How do I find the information I need?  Where do I look?  What do I need to know?  How do I do this search quickly and efficiently? 1

2 Where do I look? Use the Library Web Page at: #3 Ebsco A-Z journal finder #1 Nursing Reference Center #4 Use Online Research to find Evidence- based practice information #2 For database Tutorials look in Services #5 PubMed

3 What do I need to know?  To find the information efficiently, you must ask the right question.  A good clinical question has 4 elements (PICO):  P-Patient  I-Intervention  C-Comparison  O-Outcome

4 How do I do this search quickly & efficiently? Choices:  Key word (how I talk)  Thesaurus (specific language) Combine words or phrases  Use and, or, not  Called Boolean operators but all they do is combine or not combine words. Next slide shows a search for asthma and obesity

5 #1 Need user name & password to get to Nursing Reference Center from the library page All results—could change to evidence based care sheets or patient education by clicking on tab Articles are in full text PDF format There are 2962 results to this search. Use the narrow results features Terms

6 Example of an evidence- based care sheet.

7 #2 Services//Tutorials Nursing Reference Center

8 This resource is only a journal finder. Do not use search terms. Use this if a friend says, “I saw a great article in ………..” #3 Ebsco A-Z Journal Finder How to Locate Full-text Journals

9 #4 Online Research// Evidence-based Practice

10 # of Results Pre-set filters # 5 Limits

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13 Use The Library Web Page Nursing Reference Center  User name = blessing  Password = healthy Services & Tutorials Ebsco A-Z Electronic Journals  Use to find a specific journal  No password Online Research for EBP PubMed

14 Conclusion Good search techniques are learned A major part of the process is deciding where to look for the information Assume the information is there and practice refining your skills Electronic searching adds another level of complexity to finding information but you can do it!