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NUR515 Narrated Nursing Problem of Interest Synthesis PowerPoint Instructions 

Synthesize all 5 research articles include:  

• Identified Nursing Problem of Interest 
• PICO(T) statement 
• What are the overall strengths and weaknesses of the research studies, include the level of evidence for the articles

• Identify gaps in research & research that still needs to be done on your topic, 
• Which studies had similar conclusions? Different or contradictory results? 
• What is your overall conclusion about the research findings? 
• How can the evidence be used for a practice change?  
• Reference Slide – List articles used in the matrix as well as any other references you might have used in the PowerPoint. 

Notes: 

Keep in mind that this is a synthesis, so you don’t want to discuss research using a “shotgun” approach where you talk about research A, then research B, then research C, etc. This doesn’t demonstrate an understanding of the research as a whole. An example of an approach for synthesis might be: research A & B reached similar conclusions while research C reached a different conclusion with a smaller sample size. You would the