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Once you have your research question, you want to plan your search strategy. This will guide you as you search the databases. One way to stay organized is to use a research planning sheet. Below is a basic template that you can use.

• A bibliography lists the books, articles, blog posts, and websites you've cited in your paper.
• An abstract or summary describes a book or paper.
• An annotation to an article analyzes, critiques and places the work in the larger context of scholarly communication.
• An annotated bibliography evaluates the best, most interesting, most appropriate or most cutting edge works on a particular topic.

Ensign, J., & Ammerman, S. (2008). Ethical issues in research with homeless youths. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 62, 365-372.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04599.x

The authors, doctors at the University of Washington and Stanford respectively, conducted research on the ethical implications of using incentives to entice homeless youths to participate in a variety of research studies. Using a web-based survey, the researchers gathered feedback from seventy-two healthcare providers, program administrators, and other researchers.  After conducting the study, it was found that researchers with different backgrounds or research goals supplied different kinds of incentives for participation in research studies. Healthcare providers conducting health-related research were most likely to offer vouchers or gift cards in exchange for research participation. Money was more often used by researchers interested in mental health or substance abuse topics to obtain homeless participants. This article speaks to my goal for taking action by protecting the rights of homeless youths from being exploited, in this case from researchers seeking data at the potential expense of the homeless individual’s welfare.