This document provides instructions for a literature review assignment on a clinical issue or problem addressed in a PICOT statement. Students are asked to: 1) Describe the clinical issue or problem and criteria used to select 5 peer-reviewed research articles on the topic from the last 5 years. 2) Synthesize the key findings and components of each article, and compare/contrast the studies' limitations, controversies, and similarities/differences. 3) Analyze the evidence to identify what is known, unknown, and requires further study on the topic. The paper should be 1,250-1,500 words, cite 5-10 sources, follow APA style guidelines, and address the components above

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Source translational research articlesSource translational research articlesIn Part A, you
described the population and quality initiative related to your PICOT (Population/Problem,
Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, and Time to achieve the outcome) statement. In this
assignment, you will formalize your PICOT and research process.Use the GCU Library to
perform a search for peer-reviewed research articles. Find five peer-reviewed primary
source translational research articles.In a paper of 1,250-1,500 words, synthesize the
research into a literature review. The literature review should provide an overview for the
reader that illustrates the research related to your particular PICOT. Include the
following:Introduction: Describe the clinical issue or problem you are addressing.Methods:
Describe the criteria you used in choosing your articlesSynthesize the Literature: Part A:
Discuss the main components of each article (subjects, methods, key findings) and provide
rationale for how this s your PICOT; Part B: Compare and contrast the articles: Discuss
limitations, controversies, and similarities/differences of the studies.Areas of Further Study:
Analyze the evidence presented in your articles to identify what is known, unknown, and
requires further study.You are required to cite five to 10 sources to complete this
assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the
assignment criteria and nursing content.Prepare this assignment according to the
guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract
is not required.ORDER NOW FOR CUSTOMIZED, PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERSYou must
proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and
grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect
your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical
mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before
handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend
proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to
uncorrected mistakes.Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface.
Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to
read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to
compress it into fewer pages.Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-
spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between
letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are
unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.The paper must be neatly
formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each

2. page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If
it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument