Main description:

This pocket sized toolkit Series book is packed with the useful tips and guidance that will make searching for evidence easy. Real–life clinical scenarios, flow charts and clear laout makes this not only incredibly user–friendly, but a great time saving way to learn how to find the evidence you need.

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  Support evidence–based practice by showing you have used the best methods for finding top quality research
  


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  Discover how to access relevant databases and become adept at using them to their full potential
  


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  Justify research projects with expertly located papers and devise a clearly focused research question
  

Searching Skills Toolkit helps you overcome the common practical difficulties in searching for evidence with the help and foresight of expert authors Caroline De Brun and Nicola Pearce–Smith, who lend their experience to show you how to direct your time and effort effectively. A perfect companion to doctors, nurses allied health professionals, managers, researchers and students.

Back cover:

This pocket sized toolkit Series book is packed with the useful tips and guidance that will make searching for evidence easy. Real–life clinical scenarios, flow charts and clear laout makes this not only incredibly user–friendly, but a great time saving way to learn how to find the evidence you need.

• 
  
  Support evidence–based practice by showing you have used the best methods for finding top quality research
  


• 
  
  Discover how to access relevant databases and become adept at using them to their full potential
  


• 
  
  Justify research projects with expertly located papers and devise a clearly focused research question
  

Searching Skills Toolkit helps you overcome the common practical difficulties in searching for evidence with the help and foresight of expert authors Caroline De Brun and Nicola Pearce–Smith, who lend their experience to show you how to direct your time and effort effectively. A perfect companion to doctors, nurses allied health professionals, managers, researchers and students.

Contents:

1 Introduction.

2 Where to start? Summary tables and charts.

3 Sources of clinical information: an overview.

4 Using search engines on the World Wide Web.

5 Formulating clinical questions.

6 Building a search strategy.

7 Free text versus thesaurus.

8 Refining search results.

9 Searching specific healthcare databases.

10 Citation pearl searching.

11 Saving/recording citations for future use.

12 Critical appraisal.

13 Further reading by topic or PubMed ID.

14 Glossary of terms.

Appendix 1: Ten tips for effective searching.

Appendix 2: Teaching tips