maternal child health nursing
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latrobe.edu.au CRICOS Provider 00115M
Maternal and Child Health Nursing
Jill Stokes – Senior Learning Advisor (Library)
March 2015
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Tools for searching the scholarly literature
A database is a specialised research tool that identify useful journal articles
There are a range of nursing/medical databases:
CINAHL, Embase, Medline, Cochrane Library, Clinical Evidence, Proquest Health, Informit Health, PsycInfo and more ..
Access from Databases tab on Library web page: www.latrobe.edu.au/library
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Types of databases
• Citation databases include the citation, subject headings, abstract - sometimes they link to full text e.g. Medline and CINAHL
• Full Text databases include the citation, abstract and in most cases the full text of an article
• Pre-appraised evidence databases:– BMJ Best Practice includes Clinical Evidence which summarises the
current state of knowledge and uncertainty about the prevention and treatment of clinical conditions, based on thorough searches and appraisal of the literature
– The Cochrane Library is a multi-database resource which varies in output e.g. the Cochrane Database for Systematic Reviews contains complete systematic reviews
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Search another keyword
• Add * to truncate a word
• Add quotes to search by phrase (2 or more words)
• Un-tick the box Map Term to Subject Heading
• Use alternate terms
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Combine searches using and
Select the searches you wish to combine and click And
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Combined results
When result numbers are low, rethink your keywords – “community health nurses”, “baby nurses”, reflective etcRemember the terminology; most databases are American, therefore language used can be different compared to Australian, e.g. if you have limited results using a keyword such as Maternal Child Health Nurse try Community Health Nurs*
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Saving and retrieving searches
1. Create an account
2. Save search history
3. Retrieve saved search: login to My Account > My Workspace > My Searches and Alerts
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Search by Subject Term example
Community health nurse with the Suggested Subject Terms box ticked
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List of suggested subject terms
Community health nurs* Use Community health nursing
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Scope Note
Important to check the Scope Note if available
For example Community Health Nursing:
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Select Community Health Nursing
Then scroll down and checked Used for in blue column
Don’t tick individual subheadings
Used For is at the end of the blue column
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Search the database
On the right hand side of the screen, click on Search Database
Results = 20,148
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Combine subject term and keyword search
Select searches you wish to combine and then click Search with AND
Results = 27Click on View Results or scroll down to see results
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Limit your results
On the left hand side of the screen, there is an option to Refine your results. Show more provides additional limits such as age groups
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Useful tools
On the right hand side of the full record screen there is a list of tools:
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Finding the full text!
1. Select the Full Text Finder to link you to the article
2. If not available, search the journal title from Journals tab on the Library web page
3. If the journal is not held electronically, request the article from Document Delivery: access via Quicklinks on the Library web page
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Help!Nursing and Midwifery Libguide
http://latrobe.libguides.com/Nursing_Midwifery
Maternal Child Health Nursing Libguide
http://latrobe.libguides.com/maternalchildhealth
Maternal Child Health Nursing – Academic Writing
http://latrobe.libguides.com/MCHNacademicwriting
Annotated Bibliography Guide
http://latrobe.libguides.com/annotatedbibliography
Reflective Practice in Health Sciences
http://latrobe.libguides.com/reflectivepractice
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Help cont …
Referencing Tool
www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/referencing-tool/
Frequently Asked Questions: www.latrobe.libanswers.com/
Jill Stokes
03 5444 7395