Subject Librarian
Subjects Behavioral Health and Nutrition, Biomechanics and Movement Science, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Medical & Molecular Sciences, Nursing, Physical Therapy
Conducting Research
There are a variety of types of resources you can use in order to locate relevant research material. Determine what type of research (books, articles, reviews, case studies, videos) you require and then search the appropriate resource. If you are searching for books, search DELCAT Discovery). Searching for articles? Take a look at one of the databases listed below for nursing. Depending upon your research topic, it may be necessary for you to look in resources that are not nursing specific, but rather more general health or science based databases.
Sample search:
Does early intervention or exposure have any impact on the severity of peanut allergies in children?
| Term 1 OR Concept 1 OR Synonym 1 | Term 2 OR Concept 2 OR Synonym 2 | Term 3 OR Concept 3 OR Synonym 3 |
| Peanut allergies OR nut allergies OR nut allergens | children OR toddler OR child | Early intervention OR early exposure |
Finding Articles
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CINAHL Plus with Full TextProvides authoritative coverage of the literature related to nursing and allied health
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PubMedVast resource covering all areas of biomedical and life science
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ScopusMultidisciplinary citation and abstracting database
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Web of ScienceMultidisciplinary citation and abstracting database
Other Health Science Resources
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Lippincott AdvisorCollection of evidence-based content that provides practicing nurses with instant access to online references at the point of care.
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Lippincott ProceduresProvides online, evidence-based procedure guidance at the point of care.
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Primal PicturesInteractive learning modules covering basic human anatomy focus on one or more areas of the body and clinical videos and textual descriptions by leading specialists supplement the animations and models.
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JoVE Science Educationa video collection designed for students to better teach and learn key concepts and fundamental scientific techniques through easy to understand video demonstrations.
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Bates' Visual Guide to Physical ExaminationDelivers head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques including OSCE Clinical Skills Videos.
Evidence Based Nursing
Using these steps makes it easier to apply current quality evidence from research in clinical and healthcare decisions.
- Formulate answerable clinical questions
- Search for the best evidence
- Critically appraise the evidence
- Integrate evidence into practice
- Evaluate the results
- Disseminate the evidence
A commonly used format for creating a clinical question is known as PICO(T) which refers to:
P =Patient population of interest
I =Intervention/issue of interest
C =Comparison of interest
O =Outcome of interest
(T =Time)
Example: Among the elderly, can yoga help reduce accidental falls?
P = Elderly
I = Yoga
C = Patients not doing yoga
O = Reducing accidental falls
Citation Tools
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Purdue OWL APA StyleIntroduction APA from Purdue University
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Mendeley GuideTips to get started with Mendeley
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