nursing

not sure what keywords to use?

try using the mind map in credo reference!

using medical subject headings is an excellent way of finding relevant articles for your topic.

how do you do that?

cinahl

• use the "suggest subject terms" option
• click on the cinahl subject headings tab

emcare

 use the emtree thesaurus, which features more than 70,000 preferred terms (all terms mapped to mesh terms)

emtree is the thesaurus of embase. emtree is a hierarchically structured, controlled vocabulary for biomedicine and the related life sciences. it includes a whole range of terms for drugs, diseases, medical devices and essential life science concepts.

pubmed

use mesh (medical subject headings)

use and to combine terms

teenagers and eating disorders

use or for synonyms

teenagers or young adults or young people

which database should i use?

• cinahl
• emcare
• evidence based medicine (ebm) reviews
• pubmed

if you are searching for the full text of an article, look for the following:

•  this icon will check if we have the full text of the article - if we don't, omni can check and see if other libraries have it. if you can't find it in omni, please fill out this form.
•  click on this to view the full text in pdf
• click on this icon to view the full text in html

you can organize your research by using the following:

• cinahl - free account to save your searches, articles, and create alerts.
• pubmed -  free account to save your searches, articles, and create alerts.
• zotero - free tool to help organize your research and create an online bibliography.

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• visit us at a services desk on the main floor of the library
• browse our faqs or submit a question, comment/suggestion
• use ask-chat with a librarian
• book a research consultation with your liaison librarian