How To Locate And Appraise Research Essay 4

Objectives

· Identify electronic database search strategies (e.g.,CINAHL, PubMed)

· Locating and evaluating sources of evidence

Deliverables

· Write a 3-5 page (not including the title and reference pages) paper

· APA formatted paper with an introduction and conclusion.

· APA headings for each section of the paper

· At least 3 peer reviewed articles

Step 1: Research

· Interview a librarian or nursing scholar on methods for locating and appraising heath and other relevant research literature and electronic database search on strategies.

· You may want to base this research on your idea for your Capstone Project.

Step 2: Consider

· Write a quality appraisal of the Library and resources.

· What did you learn?

· How do you locate and evaluate sources of evidence?

· Which electronic database would you use most and what types of search words would you use?

· What are the strengths?

· What are the weaknesses?

· Is it adequate? Why or why not?

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