Skip to Main Content

Block 1 Assignment - Define and Search

Before starting your assignment, please review the following modules from the Nursing and Midwifery Research Modules website

1. Define 

2. Search 

Here are some additional resources to help you.

Overview of the assignment

After going through the Define and Search modules, this video will walk you through the assignment and the worksheet.

Search Tools Covered in the Following Videos

For most health topics, you will likely need to search either PubMed or Medline. They overlap, so no need to search both for this assignment.

A useful tool for finding guidelines is Trip Pro Database

In addition to PubMed/Medline, you could also try these databases

PICO and PS

This video is also available in the Define research module.

6S Evidence Pyramid and Choosing the Right Tool for Your Search

This video also appears in the Search module. For a more detailed description of each layer, refer to the 6S pyramid page.

Advanced Search Tips in Medline and CINAHL

Tips for Using the Trip Database

Important heads up:  Make sure you use the link to Trip below rather than searching for it in Google. The link from the Library websitet will take you to an enhanced version with more search options. There is a more basic free version, but it does not allow you to limit guidelines by country.

Profile Photo
Cari Merkley
She/They

Contact:
Email: cmerkley@mtroyal.ca
Phone: 403.440.5068
Office: EL4423U