Searching for Nursing Concepts

1. Searching for Nursing Concepts Health Sciences Library

2. Description This module introduces searching techniques to research Nursing Concepts using Library resources Note: this course has 32 slides and should take 20-30 minutes to complete. Last Reviewed: 05/2009

3. Objectives Upon completion of this module, the participant will: • Understand what steps are involved in researching a nursing concept. • Understand how to search for nursing concepts in Cinahl. • Understand how to search for nursing concepts in non-biomedical databases.

4. Steps in researching Concepts Steps in Researching Concepts To get a complete understanding of a Nursing Concept you should: 1. Look up your concept in dictionaries and encyclopedias 2. Search your concept in Pegasus (Loyola Libraries’ Online Catalog) • Search your concept in Cinahl to find nursing articles 4. Search your concept in other disciplines

5. Look up your concept in dictionaries & encyclopedias Dictionaries & Encyclopedias • Look up your concept in dictionaries from various disciplines (philosophy, psychology, sociology,etc.) • Look up your concept in encyclopedias from various disciplines

6. Look up your concept in dictionaries & encyclopedias Dictionaries & Encyclopedias • The Health Sciences Library has many dictionaries and encyclopedias for various disciplines. • See the following section on searching the online catalog Pegasus for tips in finding these works in the library.

7. Search Pegasus Searching Pegasus • Search the online catalog, Pegasus, to identify resources available at all Loyola Libraries. • Pegasus can be searched on campus or at home. Direct link is http://pegasus.luc.edu

8. Search Pegasus Searching Pegasus • Example: Find Psychology dictionaries • Click on Advanced Search, enter search criteria and click on search

9. Search Pegasus Searching Pegasus • Two results found: • The dictionary of psychology by R. Corsini. H.S. Stacks (Health Sciences Library) • The concise dictionary of psychology by D. Statt. (H. S. Reference)

10. Search Pegasus Searching Pegasus Example: Find books that have HOPE in the title • Click on Advanced Search, enter search criteria [note: use drop down box to change search parameters] and click on search

11. Search Pegasus Searching Pegasus Two of the results found: • The Anatomy of hope: how people prevail in the face of illness by J. Groopman. (Cudahy Main Stacks) • Fighting for our future: how young women find strength, hope and courage while taking control of breast cancer by B. Murphy. H.S. Stacks (Health Sciences Library) Ask a reference librarian for more information on searching Pegasus.

12. Searching for Concepts in Cinahl Searching for Concepts in Cinahl • Cinahl [Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature] is an excellent resource for searching a nursing concept. • Cinahl can be accessed through the library homepage http://library.luhs.org.

13. Searching for Concepts in 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

14. Searching for Concepts in Cinahl The following example will demonstrate how to search the Cinahl database for citations on the “concept of hope”. Step 1: search for papers about “hope” Step 2: search for papers about “concepts” Step 3: Combine the results for “hope” & “concepts” Step 4: Refine search

15. Searching for Concepts in Cinahl Step 1: Search for papers about “hope” Type your topic which is “HOPE” in the keyword box and click on Browse.

16. Searching for Concepts in Cinahl Select appropriate heading by checking the box in front of the term; check boxes for Explode to maximize the retrieval for this term (if available); click on Search Database

17. Searching for Concepts in Cinahl Step 2: Search for papers about “concepts” Choose the tab Cinahl Headings to enter the second part of your search.

18. ‘Concept’ Subject Headings There are four subject headings in Cinahl that help in searching for concepts: Concept formation Concept analysis Concept mapping Conceptual framework The following slides will show how to use these headings in a search.

19. ‘Concept’ Subject Headings • Type the word “CONCEPT” in the search box, and click Browse

20. ‘Concept’ Subject Headings Choose the 3 subject headings and click Search Database

21. ‘Concept’ Subject Headings • Repeat the steps in the previous two slides to find the 4th concept subject heading, Conceptual Framework. • In the search box, type the word “CONCEPTUAL”

22. Combining Terms Step 3: Combining Terms Before you can combine your separate search queries into one, you need to clear the search box.

23. Combining Terms Step 3: Combining Terms With the search box clear, you can then combine the results for the two ‘concept’ searches with an OR by clicking on the boxes in front of the search statements and clicking on ‘Search with OR’.

24. Combining Terms Step 3: Combining terms Click “Clear” again and then combine the results for “hope” & the ‘concepts’ headings by clicking on the box ‘Search with AND’

25. Viewing Results The results will show in the bottom half of the screen

26. Access to Full Text Articles When browsing the results, click on PDF Full Text to open the electronic article. The results will show in the bottom half of the screen

27. Using Limits in Cinahl Step 4: Refine search To refine or narrow your results click on Revise Search to the left of the Search statement and choose the limits needed. Partial screen print of the refine search options

28. Additional Tips for Searching Cinahl For further information on searching Cinahl, refer to the CinahlTutorial found on the library website. • Go to http://library.luhs.org • Click on Resources for… • Click on Nursing You will find the Cinahl tutorial, as well as other useful guides and tutorials.

29. Searching in other databases • Try searching your concept in these other databases available through Ovid • Medline • AMED (Allied & Complementary Medicine) • PsychInfo

30. Non-biomedical databases To search non-biomedical databases, go to the library webpage http://library.luhs.org and click on Electronic Resources => Databases

31. Non-biomedical databases Here is a partial list of the databases available through the Health Sciences Library. For information about a database, click here To access a database, click on the database name. On the next screen, click on the link ‘Alphabetical list of databases’ which leads to the following listing:

32. Conclusion • If you need help finding information on your concept, contact a Research Services Librarian at (708) 216-9192 or email researchservices@lumc.edu. • You can ask the librarian to do a literature search for you or request an appointment.