Term Paper on "What Women With Infertility Want Registered Nurses to Know Implication for Nursing Practice"

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Literature Review

A professional paper that comprises a literature review must be original in its content and must be closely related to nursing. The review may focus upon a nursing intervention, nursing education, and issue in nursing research, or nursing theory. The document must represent an exhaustive effort in establishing the extent work in a selected area. The survey of resources will require attention to nursing publications primarily but most likely will require examination of literature in related professions and disciplines such as psychology, sociology, the biological sciences, medicine, etc. Not only must the end product be exhaustive but it must be well focused and purposeful. Sources should include current journals and texts, but should also include the “classic” works related to the topic.

Title Page

Introduction

Introduce the document that is presented. Elaborate upon the reason and need for the review of literature. This section should briefly clarify the relevance to nursing, significance, and merit of the project. Demonstrate the relationship of the project to one or more of the areas of nursing. Delineate the specific audience that would profit most by the paper and show how it will be of benefit.

Evaluation criteria

1. An introduction for the project is provided.

2. Relevance and appropriateness for nursing is established.

Statement of the project

This portion of the professional paper must contain a clear, concise statement of the purpose of the literature review. It will also be a description of what is to follow in the body of the document and how the project was conducted. The specific goal must be delineated.

Evaluation criteria

1. the project clearly delineated in a concise manner

2. the statement shows the purpose of the paper

3. the process of implementing the project is shown clearly

Background and significance

This section needs to identify and elaborate upon the theory or conceptual framework for the undertaking. Demonstrate how the conceptual knowledge provides the basis for the organization of the presentation. The value and need for the project is presented with possible applications for nursing. The author must delineate with documentation the significance of the project for an identified group of nurses. Discuss the importance for the profession as a whole as well. Show the specific use that will be made of the literature by the author.

Evaluation criteria

1. a conceptual basis for the project is established

2. evidence is presented that justifies undertaking the project

3. concrete documentation for significance is presented

Content

This is the major focus and portion of the literature review. The content must reflect assimilation and organization. Ideas must flow rationally and logically. The body may need several divisions and subdivisions for clarity.

Evaluation criteria

1. appropriate format must be evident

2. logic is clear

3. the document is well organized

Summary and conclusions

The ***** provides a succinct overview of the entire presentation. Again show the value and use for the project. Draw conclusions regarding the findings. Relate findings to pertinent literature and to the guiding theoretical framework. Make recommendations as indicated by literature review.

Evaluation criteria

1. overview is clearly and briefly presented

2. conclusions are demonstrated

3. recommendations as appropriate are clearly stated

References

List all citations utilized in the body of the paper.

Use APA guidelines. The above are the guidelines from school.

These are title and source of literature that I have reviewed and would like included in the paper. I can fax some of the copies to you if you are unable to locate them however I have marked with a pink highlighter on some of them. I can also send a copy from the direct web page I retrieved the articles from.

Title: Toward Greater Understanding of the Psychological Effects of Infertility on Women

Source: Psychotherapy in Private Practice, Vol.16 (3), 1997. pp. 7-26

Title: Understanding the Emotional Aspects of Infertility: Implications for Nursing Practice

Source: Journal of Psychological Nursing &Mental Health Services

Title: Physicians and Nurses: Counseling the infertile patient

Source: Infertility counseling: A comprehensive handbook for clinicians

Title: Strategies for Counseling Infertile Couples

Source: Journal of Counseling & Development March/April 1991 Vol. 69

Title: beyond the Mechanics of Infertility: Perspectives on the Social Psychology of Infertility and Involuntary Childlessness

Source: Family Relations, October 1986, 35, pp.479-487

Title: Infertility: Towards an Awareness of a need among Family Life Practitioners

Source: Family Relations, April 1984, 33, pp. 309-315

Title: Characteristics of the Biopsychosocial Crisis of Infertility

Source: Journal of Counseling and Development, May 1987, Vol. 65, pp. 465-470

Title: Reconstructing Their lives: A Longitudinal, Qualitative analysis of the Transition to Biological Childlessness for Infertile Couples

Source: Journal of Counseling & Development, Fall 2001, Vol.79 Issue4. p439, 11p

Title: Counseling and Couple Therapy for Infertile Couples

Source: Family Process, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2002 pp.111-122

Title: The Infertility Experience: Biopsychosocial Effects and Suggestions for Counselors

Source: Journal of Counseling and Development, Fall 2004, Volume 82, pp. 394-402

Title: Infertility and the Role of Psychotherapy

Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Vol. 23: pp. 31-42, 2002

Title: A ‘good enough’ nurse: supporting patients in a fertility unit

Source: Nursing Inquiry 2001, Vol. 8: pp. 51-60

Title: Infertility as a Transformational process: A framework for psychotherapeutic support of infertile women

Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Vol.21: pp.619-633, 2000

Title: Thinking of something to say: Public and private narratives of infertility

Source: Health Care for Women International, Vol. 22: pp. 523-535, 2001

Here is an outline of what the paper should include given to me my instructor.

The title of my review is What Women with Infertility Want Registered Nurses to Know: Implication For Nursing Practice.

I. Project Purpose

1. Type of Project

II. Introduction

1. Current Statistics on Infertility in US population.

2. Importance of problem to nurses.

III. Emotional Needs

1. Psychosocial needs

2. Sociocultural needs

3. Biological needs

IV. Implication For Nursing Practice

1. Advance Practice Role

2. Primary Prevention Nursing Interventions

3. Secondary Prevention Nursing Interventions

4. Tertiary Prevention Nursing Interventions

V. Conclusion

VI. References

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