NR360 Informatics Systems in Healthcare

Week 2: Database Search

EBOOK: McGonigle, D. & Mastrian, K. (2018). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (4th ed.). Jones & Bartlett.

Choose a topic related to health that has meaning to your personal health, interests, and well-being. This may be a disease, such as diabetes, or a healthy fitness activity.

Conduct a database search comparing one of the following database directories with Google Scholar.

• CINAHL and Google Scholar
• PubMed and Google Scholar

Explain how you were able to narrow down the number of articles hits you had initially, and present within your post a summary of the credible article you chose as your resource. How do you know your article choice is credible? Which database do you prefer and why?

How will using a database search facilitate your:

• scholarly work;
• nursing work (evidence-based practice); and
• personal self-development?

Will discuss how to use databases like CINAHL, Google Scholar,  and PubMed. You will conduct a database searching comparing two databases 

CINAHL and Google Scholar

PubMed and Google Scholar.

Criteria:

APA Format