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Videos for Nursing Research

These videos will help you learn how to use the CINAHL database and learn how to apply the PICO method to database research.

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CINAHL
These videos will help you use the CINAHL Plus database, which is a critical resource for researching in nursing and allied health professions.

Searching CINAHL (5 minutes)
This video is a brief introduction to CINAHL.

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Keyword Searching in CINAHL (53 min)
This video covers advance searching techniques including using specialized medical terms and finding evidence-based care sheets.

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PICO Search Strategy (25 minutes)

This video will help you learn strategies to make your database searching efficient and accurate, including using the  PICO method to construct searches for library databases and use of medical subject headings (MeSH).

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How to Locate Research Instruments in CINAHL (16 minutes)

This video helps you learn how to create searches to find research instruments in the CINAHL Plus database.

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