Nursing 4805: PubMed, Ovid & Nursing Web Sites

NUR 4805:Specialized Health Science Databases(PubMed and Cochrane)

Kristy Padron, MLIS

FAU Libraries

Session Goals

Nursing students will be able to…

…utilize specialized health science databases to find articles related to his or her chosen topic.

…identify the characteristics of systematic reviews.

…locate professional websites with nursing and healthcare information.

The FAU Libraries Online

Available at http://www.fau.edu/library.

http://www.fau.edu/library


Log on to EZproxy/Off Campus Connect.

• Authenticates users off campus for access to licensed or subscription-based FAU library resources.

• Select link to log on.

EZproxy


Off Campus Connect/EZproxy:• Log on using your

Owl Card Number and then Verification Number as indicated.

• Successful log-in

indicated


PubMed• A major index of health science

publications.• Includes fields of medicine, nursing,

heath care systems and preclinical sciences.

• Created by the National Library of Medicine.

• No direct cost to user to see citations.

• This resource communicates with FAU library resources for additional access to journals and articles.

Specialized Health Science Databases


Directions:1. If off-campus, log

onto Off Campus Connect/EZproxy.

2. At the Libraries’ home page, select “Indexes/Databases.”

Indexes/ Databases

Specialized Health Science Databases

The FAU Libraries Online : PubMed

3. Select the letter “P” on the “Electronic Collection” page.


4. Scroll down the next page until you see a link to “PubMed/MEDLINE,” and then select it.


5. This will take you to PubMed’s search page.

Enter Search Terms

BeginSearch


List of Results.

Limiters.


Select title for more detailed

article information and links to its full text.


Find it FAU or

Links to Full Text

Article Citation.

Abstract of Article.

An additional window will open.

‘Full Text’ indicates where

the full article can be found. Select

“Article” where indicated to get to

the article.

If full text is not available, search the FAU Catalog

to search for a print/paper

version.


Getting to a Full Text Article

• Use “Find it @ FAU” link to access full-text articles.

• Select “PDF/Full-Text” link to see a full article.

• Some articles are not available online (we may not subscribe to a particular journal, or it is not freely available anywhere else).

• Use Interlibrary Loan to receive an article that is not available through the FAU Libraries.


The FAU Libraries Online : The Cochrane Library

(aka Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)

• Systematic reviews: exhaustive summary of literature relevant to a health care topic.

• Meta analysis: Various studies are reviewed and (statistically) combined to increase the power of the findings of studies.• Studies are selected based on specific

criteria (hypothesis, methodology).• Results are meant to inform practice.


Systematic Reviews:• Multiple studies are reviewed and findings are

summarized.

Study#1 Study

#2

Study#3

Systematic Review:

Combined Data from Studies

#1 – 3And

Summary


Meta analysis:• Data from multiple studies are combined and then

statistically analyzed.• Conclusions are based on statistical results.

Study#1 and Data

Study#2 and Data

Study#3 and Data

Meta analysis:

Combined Data from Studies

#1 – 3And

Conclusions

Go to the database following the same directions as PubMed, except select “C” and then “The Cochrane Library” on the database pages.



Three ways to search:

1. Basic search.

2. Advanced Search.

3. Browse by Topics.

Urinary Catheters


List of results.

Select a title article link

for additional

information.

The colored boxes

indicate the type of

document(Methodology,

Diagnosis,

Review, etc.).

The FAU Libraries Online : The Cochrane LibraryInformation

about the article:

Author and publication

information.

Abstract

Links to Full Text.

Additional Features

(export citation, e-

mail link, etc.).


View of Full Article (PDF).

Full article includes

complete analysis of each reviewed

study.

Standard has the complete report

without analysis of each reviewed

study.

The FAU Libraries Online : Ovid – EBM/Cochrane Reviews

Full Article.

Use the icons to

navigate the page and for

other features

(Print, E-mail, Save).

Nursing Websites

In addition to indexes & databases, many nursing organizations communicate their activities, research and information through their websites.

Sometimes an institution may have limited or no access to expensive indexes and databases. • Many nursing and health care professionals utilize

these sites for information because they are usually free.

• Most PubMed users are outside the U.S. and benefit from the information availabile (developing countries).

Nursing Websites

The Joanna Briggs Institutehttp://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/

• Promotes the use of evidence to inform and improve healthcare practices.

Free Resources:• Consumer Information Sheet• Technical Reports• Best Practice Information Sheet

.

http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/



Nursing Websites

Search

Nursing Websites

Search Results.

Select links to see full resource.

Nursing Websites

http://www.jbiconnectplus.org/ViewSourceFile.aspx?0=4332

Nursing Websites

Government Agencies

The U.S. government is the largest publisher in the world. Its many agencies publish their activities, data and research.

– U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: http://www.hhs.gov/

– Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcix.htm

– Center for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov

– Healthfinder: http://healthfinder.gov

http://www.hhs.gov/

http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcix.htm



http://www.cdc.gov/

http://healthfinder.gov/

Nursing Websites

Part of being a lifelong learner is more than informing your

practice…

…it’s also to support consumer health!

Your patients also need good health information!

Assistance

• Reference Desk• Ask a Librarian

http://www.askalibrarian.org/fau• Tutorials & Webcasts:

Nursing Tutorial -

http://www.library.fau.edu/depts/ref/nursing.htm

• Individual Research Consultations

Additional information is available at http://www.library.fau.edu/depts/ref/refdept.htm

http://www.askalibrarian.org/fau



http://www.library.fau.edu/depts/ref/refdept.htm

http://www.library.fau.edu/depts/ref/refdept.htm

Good luck this semester!

Kristy Padron, MLIS

Assistant University Librarian

FAU Libraries

[email protected]

Nursing 4805: PubMed, Ovid & Nursing Web Sites

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