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library, an overview of resources and services available, and in- depth database search-
ing. Specific skills that must be developed and maintained include:

1. Use of keyword searching, truncation/ wildcard symbols, subject head-
   ing searching, Boolean logic, the use of limits (including clinical queries) in
   databases such as Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
   (CINAHL), LexisNexis, and Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)


2. Creation and maintenance of personal accounts within various databases to
   facilitate the retention of search strategies, citation information, and establish-
   ing alerts for frequently searched topics


3. Use of the various publication styles such as APA or AMA for in- text citation
   style and references in writing for publication


4. Use of bibliographic management tools such as EndNote, described earlier in
   this chapter, to assist in organizing and managing writings


5. Ability to locate evidence- based practice information using “Clinical Queries”
   in various databases such as PubMed/ MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, the
   National Guidelines Clearinghouse (NGC), and the TRIP Database (Turning
   Research into Practice)
   In one example of a DNP orientation, a 3- hour workshop lead by the students’
   primary library liaison introduces them to the topics listed earlier. The doctoral stu-
   dents also have a 3- hour technology update workshop during their subsequent summer

TABLE 14.3 Selected Database Resource List

Tool Web Address

CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing

and Allied Health Literature; Ebsco

Publishing)

http://www.ebscohost.com/ cinahl

Cochrane Library (Wiley InterScience) www3.interscience.wiley.com/ cgi- bin/

mrwhome/ 106568753/ HOME

DynaMed http://health.ebsco.com/ products/ dynamed

ERIC (Institute of Education Sciences— U.S.

Department of Education)

http://www.eric.ed.gov

LexisNexis Academic (LexisNexis, a

division of Reed- Elsevier Inc.)

http://academic.lexisnexis.com/ online-

services/ academic- overview.aspx

National Guidelines Clearinghouse (Agency

for Healthcare Research and Quality/ U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services)

http://www.guideline.gov

ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source http://www.proquest.com/ products- services/

pq_ nursingahs_ shtml.html

PubMed (U.S. National Library of

Medicine/ National Institutes of Health)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pubmed

TRIP Database (Turning Research into Practice) http://www.tripdatabase.com

Web of Science http://thomsonreuters.com/ en/ products-

services/ scholarly- scientific- research/ scholarly-

search- and- discovery/ web- of- science.html

Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPi) http://www.ebscohost.com/ academic/ health- and

• psychosocial- instruments- hapi