Welcome to the Nursing Research Guide! Here you will find informational resources to support the Students, Faculty, and Staff of the School of Nursing and UCI Health.
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Building the Literature Search (Updated Oct. 2022)Constructing a search for relevant research in databases such as PubMed, CINAHL and others can be challenging.
This handout attempts to show the process of moving from a topic/question, to the PICO format, the development of a search strategy, and finally to (hopefully) the identification of published research relevant to the topic in question.
Topics include using subject headings in searches, searching by article type, citation management, etc.
NS284 - Searching for the Evidence (Winter 2023)Covers the following topics:
- From Topic to Clinical Question to PICOT to Search Strategy to Results!
- Search Filters in PubMed and CINAHL Complete
- How To Identify High Quality Articles & Journals
Developing a clinical question; searching for primary & secondary sources of evidence; quantitative & qualitative research evidence
Building the Literature Search (Updated Oct. 2022)Constructing a search for relevant research in databases such as PubMed, CINAHL and others can be challenging.
This handout attempts to show the process of moving from a topic/question, to the PICO format, the development of a search strategy, and finally to (hopefully) the identification of published research relevant to the topic in question.
