Week 2 Notes Flashcards
Represents warehouses of information
Databases
This is a database containing full-text journal articles covering topics in nursing, pharmacy, physical and occupational therapies, sports medicine, respiratory therapy, and public health
Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)
Is most helpful when doing formal research, but may be of use when looking for cutting edge medical advances
(CINAHL)
Is a database engineered by the United States National Library of Medicine containing over 20 million journal entries related to life, behavioral, and chemical sciences; biophysics; health policy development; and biomedical research
Medline
Is most helpful when doing academic research, but may help a professional stay on top of newer health trends
Medline
Is a database containing a plethora of educational resources relating to many topics, including health and science.
The Institute of Education Sciences (ERIC)
It contains articles relating to education regarding a specific health issue, such as sex education or parental concerns regarding vaccinations. It is most helpful for patient education and, in some instances, professional development.
The Institute of Education Sciences (ERIC)
Is a database that contains thousands of books associated with health topics, as well as a look inside many textbooks and other reference books. This database is extremely helpful for professional development.
Access Medicine
This site is powered by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Health concerns and drugs are indexed, and the depth of the information depends on the user’s selections
medlineplus.gov.
Has a video library, which explains basic anatomy, disease conditions, and surgical procedures and an easy-to-read section that provides handouts to be used as patient education tools. Since it offers such a wide array of information, this website can be beneficial for healthcare professionals and patients alike
medlineplus.gov.
contains all the information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC.gov
Category of CDC that provides an in-depth look at attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), cancer, diabetes, heart disease, flu, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Also, data information related to a wider range of ailments is provided.
Diseases and Conditions
Category of CDC that offers tips for preventative measures for remaining healthy, such as vaccinations, maintaining a healthy weight, and tobacco cessation.
Healthy Living
Category of CDC that which covers international travel and health prevention tips related to a specific destination. The website also offers Emergency Preparedness for health measures to be taken in the event of a natural or man-made disaster
traveler’s Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers ____ and____
healthfinder. gov
ahrq. gov
a website geared towards assisting a layperson in finding information relating to a health concern, locating local services, or recommended health interventions. Across the bottom of the website is information divided by age or gender, so it offers a quick way of finding information for a specific patient population. This site is mainly intended for patient education.
healthfinder.gov
a website for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
ahrq.gov
The goal of the _____ is to make research data easily accessible for healthcare professionals, thereby encouraging evidence-based practice
AHRQ
The ____has academic research articles and links to patient care packets written by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Therefore, this website is helpful in academic research, professional development, and patient education tools.
AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
. A _____ is a program that searches for words and phrases in documents, most often in online articles and resources.
search engine
3 Types of search engines
General search engines, metasearch engine, and specific search engines.
is a more wide-ranging search engine that searches millions upon millions of sites for the information. Some examples include Bing, Yahoo!, and Google.
General search engines
uses other search engines to find the information that you need. These engines include Dogpile, MetaCrawler, and Excite
metasearch engine
designed more specifically for the user’s needs, such as a periodical database, for history and government topics. Some of these databases include Academic Search, JSTOR, and LexisNexis. Free databases include Astrophysics Data System, Citebase Search, and Directory of Open Access Journals.
specific search engines
There are two things you must keep in mind when doing any type of Internet research
using keywords and using common commands.
is generally what you use when you are first beginning a search
Keyword searching
the most commonly used commands when researching:
Quotation marks " Addition sign + Subtraction sign - Asterisks * OR
A command used to ensure that words always appear together
Quotation marks “
A command used to include a certain word in your search
Addition sign +
A command used to exclude a certain word
Subtraction sign -
A command used when you can’t remember the words of a quote or a phrase
Asterisks *
A command used when you are researching a topic, you want information concerning two separate things
OR
is essentially the usage of bioinformatics
and statistical approaches to explore, synthesize, combine and interpret data that comes from laboratory research, clinical study, electronic health records, imaging data, etc. into useful insights
Translational informatics
Nurse researchers might choose to perform a _____ _____ search when starting a project.
preliminary literature
A _____ and a ______ (critical assessment of the literature) can be done to help develop research ideas or can be done once the research idea has been developed.
literature search
literature review
The _______ helps you and your research team develop an overall picture of the current knowledge about your research topic. It can be valuable to help identify ___ in the literature, areas that need more research, and types of tools that can be used in your research
literature review
gaps
The place to start for nursing and allied health research. This database provides indexing for more than 3,000 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health dating back to 1981.
CINAHL via Ebsco
is the U.S. National Library of Medicine´s premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the preclinical sciences, health administration, and the health care system.
Medline via OvidSP
Provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines. Includes literature from disciplines related to psychology such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work.
PsycInfo via OvidSP
International literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioural sciences dating back to 1952.
Sociological Abstracts via Proquest
PICO (Literature Review Questions)
Population
Intervention
Comparator
Outcome
PEO ‘Experience of illness’ question
Population
Exposure
Outcome
“AND” or “OR” or “NOT”
Boolean Operators
? *
Truncation
When placed after a word will expand the word e.g. will produce dietary, dietetic, dietician
*
Can replace a missing letter in a word
?
can be used in cases to include different spelling eg Tumor or tumour
#
connects your search words together to either narrow or broaden your set of results.
Boolean Operators
Use ____to narrow results; tell the data that all search terms must be present in the resulting records
AND
Use ____to connect two or more synonyms; articles found for each key word will be pooled together
OR
Use ____ to exclude words from the search
NOT
A _____ is an organized collection of data
database
explores the evidence for and against the effectiveness and appropriateness of treatments/interventions in specific circumstances.
EBM Reviews: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
focuses on health care administration and other non-clinical aspects of health care institution management. Topics covered include hospital management, hospital administration, marketing, human resources, computer technology, facilities management and insurance.
EBSCO’s Health Business Elite
a leading source for bibliographic and abstract coverage of biomedical literature.
MEDLINE
a popular alternative to MEDLINE
PubMed
contains citations in the field of psychology and the psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law.
PsycINFO
ERIC
Education Research Information Center
the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s thesaurus used by the MEDLINE/ PubMED databases.
MeSH
is one of the most commonly used subject heading systems controlled by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. It is a vocabulary thesaurus used for indexing articles in PubMed. When it comes to inter- disciplinary
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)
Assures perpetual healthcare IT decision making
Technology lifecycle
Delineates the actual steps of clinical practice as they occur during patient care
Process Mapping
Spans the mechanical arrangement of information, forms, and trigger to document nursing practice
Workflow Design
Technology lifecycle does not include (3)
Project management, account management, and evaluation
AONE has identified 2 gaps in Nurse executives
- Nurse executives __ of societal and technological trends, issues, and new developments as they relate to the clinical practice of nursing
- Awareness of __ and ____ issues r/t client data, information, and confidentiality
Awareness
Legal
Ethical
2 of the most important activities nurses bring to the engineering team
Understanding workflow and standards
The future of nursing science is closely linked to the application of nursing informatics in: (3)
Nursing Education, Research, and Administration
Journals are selected by a qualified committee who keeps the content current. In 2015, over 800,000 articles were added to the database. Many of the citations contain a link to a free full-text article.
Medline
. It also contains articles relating to education regarding a specific health issue, such as sex education or parental concerns regarding vaccinations
The Institute of Education Sciences (ERIC)
is most helpful for patient education and, in some instances, professional development.
The Institute of Education Sciences (ERIC)
While some of the information is provided free, to gain full access either an individual or institutional subscription is needed. This database is extremely helpful for professional development
Access Medicine
there’s an easy-to-read section that provides handouts to be used as patient education tools. Since it offers such a wide array of information, this website can be beneficial for healthcare professionals and patients alike.
medlineplus.gov
is a valuable tool for academic research, professional development, and patient education tools.
CDC.gov
