Pathophysiology Articles

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Pathophysiology Articles
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Your Assignment

• Find an original research article in a
  health-related database, matching the date range
  as assigned in your class. Verify that the
  article is available in PDF (Portable Document
  Format), and that its focus is a condition
  discussed in class. Print the article.
• Review articles and case studies are not
  acceptable.

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WHERE DO I BEGIN???

• For the most part, you will NOT find articles in
  peer-reviewed nursing journals at no charge on
  search engines like Google.

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Use these two databases for best results

• CINAHL, available from 1982-present
• MEDLINE, available from 1950-present

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Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health
Literature(CINAHL)
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What does CINAHL include?

• Journal articles
• Dissertations
• Chapter and book citations
• Standards of professional practice
• Audiovisual materials and educational software
• Conference Proceedings

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CINAHL is a proprietary (subscription)
database.
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SAMPLE CINAHL SEARCH

• Go to the Library web page
• http//www.ahsl.arizona.edu
• From the Quick Links menu, click on CINAHL
  (EBSCO).

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www. ahsl.arizona.edu
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Incorporating Research Terms into Your CINAHL
Search
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Select terms to represent various types of
research in EBSCO CINAHL Qualitative,
Quantitative, etc.
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Exploding 3 controlled vocabulary terms and
adding a 4th term will allow you to retrieve the
largest possible set of citations to research
articles
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EXPLODING When you explode a term, you tell
the computer to include any more specific term(s)
indented under your first term. If you click on
Explode, you retrieve more information which may
be pertinent to your research (expand your
search).
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1. Research
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2. Study Design
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3. Professional Practice
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4. Nursing Education
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Step 1
Step 2
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5. Disease
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6. Deleting Review Articles or Case Studies
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Parts of a Research Article

• A research article can usually be identified
  because it is composed of the following parts.
• The parts are listed on the next slide.
• The articles you select should have this format.

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Parts of a Research Article

• Introduction
• Methods or methodology or procedure
• Research question
• Data Collection
• Analysis, may be statistical
• Results or findings
• Implications for nursing
• Ethical Considerations

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Parts of a Research Article

• Discussion
• Conclusion
• References

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The following slides list additional terms that
may help you to find relevant articles,
depending on the condition you select.
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Subject Heading Terms

• Acid-Base Imbalance
• Inflammation
• Immunity
• Stress
• Neoplasms
• Pain
• Sleep

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Subject Heading Terms

• Nervous System Diseases
• Endocrine System Diseases
• Kidney Diseases
• Digestive System Diseases
• Hematologic Diseases
• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Respiratory Tract Diseases

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Subject Heading Terms

• Arteriosclerosis
• Musculoskeletal Diseases
• Blood Coagulation Disorders
• Body Temperature
• Erythrocytes
• Genetic Diseases, Inborn

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MEDLINE
Almost extensively journal articles Includes the
International Nursing Index. Coverage goes
further back (to 1950). Includes many foreign
language journals. There are very few foreign
language journals on the AHSL electronic journals
list.
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Retrieval from MEDLINE

• Use the same steps as in CINAHL.
• After you retrieve the citations, check for PDF
  availability.
• Print the desired articles after determining if
  they appear in peer-reviewed journals.

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APA Manual is available at AHS Information
Services if you do not own the manual. The call
number is WZ 345 P512P 2001
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Looking for help in citing articles youve
identified so theyre in proper APA Format?
Its easyuse RefWorks!
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www.ahsl.arizona.edu
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Click here to sign up for a new account
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Complete the form with your choice of login name
and password and click the Register button
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Questions/Problems? Contact Hannah
Fisher hannah_at_ahsl.arizona.edu 626-2933 Mary
Riordan mriordan_at_ahsl.arizona.edu 626-3510