Evidenced Based Literature

NURS 313R

Nursing Care of the Adult Surgical Patient

DEFINITIONS:

Evidenced Based Medicine (EBM) also called Evidenced Based Practice (EBP).

The goal of EBM is to provide a scientific basis for patient care using the highest level of evidence possible.

Where to look for Evidenced Based Literature (EBL)?

• CINAHL • Medline/PubMed• Google Scholar • Science Direct (Scopus)• Academic Search Premier • Cochrane Library • Health Source Nursing• Research Guides http://guides.library.unlv.edu/

nursing

Additional Resources for EBL

• National Guidelines Clearinghouse

• Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

• TRIP Database

Meta-Analysis

Systematic Review

Cohort Studies

Case Series & Case Reports

ORIGINAL STUDIES & Animal Research

Levels of

Evidence

Randomized Controlled Trial

Case Control studies

Group Searching Activity

• Search for the topic • Your goals are to : • Describe the type of evidence your article represents• Describe how you searched • What clues did you use to determine the type of evidence

your article represents?

My Contact Information: Ms. Xan Goodman, MLIS, AHIP

Assistant Professor & Health and Life Sciences Librarian

xan.goodman@unlv.edu Office Phone: 702-895-2233

Nursing Research Guide: http://guides.library.unlv.edu/nurs313