NR215AC

Search CINAHL to find one nursing research article investigating a patient problem. Click " ** Show more ** " under quick limiters listed on the left side of the screen:
 * CINAHL **
 * JCAHO National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) for 2014 **
 * 1. Keyword search tips: **
 * Search using one or two keywords (not "Google-style")
 * Think of EXAMPLES that represent JCAHO goals:
 * // medication errors //
 * // infection //
 * // falls or fall prevention //
 * 2. Apply limiters (use these for best access to full text): **
 * English Language
 * Research article // note: you will still have to evaluate the article to decide if it is a research study! //
 * Journal Subset: Core Nursing // for best results and best access to full text //
 * Other limiters to try **if your initial result list is very large**:
 * Any author is a nurse // using this checkbox may eliminate lots of nurse-authored articles - it's NOT PERFECT! //
 * Publication type: Meta-analysis, Randomized Controlled Trial, Systematic Review // (Ctrl + click to select more than one at a time) //
 * **Beware** of the Evidence-based practice checkbox! It is ** VERY ** limiting!!
 * ** Ursuline Library subscribes to hundreds of scholarly nursing journals! If it's nursing-related, we probably have full text access: **
 * Many articles will be pdf Full Text immediately in CINAHL
 * If there is not immediate access to full text, click ** Find It! ** to access full text directly in one of our other databases
 * If the only option is Article Request, first try to find the full text yourself for free online by searching the article title in Google Scholar
 * **Use Article Request as a last resort** - we'll do our best to track down the full text, but if we have to go through inter-library loan the process can take as long as two weeks!
 * 3. Select and evaluate an article: **
 * Does it investigate a PATIENT problem?
 * ** Is it a research study? **
 * APA style and citation: **
 * Use the **//Cite//** button on the right in the full article record description in CINAHL
 * APA Formatting and Style Guide and sample APA paper from OWL at Purdue
 * How do I format the Running header correctly in Microsoft Word?
 * ** Remember: ** You are responsible for your citations. Online tools are designed to assist you, but are machine-generated and sometimes contain errors!