exploreing the literature

Using the following table—search the 5 databases based on your PICOT Question—under findings note the number of relevant articles found—you may not find something in every database. Under features discuss what you liked about that database. ON the discussion board summarize your search—attach your chart for those that would like to see your search. You may not find what you are looking for in every search—and that is OK—but you must search every database to see what may be out there.
Exploring the Literature
Picot Question:
Research Tool
Search Tips
Search Terms & Limits
Findings
Features
CINAHL
CINAHL is an SU subscription-only resource that offers full text access to 336 scholarly journals and indexes over 3,000 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. Indexed journals do not provide access to full-text. Just because it is indexed in does not mean the library has full-text access to the journal. SU can always request articles for students via Interlibrary Loan, but the service is not instantaneous
Look at the Major Subject Heading in the Full Record
Use the Limits Feature:
Example: Publication Type=Systematic Review
Try the CINAHL Heading search:
Keyword search:
Limits:
CINAHL Heading search:
Limits:
PubMed
PubMed is a free health science citation & abstracts index from the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Look at MeSH Terms in Full Record
Use the Limits Feature:
Examples: Article Type=Meta-Analysis; Age=All Adult
Look for the open access Free articles!
Keyword search:
Limits:
MESH search:
Limits:
Cochrane Library
Cochrane Library provides access to the Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews. Full text of reviews are subscription only. Index summaries are a public resource. Indexed journals do not provide access to full-text. Just because it is indexed in does not mean the library has full-textaccess to the journal. SU can always request articles for students via Interlibrary Loan, but the service is not instantaneous
Use the Simple Search and the Advance Search Features
Allows you to search with MeSH Terms
Check out the New Reviews
Browse reviews by topic
Keyword search:
Limits:
MESH search:
Limits:
Dynamed
Use the Simple Search and the Advance Search Features
Allows you to search with MeSH Terms
Check out the New Reviews
Browse reviews by topic
Keyword search:
Also browse by:
TRIP Database
TRIP is a clinical search engine to locate publicly available clinical evidence.
Limit to:
Systematic Reviews
Guidelines-US
Keyword search:
Limits:
SU Library Search
Library Search is setup just like an EBSCO
The Library even has a specialized PICOT search setup in Library Search—must go to Advance search to get to PICOT option
Other Databases:
Be sure to spend some time in Library Search it is setup just like an EBSCO database and gives you the experience of learning how to navigates databases, and provides you with a larger pool of information within which to search.
Contact a librarian if you are having problems with your search–they are the experts and really like helping students!
Supporting one—Challenging one.By the end of the week, comment on the responses of at least two other students by supporting a minimum of one post and challenging a minimum of one post. You will want to focus on their point of view, asking pertinent questions, adding to the responses by including information from other sources, and respectfully challenging a point of view, supported by references to other sources. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language. All comments should be posted to the appropriate topic in this Discussion Area. Please only start a new thread with your original post. Hit reply to respond to a peer.
It is important to support what you say with relevant citations in the APA format from both the course materials and outside resources. Include the South University online library in your research activities utilizing not only the nursing resource database, but also those pertaining to education, business, and human resources.

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