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Nursing Research Ch. 7
Ch. 7
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Nursing
Professional
06/14/2011

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Primary source research
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descriptions of studies written by the researchers who conducted them
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Secondary source research
Definition
descriptions of studies prepared by someone other than the original researcher
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Ancestry approach
("footnote chasing")
Definition
to use the citations from relevant studies to track down earlier research on which the studies are based (the "ancestors")
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Descendency approach
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to find a pivotal early study and to search forward in citation indexes to find more recent studies ("descendents") that cited the key study
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Grey literature
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studies with more limited distribution, such as conference papers or unpublished reports
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Keyword
Definition
a word or phrase that captures the key concepts in your question
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Subject heading
Definition
subject codes found within indexing systems
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Mapping
Definition
a feature that allows you to search for topics using your own keywords, rather than needing to enter a term that is exactly the same as a subject heading in the database
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Subject search
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entering a subject heading into the search field
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Textword search
Definition
will search for your specific keyword in the text fields of the records in the database (e.g., the title or abstract)
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Author search
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searching for citations for a specific author
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Wildcard character
Definition
a symbol such as "$" or "*", depending on the database and search program; can be used to search for multiple words that share the same root
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Boolean operators
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another useful tool that can be used to expand or restric a search; using "and," "or"
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CINAHL database
Definition
an extremely important electronic database for nurses; it covers references to virtually all English-language nursing and allied health journals, as well as to books, book chapters, dissertations, and selected conference proceedings
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PubMed
Definition
free internet access to the MEDLINE database
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MeSH
Definition
medical subject headings; controlled vocabulary used by MEDLINE/PubMed to index articles
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