CINAHL

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=//**CINAHL**// Searching - Step by Step =

1. Search using //Suggested Subject Terms// and key words

 * For the most precise results, use CINAHL's suggested terms. Enter your keywords and check the box on the initial search screen before you click //Search.//




 * No article citations will display, because you have not performed a search yet.
 * CINAHL will match your keywords to a controlled vocabulary of subject terms used for indexing articles.
 * After you have selected the term(s) you want to use, click the button to //**Search Database**//
 * Make your search more specific by clicking in the checkbox to search your term only as a //**Major Concept**//
 * Use //**Explode**// to broaden your search; this option will expand your search to include related narrower terms

2. Limiting your search results

 * After selecting your search terms, your result list will be very broad. Click //**Search Options**// (link shown below) to refine your search.




 * A layered window will appear with options to limit by //Date, Journal Subset// (select //Core Nursing// and/or //Nursing//), //Research Article, Publication Type//, etc. To make multiple selections within a scroll box, use //Ctrl + click//.
 * When you have selected your limit options, click //**Search**//

3. Using //Search History// to combine searches

 * When using //Suggested Subject Terms//, search multiple concepts separately. Combine results by clicking **//Search History//**.


 * CINAHL will list your searches with checkboxes so you can select the results you want to combine.
 * Check your selected searches, then click //**Search with AND**// to combine search concepts.


 * The search result screen will display the //Search History// list until you close it by clicking **//Search History/Alerts//**.
 * To view the results of your combined search, scroll down or jump to the hit list by clicking **//View Results//**.

4. Locating the full text

 * Many articles are available in full text directly through CINAHL.
 * ======If you do not see a link to .HTML or .PDF Full Text, click **//Find It!//** to check other databases and the Ursuline Library print collection.======

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 * **[|Basic Searching in CINAHL] – Ursuline College Library tutorial (less than 5 minutes)**
 * **[|Advanced Searching in CINAHL] - Ursuline College Library tutorial (less than 5 minutes)**
 * **EBSCO: [|CINAHL Plus with Full Text: In-Depth Review] **
 * **EBSCO: [|CINAHL Plus with Full Text: Advanced Searching] **

Types of Periodicals: Nursing**
 * For more information on how to distinguish scholarly journals from trade publications and popular magazines: