points is NURS 836 Week 3 Expanding the Literature Review worth?
150 points in Liberty's published course guide for NURS 836, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 15% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is NURS 836 Week 3 the same in every section of NURS 836?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for NURS 836. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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