Question: Torraco, R. J. (2005). Writing integrative literature reviews: Guidelines and examples. Human Resource Development Review, 4(3), 356-367.

Use the ProQuest Central database, and search using the article's Document ID: 887946431.

Application: Resource Synthesis and Integration

Substance Abuse In America

Synthesis and integration involve succinctly summarizing the main points of the chosen resources and combining the summaries into a coherent narrative. Synthesis and integration require skills that improve with experience.

To prepare: • Review the Torraco article, focusing specifically on synthesizing and integrating the literature review.

• Of the 10-12 collected resources, choose the 4 peer-reviewed journal articles that most closely address the problem chosen for your Capstone Project.

Capstone Problem: Doctors who prescribe opioids to patients, but patients do not take the prescriptions as described which causes substance abuse?

The assignment:

In 2-4 pages, respond to the following:

1. Cite the four resources you have chosen to synthesize and integrate into a narrative. (You may copy and paste the citations from the list of resources you submitted last week.)

2. Synthesize and integrate the four resources into a coherent narrative that:

• Begins with an introduction

• Includes an integrated synthesis of the resources

• Relates the narrative to your problem statement