Nursing Intro To Lit Searching Presentation 2010

Nursing Intro To Lit Searching Presentation 2010

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  Middlesex University Learning Resources Introduction to Literature Searching (Finding Journal Articles)
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  What Will WeBe Doing Today? FIRSTLY… discuss what evidence is, where it may be found and how it should be evaluated THEN… carry out a search for journal literature using the Internurse and OVID databases FINALLY… Introduce the Middlesex Guidelines for referencing and citation style
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  What Is Evidence?“ Information or signs indicating whether something is true or valid” Compact Oxford Dictionary for Students (2006) You will need to provide appropriate evidence to support any claims or arguments made in your assignments
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  Evidence-Based Practice “…involves the conscientious use of current best evidence in making decisions about patient care…” Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare: a guide to best practice (2005)
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  Where Do You Go To Find Evidence? books? the Internet? journals?
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  Books good introductionto your subject area easy to use be aware of publication date not primary research
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  The Internet easyto use lots of results quickly too many results! issues of accuracy, authority and timeliness
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  Journals Specific areascovered and searchable via the databases Research and evidence based resources Keep you up to date with current professional practice leading to better patient care Quality control (peer review process)
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  Evaluation Itis important to evaluate your search results for relevance and quality i.e. Is it what you need and is it trustworthy? This is especially important when using the Internet. Do NOT trust information if you have not considered the following criteria:
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  C urrency (How old is this information? When was it last updated?) A uthority (Who is the author, site creator, organisation, scholarly / peer reviewed journals etc?) I ntent (What is the purpose of the website / information? e.g. financial gain etc) R elevance (Is this what I need? Will it answer my question?) O bjectivity (Balanced view? Opposing views represented? etc)
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  In Today’s SessionWe Are Going To Search For Literature On… Interprofessional working
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  Task 1 After a short demonstration, go to the database InterNurse and look for articles on ‘Interprofessional working’
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  Task 2 After a short demonstration, go to the database OVID Journals and look for articles on ‘Interprofessional working’
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  If you havefinished… Try looking for articles on ‘Interprofessional working’ using Science Direct and PubMed Central
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  Other Libraries SconulAccess Scheme http://www.sconul.ac.uk/using_other_libraries/access/ RCN Library http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/library
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  Referencing Or goto http://www.lr.mdx.ac.uk/helpsheets/study_skills/hss.pdf From the Library’s Subject Guide for Nursing… Select the ‘Getting Started’ tab and click on ‘Referencing and Citation Style Helpsheet’
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  In your owntime… From the Library’s Subject Guide for Nursing… Select the ‘Useful Web Resources’ tab and familiarise yourself with these ‘Key Resources’
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  UsefulLinks Learning Resources Webpages http://www.lr.mdx.ac.uk Nursing - Interprofessional Library Subject Guide http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/nursing Please ask us at the Library Enquiry Desk (or ‘Ask A Librarian’ on the Library Subject Guides) if you need any help!