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Nursing 515/516 Theoretical Foundations for EBP/Implementing EBP: Recommended Tutorials

This course guide is for students in Nursing 515 or 516. This guide has recommended databases, resources for EBP, and more.

Recommended Tutorials

These tutorials were either created by UIC Library faculty or librarians from other institutions. We hope you will find these tutorials helpful in learning how to search our resources. If you need additional help, please contact us and make an online appointment with us.

Nursing Orientation Video

Nursing Orientation Video, Spring 2022
Updated tutorial of the library website for nursing students and faculty

Using PubMed in Evidence Based Practice Training Course

Using PubMed in Evidence Based Practice
This 30 minute course from the National Library of Medicine will show you how to use evidence-based practice when searching clinical questions using PubMed

Creating a Search Strategy for Your Topic

Searching Strategically
From New Literacy Alliance

Basic Searching in CINAHL and PubMed

Searching CINAHL Part One
Overview of CINAHL, keyword searches by Annie "Nicky" Nickum
Searching CINAHL with Keywords
From Hodges Library, University of Tennessee Knoxville
Searching PubMed to Find Articles on a Topic
An interactive tutorial from Using PubMed in Evidence Based Practice

Advanced Searching in CINAHL and PubMed

Searching CINAHL Part Two
Advanced features: subject headings, advanced search, combining headings, saving searches by Annie "Nicky" Nickum
Using Subject Headings in CINAHL
From the University of Tennessee Knoxville
Advanced Search Builder in PubMed
From Using PubMed in Evidence Based Practice
PubMed Subject Search (MeSH): how it works
From Using PubMed in Evidence Based Practice
How to Filter PubMed Search Results
From Using PubMed in Evidence Based Practice

Combining Your Search Terms with Boolean Logic

Using the Search History Feature in CINAHL
Tutorial from EBSCOhost
Database Search Tips Guide: Boolean Operators
Guide from MIT Libraries

Saving Searches and Email Alerts in CINAHL and PubMed

Creating and Using EBSCOhost Folder
Tutorial from EBSCOhost
Creating and Saving Search Alerts
Tutorial from EBSCOhost
Setting Up a Journal Alert
Tutorial from EBSCOhost
Save Searches and Set E-Mail Alerts in PubMed
From Using PubMed in Evidence Based Practice

Finding Full Text Articles Through UIC

Although these tutorials start from an Ebsco database, finding full text articles will work the same way from our other databases.

Finding and Ordering Articles Through UIC Library
Updated 11/2023
This tutorial will show you how to access full text articles through UIC Library through an Illiad or Interlibrary Loan account.

PRISMA

Creating a PRISMA flow diagram
From University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
PRISMA Flow Diagram Templates
Word version
Study Flow Diagram (PRISMA) & RefWorks Folders (.doc)
From the University of Waterloo. Shows you how to use RefWorks for PRISMA.

RefWorks & PRISMA

RefWorks YouTube Channel
Exporting Citations into RefWorks
Demos different methods of exporting citations into RefWorks
Exporting Citations from CINAHL into RefWorks
From University of Toronto. Tutorial is showing how to move citations into Legacy RefWorks but steps are still the same for New RefWorks. Suggest creating folders in RefWorks first then moving citations into those folders from Last Imported folder.
Study Flow Diagram (PRISMA) & RefWorks Folders (.doc)
From the University of Waterloo. Shows you how to use RefWorks for PRISMA.

Primary vs Secondary Sources

Primary and Secondary Sources
From University of Colorado. Please disregard their contact information at end of tutorial.

Quality Improvement

Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School Online Courses
Students can register to take free courses through IHI.

Finding Tests and Measurements

Searching for & Evaluating Tests, Measures, and Scales
Series of tutorials from the University of British Columbia on tests and measures. Please note that their version of PsycINFO is different from UIC's.

Finding and Using Health Statistics

NICHSR Tutorial for Finding and Using Health Statistics
This course for librarians and students in health sciences describes different types of health statistics, how they are collected, and where they can be found.