Do you have an assignment that requires literature using a specific nursing theory? CINAHL has a simple way to find citations on specific nursing theories! Use CINAHL Headings. (Click on the image to enlarge). Add nursing theory into the search box and click the Browse button. Click on the linked term Nursing Theory to open the search “tree”. Under Nursing Theory in the list, find Nursing Models, Theoretical. Click on the tiny + sign to the left of the...
Have you set up a personalized account in CINAHL? If not, here is a list of 5 reasons why you should: personalized accounts let you… 1. Organize you research into online folders 2. Share your folders with other group members 3. Save your searches, so you don’t need to re-construct them 4. Create email alerts for newly published articles on your research topic 5. Reach your saved references from other computers Plus setting up an account...
Seniors are getting ready to graduate and prepare for the next step in their nursing careers … taking the NCLEX exam. There is an online resource that can help you prep: LearningExpress Library. LearningExpress Library is an interactive online learning platform of practice tests designed to help students and adult learners succeed on academic or licensing tests. LearningExpress Library includes three NCLEX-RN practice tests, a Flash Review, and one “Power Practice”, which includes “two full-length practice exams based on the...
Just like in CINAHL, you can create an account in PubMed in which you can save citations or searches. The “portal” into personal accounts is called My NCBI. You can create an account by clicking the My NCBI link in the top right corner of PubMed. The newest benefit to searching PubMed when signed into your My NCBI account: Recent Activity. PubMed will automatically save your search activity for 6 months. So, that search I assisted a student with back...
