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Introduction to Health Science and Wellness Professions (22-223)

Discover which source or database to use. Find how to find an article, book, ebook, or video. Get citing examples and help from a librarian with an assignment.

Getting started

What kind of information do you need for your topic or research question?

[ types of information ]

 

Search It

[ climate change example: evidence, causes, solutions ]

  • To create a shape, click on any of the shape icons on the left navigation bar 
  • To type inside a shape, double click within the boundaries of a shape
  • Shapes can be dragged around and resized inside the canvas. To resize a shape, hover mouse pointer over either the right side or underneath of a shape to toggle the resizable arrows
  • To toggle the customization options, hover within the boundaries of a shape 
    •  - change background color of the shape
    •  - change border color of the shape
    •  - change text color of the shape
    •  - delete shapeTo draw a connection between shapes, hover mouse pointer around the center of a shape to toggle the circular connection source and then drag and draw a line from the source to any other shape
  • To delete a connection between shapes, double click on the connection line
  • To pull up the customization navigation menu, click Customize (top right). Any changes made will be applied to all shapes and connections already present in the canvas as well as any consequent shapes and connections
  • To revert back to the original stylings, click Reset
  • To download the image as a JPEG image file, click on the Download button on the top navigation bar
  • To clear the image, click Discard (top right)

Important: Put parentheses around keywords connected with the boolean OR[ AND OR NOT visual ]
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: 

  • The asterisk (*) matches multiple characters, type pediatric* to find all records containing pediatrics, pediatrician or pediatricians
  • The hash sign (#) matches one optional character: type colo#r to find all records containing color or colour
  • The question mark (?) matches exactly one character: type ne?t to find all records containing neatnest or next.

What is evidence-based practice

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)

 

[ Evidence-Based Practice: Clinical Expertise, Best Evidence, Patient Values ]

Steps of EBP

[ Steps of EBP ]

Forming clinical questions with PICO

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.

[ PICO ]

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