NUR 151 EBP and Library Research

Marsha Ballard marsha.ballard@sccmail.maricopa.edu

(480) 423-6638

Danielle Carlockd.carlock@sccmail.maricopa.edu

(480) 425-6765

LEARNING OBJECTIVES•Describe differences between databases & the internet

•Describe the content in CINAHL & Medline

•Conduct a keyword search in CINAHL & Medline

INTERNET DATABASES

Broad sweep of information Focused on a particular discipline or type of information

Unorganized/unstructured Organized/structured

Access is free, but some information is fee based

Available only to subscribers

Unstable: content and format change frequently

Stable: articles can be located again for verification

Information includes: commercials, personal opinions, current news, entertainment, government documents, academic research, non-profit /educational sites, hoaxes, social networks.

Information includes: abstracts, articles in magazines, journals, and newspapers, scholarly/peer-reviewed articles, case studies, and research

Databases: controlled, managed, selected content

Internet: vast,uncontrolled, constantly changing, unorganized

CINAHLCumulative Index to Nursing and Allied

Health

Contains articles in nursing and fields such as audiology, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, etc

750 journals

1 million citations back to 1937

MedlineWorld’s premier medical/health science

database

Articles from all health fields: medicine, nursing, dentistry, exercise science, veterinary medicine, allied health, etc.

4800 journals

Over 19 million citations back to 1940

CINAHL and Medline

MedlineCINAHL

CINAHL VS MEDLINECHARACTERISTIC

CINAHL MEDLINE

Size Smaller Larger

Topics Limited to Nursing

Much broader-nursing as well as broader health areas

Use when… The topic is only relevant to nursing (i.e. a specific nursing practice/skill/technique)

The topic is more broadly related to health (i.e. a disease etiology, treatment, etc)

GETTING RESEARCH HELP

•Call or email the nursing librarians: Marsha Ballard, marsha.ballard@sccmail.maricopa.edu, (480) 423-6638Danielle Carlock, d.carlock@sccmail.maricopa.edu, (480) 425-6765

•Call or visit the reference desk, (480) 423-6650

•Use the 24/7 chat or text •Before you start your search, submit your strategy to us and we will give you feedback!; Submit at http://tinyurl.com/23thy58 (the “Search strategy tab” on the Nursing libguide

COCHRANE DATABASE•Another database to be aware of, but

not applicable to current assignment

•Mostly contains secondary articles (systematic reviews) NOT primary research

•Excellent source of evidence based materials

•For more information see the Find Articles Section of the EBP Nursing Libguide