Nursing DPSN EResource Guide CINAHL Presented by Ingrid Zollinger

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Nursing DPSNE-Resource GuideCINAHLPresented
by Ingrid Zollinger Léa Anderton
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The Nursing homepage Accessing E-resources

• Web Address http//www.library.manchester.ac.uk/s
  ubjects/atoz/nursing/databases/

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What is CINAHL?

• CINAHL is one of the key nursing databases.
  Virtually all English-language nursing
  publications are indexed. More than 1,750
  journals are regularly indexed online abstracts
  are available for more than 1,500 of these
  titles. There are now more than 23,500 records
  with full text included.

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Core DatabasesCINAHL

• Click on the hot link - Usually denoted when
  your mouse cursor turns into a hand icon.

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Logging on

• There are now two methods of logging on
• On Campus (no ATHENS required)
• Off Campus (ATHENS required)

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Off CampusAthens Login Screen

• Username
• Password
• Click Logingt

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OVID DatabasesChoice of therein

• To select just one database click on its name (in
  blue).
• To pick more than one database tick the boxes at
  the side of the databases you wish to search, and
  then click

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Aim 1 to find records on Clinical Assessment
Tools for a person who has suffered a Stroke.

• How to proceed
• On the screen you will see a long white box.
  This is the search box. Above the search box it
  will state, Enter Keyword or phrase. Into this
  search box type stroke. Then click on Search.

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Search 1.You will now be mapped to the subject
heading, Cerebral Vascular Accident. (This is the
preferred term that CINAHL uses, instead of the
word stroke). To the side of these three words
(in blue) you will see two tick boxes.

Place a tick in the box labelled Focus, then
click on the Continue button.
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Subheading DisplayYou are now at the display
which shows a number of choices.
Here it is possible to focus your search further
by ticking one or more - e.g. Prevention and
Control, but this can exclude some useful
information until you are more experienced it is
recommended that you do not tick these
subheadings. Instead just click Continue

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Search History PageYou are now back on the main
search page. In the search history box, you will
see that your first search on, Cerebral Vascular
Accident has elicited 7000 records.

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Search 2. In the search box, type your next
subject. Proceed exactly as you did when
performing the earlier search. Please remember
to place a tick in the Focus check box. (This
time you will elicit over 4000 records)
Clinical Assessment Tools

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Combining your searchesYou have now completed
two searches.

• In order to combine these searches,
• Click on the Combine Searches icon.
• Place a tick in both boxes.
• Then Click on the Continue button.

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Limiting your searchesThe search history will
reveal that your combined search has refined your
results down to 200 records. 200 records are
still rather a lot to look through.

• In order to narrow your search down further.
• Click on the More Limits button.

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Limiting your Searches The bullet hole instructs
the system to concentrate on limiting your
desired search.

• There are many limiters to choose from.
• Eg.
• Research
• English
• Publication Year
• And many more

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Limiting your SearchesWe are just going to use
two limiters

• In this case well use,
• Publication Year. 2001 - 2006
• Research.
• And then click on Limit A Search

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Limited Search

• Here we can see what the limiters are and how
  they have affected our results.

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Displaying Your Results
Click on the Display icon and you will see your
list of results.

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Aim 2 Deciding which records you want to
keep.How to proceed

• Then, if you click on the Complete Reference
  you will get a detailed view of your result.

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Complete Reference

• You will see that the first record becomes much
  more detailed. Read through the record carefully,
  paying particular attention to
• Source
• Article Title
• Subject Headings
• Abstract (if given)
• Publication Type Language

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Selecting your Records.

• Once you have decided on a result you want to
  keep.
• Tick the Results box
• Then click on Next Result

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Collating your ResultsOnce you have finished
selecting your results.

• Click on the Results Manager

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Results Manager

• You are now given a number of options within the
  Results Manager. You will see that the Results
  Manager is basically broken down into four
  separate parts
• Results
• Fields
• Results Format (including Search History)
• Actions

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Results Manager

• Here you will see your selected results
• Search History
• Results of your search
• Results available Results displayed

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Printing Articles from CINAHL

• Only a small proportion (8 approx) of Articles
  cited, are available directly in Full-Text
• Others can be checked Via the Find it JRUL

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Find it JRULIn this case the Journal has been
located.And its even filled in the details for
you.

• Year
• Volume
• Issue
• Page
• Just click GO

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Find It JRUL

• On this occasion it has directed us straight to
  the article.
• Sometimes it will be up to YOU to browse the
  journal, and find the article.
• Please note there are lots of different journal
  providers and each one is different from the
  next.

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Returning to Search

• Once you have printed your article you can exit
  that screen
• and
• Return to your session

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Personal Accounts

• If you want to create a personal account, click
  on...

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Creating a Personal Account

• To create your Personal Account.
• Click on Create a new Personal Account

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Creating a Personal Account

• Choose a username e.g. your network username
• Choose a password (between 6-8 characters)
• Insert your email address.
• Then click Create

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Saving your Search History

• To save a search history
• Click on Save Search/Alert

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Saving your Search History

• You then need to
• Choose a Search name
• Make a comment if you wish
• Decide how long you want to keep It for
• Then click Save

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Ending your session

• When its all over and youve saved or printed
  out your searches.
• Just click Logoff

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TrainingStaff and students may also like to use
the Medical and Human Sciences Drop-In Search
Clinics, which run every Wednesday afternoon, 2-4
pm, in the Blue 1 Training Room, located in Room
Blue 1.5 in the Main Library. These clinics are
designed to help anyone having difficulties using
the Library's electronic literature searching
tools, such as Medline or Cinahl. No appointment
is necessary.
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Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work teamClaire
Hodkinson Academic Liaison Librarian Claire is
based at the Main Libraryemail
claire.hodkinson_at_manchester.ac.uk Telephone
0161-275 8709 Lea Anderton Reference
Information Librarian Lea is based at the Main
Library/Gateway House Library. email
lea.anderton_at_manchester.ac.uk Telephone
0161-275 3720 (Main) 0161 237 2039
(Gateway)Ingrid Zollinger Reference
Information Librarian Ingrid is the Site
Librarian at Gateway House Library.email
ingrid.zollinger_at_manchester.ac.uk Telephone
0161-237 2039
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The End

• Thank you for being so patient.Goodbye and
  Good luckHappy searching