To get started:  Go to the library website at  Choose Find Articles > Medical & Nursing  Click CINAHL  Click CINAHL with Full Text  Type a symptom, condition, or concept that you’re interested in into the search box and click Search  Choose one of your search results to examine more closely. See if you can answer the questions on the handout.  We will discuss your findings shortly.

Food for thought: “Information pertaining to the nursing profession is said to double every five years.” – Susan Weaver, 1993

To get started:  Go to the library website at  Choose Find Articles > Medical & Nursing  Click CINAHL  Click CINAHL with Full Text  Type a symptom, condition, or concept that you’re interested in into the search box and click Search  Choose one of your search results to examine more closely. See if you can answer the questions on the handout.  We will discuss your findings shortly.

Citation analysis activity:  Locate your citation in CINAHL by typing the title into the search box and selecting “TI Title” from the dropdown menu.  Once you’ve found the citation, determine the following: Journal in which the article was published Date of publication Volume and issue number Beginning page number/number of pages  What is the level of evidence represented in this citation?  What search terms might you use to find other articles at the same level of evidence?  How can you get the full text of this article?

Citations to search Group 1: Survivorship issues in ovarian cancer: a review Group 2: The role of gowns in preventing nosocomial transmission of methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus Group 3: Is your office team prepared for a medical emergency? Group 4: The use of topical diclofenac for pain in osteoarthritis of the knee Group 5: Family responses to the social inclusion of children with developmental disabilities in the United Arab Emirates Group 6: A randomized, partially blinded phase 2 trial of antiretroviral therapy, HIV-specific immunizations, and interleukin-2 cycles to promote efficient control of viral replication Group 7: Characteristics of women giving birth at home in Sweden

Finding hints Search strategies:  Search for a specific evidence level, OR  Search for a topic that interests you, OR  Use both strategies together. Search techniques:  Citation crawling  Boolean searching  Controlled vocabularies  Use the right database: Cochrane: systematic reviews CINAHL: all evidence levels