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To get started:. Go to the library website at http://www.plu.edu/~libr Choose Find Articles > Medical & Nursing Click CINAHL Click CINAHL with Full Text Type a symptom, condition, or concept that you’re interested in into the search box and click Search

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  1. To get started: • Go to the library website at http://www.plu.edu/~libr • Choose Find Articles > Medical & Nursing • Click CINAHL • Click CINAHL with Full Text • Type a symptom, condition, or concept that you’re interested in into the search box and click Search • Choose one of your search results to examine more closely. See if you can answer the questions on the handout. • We will discuss your findings shortly.

  2. Food for thought: “Information pertaining to the nursing profession is said to double every five years.” – Susan Weaver, 1993

  3. To get started: • Go to the library website at http://www.plu.edu/~libr • Choose Find Articles > Medical & Nursing • Click CINAHL • Click CINAHL with Full Text • Type a symptom, condition, or concept that you’re interested in into the search box and click Search • Choose one of your search results to examine more closely. See if you can answer the questions on the handout. • We will discuss your findings shortly.

  4. Citation analysis activity: • Locate your citation in CINAHL by typing the title into the search box and selecting “TI Title” from the dropdown menu. • Once you’ve found the citation, determine the following: • Journal in which the article was published • Date of publication • Volume and issue number • Beginning page number/number of pages • What is the level of evidence represented in this citation? • What search terms might you use to find other articles at the same level of evidence? • How can you get the full text of this article?

  5. Citations to search Group 1: Survivorship issues in ovarian cancer: a review Group 2: The role of gowns in preventing nosocomial transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Group 3: Is your office team prepared for a medical emergency? Group 4: The use of topical diclofenac for pain in osteoarthritis of the knee Group 5: Family responses to the social inclusion of children with developmental disabilities in the United Arab Emirates Group 6: A randomized, partially blinded phase 2 trial of antiretroviral therapy, HIV-specific immunizations, and interleukin-2 cycles to promote efficient control of viral replication Group 7: Characteristics of women giving birth at home in Sweden

  6. Search strategies: Search for a specific evidence level, OR Search for a topic that interests you, OR Use both strategies together. Search techniques: Citation crawling Boolean searching Controlled vocabularies Use the right database: Cochrane: systematic reviews CINAHL: all evidence levels Finding hints

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