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Searching the Literature for Evidence to Support DNP Projects

Searching the Literature for Evidence to Support DNP Projects. Stephanie J. Schulte, MLIS Assistant Professor/Education and Reference Services Coordinator Prior Health Sciences Library. Good Background Information Sources. Electronic texts: Core25 Books via Prior Web site

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Searching the Literature for Evidence to Support DNP Projects

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  1. Searching the Literature for Evidence to Support DNP Projects Stephanie J. Schulte, MLIS Assistant Professor/Education and Reference Services Coordinator Prior Health Sciences Library

  2. Good Background Information Sources • Electronic texts: Core25 Books via Prior Web site • Micromedex: Detailed drug information • UpToDate: Point of care answers to clinical questions covering 7400 topics in 13 specialties. Available on campus only. • MDConsult: another point of care tool available to you. • Mosby’s Nursing Skills; current policies, procedures, and protocols

  3. Main Databases • Medline/PubMed (1950 forward) • Millions of journal article citations • Mainly biomedical, some nursing though • Can do keyword searching or MeSH terms • Handy limits in EBSCO interface (found in Advanced Search in PubMed): English, Humans, Nursing journal subset, publication type (for specific kinds of studies) • CINAHL • Focused on nursing and allied health • Contains records for all kinds of content, not just journal articles, so pay attention to the record • Can do keyword searching or use CINAHL subject headings • Handy limits: date of publication, Research article, many publication types

  4. More databases • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews • Full-text systematic reviews • Mostly medical topics (care issues not addressed as much) • Updated regularly • Studies included are usually selected by rigorous criteria • You may find these in a PubMed search. You have to go into the database itself to get the full text (the Find It button doesn’t work in PubMed for these) • Full text= EBP topic review

  5. Sociological and Psychological Databases • Sociological Abstracts • indexes 1800 journals covering sociology since 1974, and dissertations since 1986. • PsychInfo • International literature in psychology and related disciplines. Includes journals and dissertations from 1967 to present; book chapters from 1987 to present.

  6. Question • In the dehydrated elderly, is subcutaneous hydration as effective as intravenous hydration for restoring fluid balance? • P • I • C • O • A theoretical search strategy: (P OR P OR P) AND (I OR I OR I) AND (C OR C OR C) AND (O OR O OR O)

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