Some tips to find the best topic for yourself are:
i. Topic should be relevant to your field
ii. It should coincide with your interest
iii. It should fill existing literature gap
iv. It should effectively contribute to the field as whole

There is no hard and fast rule for the length of a dissertation. Although there is a general
rule that it should be between 100 -300 pages and ranging from 10000 to 80000 word limit.
But it should adequately cover all the aspects and be complete.

1. Introduction – 15%
   ii. Literature review – 15%
   iii. Methodology – 35%
   iv. Results and Discussion – 20%
   v. Conclusion – 15%

1. Nursing dissertations usually follow APA referencing method.
   Other referencing methods are:
   i. MLA
   ii. Harvard
   iii. IEEE
   iv. CSE
   v. Chicago