Research Guides: Nursing: Class Materials & Tutorials

Class Materials & Handouts

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.
How To Identify High Quality Articles & Journals (10/2022) There are thousands of journals published in Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, and other health science fields each year and the number is only growing. So how do you identify a high-quality research-oriented journal? This document will look at factors to consider when determining article and journal quality, including peer review, impact factors, and other criteria.
Searching For Practice Guidelines with Trip Pro (Oct. 2022) Trip Pro is designed to allow users to find high-quality research evidence. Trip Pro also allows clinicians to search across other content types including practice guidelines, images, videos, patient information leaflets, educational courses and news. Trip Pro has an integrated PICO search function to allow users to search on a specific clinical question. This handout focuses on using Trip Pro to locate practice guidelines.

Nursing Science 179AW - Searching for the Evidence (updated January 2023)
PowerPoint presentation. Includes material not covered in class.
Nursing Science 125 - Searching for the Evidence (updated October 10, 2022)
Nursing Science 108W - Nursing Resources Session Outline (Fall 2022)
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.

NS 208 - Nursing Resources (Fall 2022)
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.

DNP Student Orientation (Fall 2022)
Guide to the UCI Library Resources for incoming DNP students
NS200 - Searching for the Evidence (Fall 2022)
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.

NS 244 - Searching for the Evidence (Fall 2022)
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.

Library Resources for the Nurse Residency Program - Fall 2022 Library Resources Handout for Nurse Residents
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.

Using UC Library Search (2:26)
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The basics of using UC Library Search to find resources at UCI and other UC Libraries.
Introduction to Library Resources: Greetings & Contact Info (0:55)
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The following tutorials were prepared for the 2020 Nursing PhD & DNP Students.
Introduction to Library Resources: The Grunigen Medical Library Website (1:42)
Introduction to Library Resources: Remote Access to Online Resources (3:40)
Introduction to Library Resources: Databases and Tools (10:02)
Introduction to Library Resources: Finding Full Text Intro (0.55)
Introduction to Library Resources: Finding Full Text with Library Search (5:51)
Introduction to Library Resources: Finding Full Text with CINAHL Complete (2:24)
Introduction to Library Resources: Finding Full Text with PubMed (3:23)
Introduction to Library Resources: Finding Full Text with Google Scholar (1:52)
Introduction to Library Resources: Full Text Articles via Interlibrary Loan (2:15)

How to Request an Interlibrary Loan.
Step-by-step instructions for submitting an interlibrary loan request from a database search.

You may also find these tutorials helpful.

The resources mentioned in each may be found here: https://grunigen.lib.uci.edu/core-resources

(Video) Accessing PubMed at UC Irvine How to access PubMed through the University of California Irvine Libraries' website.

Setting Up Journal and Search Alerts in CINAHL Complete (2020-09) How to save searches in CINAHL Complete to receive new subject or journal content alerts for current awareness.

DynaMed *
Advance Your DynaMed® Search Skills: Tips & Tricks to Find Answers Even Faster
Explore tips and tricks to get the most out of every DynaMed search. Watch this brief video to dive into advanced search techniques to ensure you find the answers you need at the point of care quickly and easily with DynaMed.
DynaMed® Case Challenge - Hyponatremia
Your team has just examined an 86-year-old female patient admitted for pneumonia. Her sodium level is 126, and she is on carbamazepine for trigeminal neuralgia and lovastatin for hyperlipidemia. What do you think is causing this patient’s hyponatremia? Watch our DynaMed Clinical Case Challenge video to find out.
DynaMed® Pediatric Case Challenge – Kawasaki Disease
Watch the “DynaMed Pediatric Case Challenge: Kawasaki Disease” to explore how DynaMed helps a clinician diagnose and manage a three-year-old male that presents with a six-day history of fever, red eyes for the last two days and a body rash for one day. There is no history of runny nose, cough, vomiting or diarrhea. No others are ill at home, but he attends daycare.

(Video) Background Questions and Foreground Questions The difference between background and foreground question when searching for medical topics.

How to Obtain the Full Text of Dissertations (June 2021)
Find the full text of dissertations and theses using ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global