College of Nursing - Dissertation Guide

45 Chapter Five Discussion and Summary It is time for the student to speak from the experience. Remember the purpose of the study. Summary of the Findings Provide a succinct summary of the results. It is less about the findings and more about what the findings mean. Integration of the Findings with Previous Literature Compare your findings to those reported by other researchers related to the phenomenon. . Implications of the Findings The student discusses the implications described in chapter 1. The student should provide a concrete discussion as to how the findings may be applied to practice or inform future research. All implications must come from the findings or the experience of the study; do not invent new implications. Implications for Nursing Education Implications for Nursing Practice Implications for Nursing Research Implications for Public Policy Limitations Limitations were originally presented in chapter 3. Move that section into this location Chapter Summary