Tutorial: Library Database Searching for Evidence Based Nursing Practice at IUPUI

This tutorial has been designed for upper level Nursing students at the Indiana University School of Nursing (IUPUI campus). To view the various segments of the tutorial, your computer must have the Flash Player (version 7 or higher) installed.

One of the challeges, when it comes to "Evidence-Based Practice" for Nursing, is that different organizations mean somewhat different things when they use the phrase.

Part 1 - Library Database Searching for Evidence Based Practice (24 slides) provides some context and introductory material for the subsequent IUPUI database demos.

Part 2 - CINAHL Tutorial - Connecting to CINAHL (~1 min.) - Activating a VPN connection & Opening the OVID CINAHL database

• Logging-in to the IUPUI VPN software activates a VPN connection, which temporarily attaches your computer to the IUPUI computer network. This lets you use almost all of the library electronic resources -- from any of the IUPUI Libraries -- without having to repeatedly log-in.

  • If you do not currently have IUPUI VPN software, you can download it, at no cost, from the IUWare website - but be sure to download an IUPUI campus version.

  • If your VPN software fails, or if you have installation difficulties, or if you have a Mac, directly contact the UITS Support Center at IUPUI.

Part 3 - CINAHL Tutorial - Basic Searching (~5 min.) - Using Map term to Subject heading, Explode, Focus, Subheadings, & Combine selections in the Ovid CINAHL database

Part 4 - CINAHL Tutorial - Using Limits (~6 min.) - Using Basic & Additional Limits to Modify a Search in the Ovid CINAHL database

Part 5 - CINAHL Tutorial - Viewing Articles - Using Full Text links, Find it, A-to-Z List, Google Scholar, & Google to view articles listed in the Ovid CINAHL database 

Part 6 - CINAHL Tutorial - Ordering Articles - Using Interlibrary Loan/ILLiad (from two different IUPUI Libraries) to order articles not available online at IUPUI

Part 7 - CINAHL Tutorial - Sorting, Printing, & Saving - Sorting, Printing, E-mailing Results, & Saving Search Strategies in the Ovid CINAHL database

Part 8 - Searching Other Ovid Databases - Exporting a search strategy to another Ovid Database, Searching Medline, & Searching Cochrane Systematic Reviews

Links to Related IUPUI Library Resources

• Library Databases for Evidence Based Practice at IUPUI - organized by profession

• Pyramid of Evidence Resources - from the IU Medical Library

Go to the IUPUI Nursing Resources page