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Peer reviewed: Refers to articles that have undergone a rigorous review process, often including revisions to the original manuscript, by peers in their discipline, before publication in a scholarly journal. This can include empirical studies, review articles, meta-analyses among others.
Many of your research papers will require that you locate and use very specific types of supporting information. This information may may include:
Scholarly information allows new discoveries and knowledge to be communicated to health care professionals; therefore, scholarly publications can improve patient care and improve nursing practice.
Newspapers, magazines, Wikipedia, and many websites will not provide you with scholarly literature.
A primary source in nursing is a document that reports on a study, experiment, trial or research project. Primary sources are usually written by the person(s) who did the research, conducted the study, or ran the experiment, and include a hypothesis, methodology, and results.
Primary Sources include:
Secondary sources compare and evaluate primary sources. They provide insight on the current knowledge and practices in nursing. Sources may include a bibliography which may direct you back to the primary research reported in the article.
Secondary Sources include: