Planning and writing your dissertation literature review: a guide for final year degree veterinary nursing students (part two)

This paper aims to help undergraduate student veterinary nurses undertaking their dissertation to write their literature review. Utilising the supervisor, addressing the six key items, and using a story board approach to plan a logical structure are recommended. Demonstrating depth and breadth of relevant knowledge, and finding an academic voice as part of the critical evaluation of material in a context relevant way is considered essential, in order to authoritatively guide the reader to the subsequent original study the author will research. This helps to ensure that the literature review has achieved its aims and is considerably favourably.