For Assignment #2, you will be adding a narrative literature synthesis/evidence summary table to the first section of your paper completed in Assignment #1. In this assignment, you will be summarizin

For Assignment #2, you will be adding a narrative literature synthesis/evidence summary table to the first section of your paper completed in Assignment #1.  In this assignment, you will be summarizing the literature that you reviewed related to your selected topic in a formatted literature review table that will be included as an appendix in your final paper.  Then you will summarize/synthesize the findings from your review in narrative format to be included in the main body of your paper.  You will be provided with feedback about the literature you reviewed and your written synthesis.  Any feedback received related to any of the assignment grading rubric elements is expected to be incorporated into the final course paper.  For this assignment, you will be adding to the first section of your paper turning in the following as one merged document:

1. Section #1:  Technology Description (incorporating any instructor feedback)
2. Section #2:
   • Narrative Literature Synthesis:  a summary/analysis of the key findings/conclusions from the reviewed literature summarized in the evidence summary table.  The summary should address all articles listed in the evidence summary table.  The narrative synthesis should represent the key themes identified across all literature represented in your evidence summary table.
   • Evidence Summary Table
     • Must include a minimum of 5 and no more than 10 articles.
       • Use the following template to format your evidence summary table:  NGR 7820 Evidence Summary Table Download NGR 7820 Evidence Summary Table
       • Articles included in the narrative summary and table must meet the following criteria:
         • Peer- reviewed
         • Published within the past 5 years
         • Primary research studies, meta-analyses, meta-syntheses, national clinical practice guidelines, or primary quality improvement projects.  Published systematic, narrative, or integrative literature reviews are not acceptable articles for this assignment!
       • Selected articles are to be rated for their level of evidence.  You may use the tool provided below, or one of your own choosing:
         • Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice:  Evidence Level and Quality Guide Download Evidence Level and Quality Guide
         • Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice:  Research Appraisal Tool Download Research Appraisal Tool
         • Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice:  Non-research Evidence Appraisal Tool  Download Non-research Evidence Appraisal Tool  *Note – literature reviews, and / or integrated literature reviews are not appropriate for this assignment.
       • The evidence summary table will be incorporated into your paper as an appendix to follow the references section of your paper (see below formatting).