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Nursing Research Process
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 * Evidence-Based Practice Step by Step (7 article series in AJN)
 * Literature Reviews: an overview for graduate students (video)
 * What is a database? (interactive tutorial)
 * Combining search terms and concepts using AND/OR (3 minute video tutorial)
 * broaden results by grouping similar/related terms with OR (anxiety OR stress OR worry)
 * combine concepts with AND to narrow results (anxiety AND music therapy)
 * TIP: use truncation to find variants of a word (therap* = therapy, therapies, therapeutic, etc.)

Recommended Databases

 * CINAHL
 * Medline
 * PubMed
 * PubMed uses automatic term mapping, so your search terms are often matched with MeSH terms (see "Search details" on the right side of your result list to see how PubMed "mapped" your terms).
 * Search for additional MeSH terms by entering individual key words in the MeSH Database.
 * MeSH tutorial: using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH terms) in your search
 * Cochrane
 * Browse the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews by topic.
 * How to use the Cochrane Library
 * How to cite Cochrane Reviews in APA style
 * Web of Science
 * Easily track cited references and discover articles that cite key studies
 * Other Ursuline Databases

Locating the full text

 * 1) If //Find It!// can't find it, use Journal Finder to see if Ursuline subscribes to the journal in print or online
 * 2) If you //still// can't find the full text, try searching for the article by title in Google - sometimes this works!
 * 3) If you //still// x can't find the full text online, consider these options:
 * 4) Submit a request via Ursuline Library's Article Request service. If we own the journal in print, we'll scan a copy and send it to you within a day or two. If we don't own it, we'll try to find a library somewhere in the U.S. that does! Depending on the time frame you specify, we may contact you to verify your request before we attempt to obtain a copy via inter-library loan. When possible, a digital copy of the requested article will be emailed to you within 7 business days.
 * 5) If we don't have access to a journal title here at Ursuline, perhaps it is available at another library in the area. Can you visit one of the following library collections in person to access their journals?
 * Cleveland Clinic Library - search for journals here
 * Case Western Reserve University libraries - search for journals here

Additional EBN Resources

 * Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
 * An initiative of AHRQ and the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services is the National Guideline Clearinghouse, a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
 * Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library - online open-access research repository for nursing
 * The Joanna Briggs Institute - Clinical online network of evidence for care and therapeutics
 * Evidence-Based Healthcare Resources - compiled by the Cochrane Collaboration. Some are free online, others are available only to registered users. Check Ursuline Library's Indexes/Databases list to access our subscription databases.
 * PRISMA: Transparent reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

PICO Search Engines
These databases are freely available online, but full-text content may require a subscription. See **Locating the full text** on this page (above) to find full text via Ursuline Library.
 * Trip Database select the **PICO search** button to the right of the search box. Learn more about the Trip Database.
 * Medline/PubMed via PICO from the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Learn more about NLM.

APA formatting and citation

 * Book: Publication manual of the American Psychological Association(6th ed., 2010)
 * Ebook: APA style guide to electronic references (2012)
 * What is a DOI?
 * APA Formatting and Style Guide from OWL at Purdue
 * How to cite Cochrane Reviews in APA style
 * How do I format the Running Header in Microsoft Word?
 * ====== RefWorks ======
 * Ursuline Library subscribes to this tool to help you organize your citations and format your bibliographic references
 * These tutorials are very helpful!
 * Three ways to save references to RefWorks

Need more help?

 * **Call or visit Ursuline Library for personal assistance from a professional librarian!** The Reference Desk is open during most library hours. ALL of the librarians are expert researchers and are familiar with the PICO research process. Please do not hesitate to ask for help with your research!
 * Click here to schedule a research appointment with Kathy Fisher or contact her via email (kfisher@ursuline.edu).
 * Please note: **Other library staff cannot schedule appointments for Kathy**.
 * Kathy and the other Reference librarians can help you develop your search strategy and determine if there is evidence available in the literature. We are database navigation EXPERTS! However, we cannot approve your PICO question or provide other nursing/clinical expertise and guidance.