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SEARCHING CINAHL

SEARCHING CINAHL. Health Sciences Library. Description. This module will provide you with information on searching Cinahl via EBSCOhost. This course has 29 slides and should take 20-30 minutes to complete. It is followed by a 10 question post-test. Last reviewed: 05/09. Objectives.

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SEARCHING CINAHL

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  1. SEARCHING CINAHL Health Sciences Library

  2. Description This module will provide you with information on searching Cinahl via EBSCOhost. This course has 29 slides and should take 20-30 minutes to complete. It is followed by a 10 question post-test. Last reviewed: 05/09

  3. Objectives Upon completion of this module, the participant will: • Understand what information is included in Cinahl. • Understand how to execute a search in Cinahl. • Understand how to apply limits in Cinahl.

  4. What is CINAHL? • Cinahl stands for Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. • The database covers the following areas: • Nursing, Cardiopulmonary Technology, Emergency Services, Health Education, Laboratory Technology, Medical Assistance, Medical Records, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy.

  5. What is CINAHL? • Includes journal articles, healthcare books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, and standards of professional practice, educational software, and publications of the American Nurses Association & the National League of Nursing. • Covers 1982-present; 70% of the citations are also in MEDLINE.

  6. Accessing CINAHL You will find a link to CINAHL in the Quick Links on the Health Sciences Library’s home page at http://library.luhs.org

  7. Planning a Search • Develop your question. • How do patients cope with leukemia? • Divide the question into important searchable concepts. • Concept 1: Leukemia • Concept 2: Coping • Search each concept separately, and then combine. • Do not search general terms like effect, results.

  8. Searching CINAHL • On the CINAHL Headings search screen, enter the first concept for your question. • CINAHL will map the term or phrase to the most appropriate subject heading.

  9. Searching CINAHL • Check the box in front of the most appropriate heading. • Check the Explode box, to search for the concept as well as narrower, more specific terms. Click Search.

  10. Searching CINAHL • Subheadings are used to further describe a particular aspect of a CINAHL subject heading. • Find Subheadings by clicking on the hyperlinked subject heading. Example: click on the word Leukemia.

  11. Searching CINAHL To narrow your search, you may select one or more subheadings that relate directly to your question. Click Searchto search the term with subheading(s). Caution: The use of subheadings is very restrictive, be careful in using them.

  12. Searching CINAHL • Check the Major Concept box if you want to retrieve articles where the search term is the major focus of the article. Citations retrieved will be more relevant and specific. • Caution: the use of major concept is very restrictive; be careful using it.

  13. Searching CINAHL • The search term is posted to the main screen. In this example, the search will retrieve articles about the diagnosis of leukemia.

  14. Searching CINAHL • To search your next concept, click on the Tab CINAHL Headings and repeat the steps in slides 8-12.

  15. Searching CINAHL • Once all the concepts have been searched, combine the terms to focus your results.

  16. Searching CINAHL • On the Search History screen, check the boxes (1) in front of the concepts you want to combine. • Click on Search with AND (2) to execute the search. 2 1

  17. Limiting Your Search Results

  18. Limiting Your Search A new screen will appear “over” your results.

  19. Important Limits Scroll through to see all the choices. Important Limits include: • Research Articles • Publication Year • Publication Type (Clinical Trials, Research Instrument) • Age Groups • Special Interest Filters

  20. What is a Research Article? • Indicates an original (includes secondary analysis) complete research study containing data collection, methodology, discussion of results. • The limit to Research Articles is a feature unique to CINAHL.

  21. What is a Special Interest Filter? This limit includes several types of articles. • The Evidence based practice filter contains: • Articles from special journals such as Evidence based medicine & Evidence based nursing. • Articles selected in other journal titles that are relevant for that filter. • Research articles (including systematic reviews & clinical trials), meta analysis, best practice articles, practice guidelines. • Articles about evidence based practice (theory, methodology etc.)

  22. Viewing Results Scroll down to view results.

  23. Viewing Results • Click Add to save a citation to the Folder. • The folder will then show it has items.

  24. Results Folder • Select Items • Click on the option needed: Print E-mailSave Export

  25. Results Folder • Export feature allows you to send your citations to a bibliographic manager such as Refworks. • For Information about using Refworks or other products to format bibliographies, contact a Research Services Librarian at 6-9192.

  26. Full Text Electronic Articles • Some citations will have a link to electronic articles. • PDF full text: articles with same pagination and format as the print version. • HTML full text: article without pagination.

  27. Does the Health Sciences Library Own It? • In Quick Links on the Health Sciences Library home page (library.luhs.org) click on Find a Journal. You will be given options for full text and/or print (Pegasus).

  28. AMA Category 2 Credit for Physicians • Time spent studying this educational content can be self-reported for category 2 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. • Each physician should claim only those credit hours that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. • LUMC physicians may transcribe these credit hours to their personal Category 2 credit log by copying and pasting the following address into your web browser http://www.meddean.luc.edu/depts/cme/credit_reports.htm

  29. Conclusion We hope this Computer Based Learning course has been both informative and helpful. Feel free to review the screens of this course until you are confident about your knowledge of the material presented. By clicking “Next” on the slide, you will begin the test.

  30. Searching Cinahl

  31. Thank You Thank you for your participation

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