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1. Literature reviews

a. summarize the research

b. critique the research

c. both summarize and critique the research

d. neither summarize nor critique the research

2. Which is the best way to present the literature in a literature review?

a. One article at a time chronologically by when you found the article.

b. One article at a time chronologically by when the article was written.

c. Alphabetically by each author's last name.

d. By common themes so that more than one source can be in a paragraph.

3. Rosso was completing his literature review, and one published study was completely related to his question, but the sample size was very small. The researchers stated that the results should be interpreted with caution due to the sample size. Rosso should

a. not use the study.

b. use the study and disclose the limitation.

c. use the study and not disclose the limitation since the article was published.

d. argue that the study size was large enough and use the study.

4. Stacey was conducting research on patient falls in a hospital. Her data indicate that 72% of falls happened between 7:00AM and 7:30AM. These are the hours in which there is a shift change. Which is the most fair interpretation of the data?

a. The time of day causes falls.

b. The shift change causes falls.

c. The shift change may be a factor in patient falls.

d. There is no connection between the shift change and falls.

5. It is beneficial to review the reference list of each source you selected for your literature review because

a. They may lead you to more sources

b. You will know the research is not quality research if there are APA mistakes

c. You need to list all these references in your literature review's reference page

d. The limitations of each source are found in the references