What kind of information do you need for your topic or research question?
Important: Put parentheses around keywords connected with the boolean OR
graphic: https://library.nd.edu.au/findit/tips
Phrase Searching (use double quotes for exact match)
"social media"
"climate change"
"customer satisfaction"
Wildcard symbols (these differ among databases, so check help files)
For example, EBSCOhost wildcard symbols are:
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is the thoughtful integration of the best available research evidence coupled with clinical expertise and patient values (Sackett D, 1996).
EBP requires clinicians to develop a set of research-based skills including efficient searching of clinical literature and the assessment of the best current evidence.
Learn more: Evidence-Based Practice eBook (University of Minnesota)
PICO is an acronym to help you remember the components of a focused research question! The question needs to identify the key problem of the patient, what treatment you are considering for the patient, what alternative treatment is being considered (if any), and what outcome you want to avoid or promote.
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