The nurse researcher is writing the review of literature portion of the research report. What should this nurse include in this section?
1. Direct quotes from multiple sources.
2. Studies that support and oppose the researcher's position.
3. Primary and secondary sources.
4. Literature that is no more than five years old.
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Rationale 1: The literature review should contain mostly paraphrases, rather than direct quotes.
Rationale 2: Literature review should include literature that both supports and opposes the researcher's position.
Rationale 3: The literature review should focus on primary sources.
Rationale 4: A literature review may contain very old research if it is foundational to the study. The researcher should review old and new material.
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