CINAHL with Full Text Help SheetAn Introduction to Using CINAHL with Full Text

Creating a Basic or Advanced Search

1. On the Basic Search Screen, enter search terms in the Find field to conduct a text word search.On the Advanced Search Screen, enter search terms in the Find field to conduct a subject search.

2.' Use Limiters to narrow your search, for example:. Publication - Limit search results to records from a specific title.. Journal Subset - Choose from blind peer reviewed, behavioral sciences, nursing, etc.. Special Interest - Limit to advanced nursing practice, case management, critical care, etc.. Publication Type - Limit results to source types such as care plans or systematic review.. Age Groups (Advanced) - Limit to Child, 6-12 years; Middle Age, 45-64 years, etc.

3. Click the Search button.

Searching TechniquesThe CINAHL Subject Heading List (controlled vocabulary or thesaurus) provides a more effective

searching capability in the CINAHL database. On the Advanced Search Screen, enter aresearch topic (e.g., arthritis). To retrieve a relevancy ranked list of related subject headings,first click the Suggest subject terms box above the Find field, then click Search. Click ona resulting hyperlinked term for details.

Tree views of the subject heading are shown on the left side of the screen; subheadingsare on the right. To retrieve results with arthritis as a subject heading click the box to the left of theterm arthritis. To retrieve results in which arthritis is the major point of the article, clickMajor Concept. To expand on a subject heading, click the box to the left of Explode. Specificsub-headings can be selected by checking the box to the left of each. Click Search Databaseto view results. To narrow the focus of your search, click the Refine Search tab. Select thelimiters you want to apply to your search, then click Search for a more focused Result List.

Field Searching allows you to designate one specific field in the CINAHL record within whichyour term will be searched. These fields include (but are not limited to):Article Title (TI), Author (AU), Author Affiliation (AF), Abstract (AB), Pagination (PG),Source (SO).

. To search within a field, enter the two-letter field code, followed by your search term.For example, type au Smith to search for Smith in the Author field of the record.Note: Field codes are not case sensitive. For a complete list of field codes, click theField Codes link that appears directly above the Find field on your search screen. .

. Depending upon the format of your Advanced Search Screen, you may be allowed toselect the most commonly searched field codes from a drop-down list.

Managing Your Search ResultsTo manage (printle-mail/save) results for the current session only, click on the folder icon next to adesired item in the Result List. Items placed in the session folder will be removed if you log out ofEBSCOhost, or if your session times out. Sign in to My EBSCOhost to create a personalized folderfor saving results, searches, persistent links to searches, search or journal alerts and web pagescreated using Page Composer, which will remain in your folder after you log out of EBSCOhost.

. Home Library Graphic - Clickon the librarygraphic or logo to return to the library home pageand exit the databases.

If enabled by your administrator, the Multi-Language drop-down list is available by clicking thePreferences linkbelow the Find field and allows you to translate the search screens, tabs, buttons andcitation field descriptors into Spanish, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Korean,Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Turkish, Polish, Hungarian, Thai, andGreek.,

The Find Field

Links around the Find field, allow you to select the Basic, Advanced or Visual Search Screens, orchoose other databases to search. If available, you can select from other EBSCO services to whichyour institution subscribes. You can also access your customizable Preferences, view your SearchHistory/Alerts, and access Search Options from below the Find field.

Using the Basic Search ScreenPerforminga Basic SearchTo performa search, enter your term(s) in the Find field and click Search. Click Clear to remove anyterm(s) in the Find field. The Clear button does not remove any limiters selected.

You can use Boolean operators, field codes, truncation (*), wildcard (?) and quotation mark (searchphrasing) when performing a Basic Search. Boolean Search techniques are explained in the nextsection.

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Refine Search OptionsSearch Modes:

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Find any of my search terms - Auto OR all search terms entered (e.g. heart OR lung)

SmartText Searching - You can copy and paste chunks of text (up to 5000 charactersincluding spaces) to search for results. SmartText Searching leverages a technology thatsummarizes text entered to the most relevant search terms then conducts a search.

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Note: The Reset button will clear all items selected from the Search Options.

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Using the Advanced Search ScreensThe library administrator chooses one of three available Advanced Search Screen styles to bedisplayed: Single Find Field, Single Find Field with Search Builder, or Guided Style. All three AdvancedSearch Screens have the following options available:

. Limiters: Examples of limiters for CINAHL include: Date of Publication, Research, Evidence-Based Practice, Publication Type, and Age Group.

. Special Limiters are database-specific and will appear in separate sections when you conducta multi-database search.

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If enabled by your system administrator this feature may be available on your Advanced SearchScreen.

On any of the three Advanced Search Screen styles, you can enter search terms in the Find field andmark the Suggest subject terms check box to the right of (or above) the field. When you click Search,the CINAHL Headings authority file is searched, with the most relevant terms displayed.

The use of CINAHL Subject Headings is covered in detail in the section "Searching with CINAHLHeadings"

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To perform a Single Find Field Keyword search:

1. From the default search screen, click the Advanced Search link below the Find field.

2. In the Find field, enter keyword(s).

3. Choose a search mode and apply limiters or expanders found in the Search Options.

4. Click Search. A Result List is displayed.

In the Single Find Field, you can combine terms with Boolean operators on a single line, e.g., arthritisand exercise and pain.

Search Modes can also be applied.

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Advanced Search: Single Find Field with Search Builder Keyword Searching

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Single Find Field with Search Builder allows you to combine keywords, search for terms within specificfields and utilize Boolean operators by building a search using the Find field and the Term(s) field.

Note: If there is no existing text in the Find field, the Boolean operator selection is ignored.

Each time you click Add to Search, the new terms are surrounded by parentheses.

To perform a Single Find Field with Search Builder search:

1. Type lung inthe Find field.

2. Type smoking in the Term(s) field, using the drop down box select Title (when selected theword must be in the title of the article).

3. Choose AND as the Boolean operator.

4. Click Add to Search.

These steps result in: lung and ti smoking

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Guided Style Find Fields provides fill-in-the-blankkeyword searching to aid in complex or specificsearches. Note: If the "Select a Field" is maintained as the search option the term the CINAHLdefaultfor an unqualifiedterm is to search for the term in the Title, Abstract, and Subject Headings.

To perform a Guided Style Find Fields search:1. Enter a search term in the first Find field.

2. Choose the Field to search from the drop-down list.

3. Select a Boolean operator to combine the next term.

4. Enter another term in the next Find field.

5. Choose the Field to search from the drop-down list.

6. Each Find field can be used and additional rows added ifneeded.

7. ClickSearch. A Result List is displayed.

Using Guided Style Find Fields, you can also combine terms together on a single line. For example,typecatheter and infectionsfor results containingthe wordcatheterandalsotheword infections.

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Search History/Alerts Window

From any Search or Results Screen you can save, retrieve or reuse your search statements. You canview these searches from the Search History/Alerts window. New searches can be executed usingcombining search statements or by modifying existing search statements. To view the SearchHistory/Alerts window, click the Search History/Alerts link below the Find field.

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The following items are present in the Search History/Alerts window:

. Add to Search - Click on the box to the left of any search you would like to include in a newsearch. Then click Search with AND or Search with OR and the search will appear in the Findfield.

. Search ID # - This column contains the number assigned to each of your searches. You canconduct a search by entering the search ID number and prefix (S) in the Find field and clickingSearch. (For example, S1 or s3.)

. Search Terms - This column contains the search terms entered in the Find field, including anyfield codes and Boolean operators.

. Search Options - The search mode, limiters and expanders used in the search are listed here.

. View Details - This link opens a notation describing when the last time the search was run andthe interfaceanddatabaseit was run in.

View Results - The total number of search results is shown here. When you click on thisnumber, the Result List for the search appears. Searches that do not produce results areincluded in the Search History and display a zero in this column. When you change or adddatabases, the View Results link will appear as a Rerun link until the search is executed againfrom the Search History.

Revise Search - When you click on the Revise Search link, the search terms are displayed inthe Find field. Edit the search by changing terms manually, entering field codes or addinglimiters or expanders.Delete - To remove a search string, check the box to the left of any search(es) you would like toremove and click the Delete Searches button.

When your session ends, the Search History is deleted.

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If you change databases, your Search History will be saved. When in the new database, click on Rerunin the Search History to run the search in the current database.

Search TechniquesBoolean SearchingBoolean logic defines logical relationships between search terms. The Boolean search operators AND,oR and NOT allow you to broaden or focus your search results.

. The AND operator combines search terms so that each result contains all of the terms. Forexample, kidney AND lung will result in articles that contain both kidney and lung.

. The OR operator combines search terms so that each result contains at least one of the terms.For example, blood OR plasma will result in articles that contain either blood or plasma.

. The NOT operator excludes search terms so that each result will not contain any of the termsthat follow it. For example, blood NOT vein will result in articles that contain the term blood,but not the term vein.

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