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CINAHL & the Nursing Literature

CINAHL & the Nursing Literature. Valerie A. Gross Instruction Librarian Harrell Library, PSCOM 717-531-8989 vgross@hmc.psu.edu. Objectives. Describe and apply the theory of basic database searching Define and employ limits and subheadings Identify an exhaustive search

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CINAHL & the Nursing Literature

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  1. CINAHL & the Nursing Literature Valerie A. Gross Instruction Librarian Harrell Library, PSCOM 717-531-8989 vgross@hmc.psu.edu

  2. Objectives • Describe and apply the theory of basic database searching • Define and employ limits and subheadings • Identify an exhaustive search • Formulate a search using CINAHL, UpToDate, Dynamed, and PubMed to retrieve relevant information.

  3. Searching Fatigue & Frustration

  4. Basic Database Searching Group similar concepts together Heart Disease Myocardial Infarction Stroke Aspirin

  5. Basic Database Searching Boolean Logic AND Heart Disease Aspirin Heart Disease AND Aspirin

  6. Basic Database Searching Boolean Logic OR Heart Disease MI Stroke Heart Disease OR Myocardial Infarction or Stroke

  7. Basic Database Searching Boolean Logic NOT Heart Disease Diabetes Heart Disease NOT Diabetes

  8. Example 1. Heart Disease OR Myocardial Infarction OR Stroke 2. Aspirin • 1 AND 2

  9. Resources Point of Care UpToDate Dynamed Research PubMed OVID Medline CINAHL Nursing Journals from Proquest

  10. Nursing Literature Review Table • Gaps in the literature • Areas for improvement • Research areas to pursue

  11. Exhaustive Search • Search multiple resources • Review other subject headings • See related articles feature • Repetitive citations • Save searches

  12. Let’s Search • CINAHL • UpToDate, Dynamed • PubMed

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