This Course Guide will help you:
Use SIMPLE KEYWORDS in search boxes:
ethics and cancer
ethics and euthanasia
liability and clinical
legal and home health
"legislation and jurisprudence" and nursing
Use LIMITERS to narrow the results.
Research articles follow a specific format and are organized into standard sections. Skim the abstract and article for the following sections:
Introduction
Participants
Objectives
Methods
Discussion
Conclusion
References
Letters to the editor
News articles
Literature reviews
Editorials & opinion pieces
Systematic reviews
Information articles
Care plans
Meta analysis & meta synthesis
CINAHL, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, is the best place to start your search. It includes:
over 3000 journals
full text back to 1937
advanced search capabilities
evidence based care sheets
continuing education & quick lessons
