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Chapter 3: Review of Literature

3.1 Introduction

This chapter outlines previous literature that relates to the field of study. The purpose of reviewing the literature was to ascertain what had been published in relation to the case study. The result was that very little has been published in relation to nurses delivering mental healthcare in remote Australia. This suggests a gap in the literature concerning this study’s research aim. 3.1.1 Article Embedded in this chapter is a journal article currently under final review with the Australian Journal of Rural Health . The article outlines in detail the search strategy of the literature review, the manner in which the search results were examined and the results. The researcher was the lead writer of the article and was assisted by two experienced supervisors. Under the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines, the researcher acknowledges contributions to authorship as set out in Table 3.1.