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Health Science 310: RN-BSN students

Professor: Martha Highfield

Librarian: Marcia Henry, Health Sciences Librarian. photo of marica henry, nursing librarian

You can email me at mhenry@csun.edu, or call me at 818.677.3012.

The URL for this webpage is http://library.csun.edu/mhenry/tipshs310.html

Assignment from Dr. Highfield: find peer reviewed, evidence based, research studies preferable done in United States
* pain or
* end of life care or
* complementary/alternative care or
* spiritual care or spirituality

It is good if each group can find an integrated review or systematic review on their topic ALSO in addition to the research studies.   Systematic or intergrated review such as Cochrane in which experienced reviewers have reviewed and combined the results of studies on a topic an made recommendations.

It would be helpful also to include
* evidence based practice sheet tab (CINAHLPlus with Fulltext (EbscoHost)

Cinahlplus

Some background tips on identifying research studies:
Meta-analysis (and it usually indicates this in the title) are VERY high quality research.  Experimental studies are next strongest--these are often called randomized controlled trials.  Correlation studies are next--these are where the researchers are describing what factors are related to the topic.  Descriptive studies are ok and they are a description of the way things are without any experimental treatment.  Meta-synthesis is good too.

The goals of today's library session are:

 

PubMed Citation Display

pubmed citaiton display

Learn how to use Interlibrary Loan when CSUN does NOT own. Plan ahead -need to allow 2 weeks . Save citation information in Find text offers help with

findtext with ILL

Note the Type of Article limits:

Meta-Analysis

Randomized Controlled Trials

 

article type limits

 

 

Note MeSH Medical Subject headings

Medical Subject headings

 

 

 

 

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