For these assessment tasks, it is not enough to use One Search.
There are a number of databases that allow you to search for health related information.
Watch the video below to learn how to use Medline (Ovid).
Then look at the tips in the box to the right for a few hints to start with for each assessment topic .
Watch the video below to learn how to use CINAHL.
Then look at the tips in the box to the right for a few hints to start with for each assessment topic .
Watch the video below to learn how to use Informit Health databases.
Then look at the tips in the box to the right for a few hints to start with for each assessment topic .
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Tip | Search for term abuse. What term is suggested? View the tree to find related terms. | Search for nursing |
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Look at the synonyms table from the previous tab and select some terms to search - e.g. professional Which term(s) would you pick from the suggestions? |
Search for informed consent What sub-headings may be useful? |
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Don't forget your limits! Choose your date range below the search box. |
Look at the results of combining the two terms. Click on the title of the first result. What other MeSH Subject Headings may be useful? |
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Tip | Look at the synonyms table - try nurse-patient relations | Search for code of conduct - what does it suggest? |
Tip | Search for abuse - how do the results differ from Medline | Don't forget your jurisdiction - Australia* and/or Queensland need to be included |
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Look at the results - Note additional subject headings under each results - e.g. professional boundaries. Use these to expand your search result (e.g. "nurse patient relations" OR "professional boundaries") AND abuse Don't forget quote marks around phrases! |
Too few? Take something out e.g. "code of". Or maybe expand past the subject heading 'Code of ethics" - eg ("code of conduct" OR "code of ethics" OR "professional standards") This would look at the subject heading or the abstract or title (make sure you untick Suggest Subject Terms). |
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Informit does not use subject headings the same way as Medline or CINAHL - you have to search all the relevant terms E.G. (abuse OR mistreatment OR violence) Boolean (AND, OR, NOT) MUST be in caps to work! |
Search for negligence. Are there any other terms you can think of that may be worth searching (Think what's been in the news lately...)? |
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Add nurs* or midwi* AND patient* (abuse OR mistreat* OR violence) AND (nurs* or midwi*) AND patient*
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Add nurs* or midwi*: negligence AND (nurs* OR midwi*) |
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Search for ethic* How many results do you get? Are there other terms that may be useful that you could see? |
Search for e.g. (standard* OR code* OR conduct* OR ethic*) |
When evaluating your results, you should consider the following questions.
What is the intended audience?
Is the content biased?
What's the source's authority? Is it peer-reviewed?
How accurate is it?
How current is the information?
You can also use the Cornell Method Template to critically read and analyse the information contained in the articles you find in your results.
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