Reference and Instruction Librarian
Getting Started
LionSearch can search for articles and more. It is a good place to start looking for information, however, pay attention to the TYPES of items you get back. There will be DVDs, movies, articles, peer-reviewed articles, magazine articles, books, e-books and more.
Nursing Databases
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CINAHL (Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health)One of two major databases for nursing and allied health journals
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Nursing Reference CenterPoint-of-care resource intended for staff nurses, nurse administrators, nursing students, nurse faculty, and hospital libraries
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Essential Evidence PlusEssential Evidence Plus is an evidence-based,point-of-care clinical decision support system and more
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Natural MedicinesBrand name product ingredients available giving a summary of safety, effectiveness, drug interactions, and adverse effects plus interaction and effectiveness checkers.
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PubMed (Medline)PubMed is a web interface that allows you to search MEDLINE, the National Library of Medicine's premier database of citations and abstracts for biomedical research articles.
Researching Evidence Based Articles
Using the databases listed above, the best way for researching for both evidence based practices and randomized clinical trials on your topic.
To do this, please use the following options
LionSearch:
- Make sure to put the phrases you use in quotation marks
- Example: "rotator cuff tears" and "physical therapy" and " evidence based practice" and "randomized trial"
CINAHL ADVANCED SEARCH Instructions:
- Scroll down to see all options
- Make sure to check "Evidence-based practice"
- Go back to the search boxes at the top and do your search, ex: "rotator cuff tears" and "physical therapy"
Proquest Nursing and Allied Health ADVANCED SEARCH Instructions
- First search box, type in the injury, ex: "rotator cuff tears"
- Second search box, type "evidence based practice"
- Third search box, type "physical therapy"