Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses

4.4 How to Search for Evidence At the end of this section, you will be able to: ‹ Perform various types of searches using basic ...

that were first published about the topic. Forward searching strategies are made possible by electronic databases. For example, ...

retrieves many records. Following with precision search strategies narrows the field of the originally recalled records. Basic S ...

Search operators, also known as Boolean operators, are words that specify the relationship between two or more search terms. Sea ...

used. For example, instead of entering both “woman” and “women” as search terms, use the wildcard entry “wom?n” instead. Nesting ...

is determined. Specific terms that apply to the determined subjects are chosen from the standardized list, regardless of the ter ...

not necessarily be next to one another. When using this technique, it is best to check the help section for instructions. Best S ...

CINAHL https://www .ebscohost.com /academic /cinahl-plus-with -full-text CINAHL is the premier database covering the areas of nu ...

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) (https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals /clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommend ...

that nurses need to be able to assist patients with their healthcare-information- seeking behaviors. In a qualitative study, Cad ...

STEP 1: Think About the Best Way to Search A. What is your topic or PICOT question? ____________________________________________ ...

STEP 4: Incorporate a Subject Heading (MeSH Term or CINAHL Heading) within Your Search Using the same database, incorporate your ...

STEP 6: Search Another Database Search another database using the keywords, synonyms, phrases, MeSH Terms/CINAHL Headings, and l ...

headings can be identified, and limiters can be altered to increase or decrease the search results. When a reasonable number of ...

documentation (Horrom, 2012). Intentionally passing off the work of others as your own is unethical. Unintentional plagiarism re ...

Citation formatting is not just busywork to add stress to the task of complet- ing a paper. Just as providing the proper informa ...

Citation Search Term (Limiter) Fakhry, M., Hannah, G. B., Anderson, O., Holmes, A., & Nathwain, D. (2012). Effectiveness of ...

the information is presented in a consistent and succinct format. This is helpful because trends can be easily identified, and g ...

REFERENCES Burt, H. A. (2013). The patient safety perspective: Health information and resources online and in print. Chicago, IL ...

Evans, D., & Kowanko, I. (2000). Literature reviews: Evolution of a research methodol- o g y. Australian Journal of Advanced ...