Health Sciences Research: Self-Test

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If you are searching for articles on a health topic, which of the following resources would NOT be recommended?

CINAHL
Google
Health Sciences & Nursing Databases, Combined Search
MEDLINE
PubMed

Correct Answer

A. Google

Explanation

Use databases when you are looking for articles. All of the above resources are databases (or combinations of databases) except Google.

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3.

If you want to use the premier nursing database to find articles, which of the following databases would be your best option?

AGRICOLA
CINAHL
Health Sciences & Nursing Databases, Combined Search
MEDLINE
PubMed

Correct Answer

A. CINAHL

Explanation

CINAHL is the premier nursing database. (CINAHL stands for "Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature.")

AGRICOLA is for agricultural and nutrition research. Health Sciences & Nursing Databases, Combined Search includes CINAHL, but mixed in with several other health databases that may not be as applicable. MEDLINE and PubMed are excellent resources as well, but are the premier biomedical databases (though they include nursing research too).

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4.

Which of the following search phrases will let you retrieve the most results?

"High Blood Pressure"
"High Blood Pressure" OR Hypertension
"High Blood Pressure" AND Stress
("High Blood Pressure" OR Hypertension) AND Stress
("High Blood Pressure" OR Hypertension) NOT Stress

Correct Answer

A. "High Blood Pressure" OR Hypertension

Explanation

ANDs and NOTs will limit the number of results you obtain. ORs will increase the number of results you obtain.

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5.

For which of the following tasks could you use Google Scholar?

To see who has cited an article.
To export citations to RefWorks.
To verify a citation you cannot find through the databases.
All of the above.
There's a Google Scholar?!

Correct Answer

A. All of the above.

Explanation

You can use Google Scholar (scholar.google.com) to search for articles, though the health sciences databases, such as MEDLINE and CINAHL, are a better choice for in-depth research since they let you conduct more sophisticated searches.

However, Google Scholar has some great features, including: (1) a "Cite" link with each search result that will let you export the citation to RefWorks or another citation manager and (2) a "Cited by" link that will provide a list of articles that cite the original article. You can also use Google Scholar to make sure a citation you already have is correct if it is not showing up in the databases (for example, Google will ignore spelling mistakes, unlike many databases). For best results, make sure to connect your Google Scholar account to your library so you can retrieve the full text of articles directly from your search results. To do so, go to the Google Scholar settings and click on "Library links," then search for your library.

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Health Sciences Research: Self-test

Which of the following resource(s) could you use to find background information on a health topic?

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If you are searching for articles on a health topic, which of the following resources would NOT be recommended?

If you want to use the premier nursing database to find articles, which of the following databases would be your best option?

Which of the following search phrases will let you retrieve the most results?

For which of the following tasks could you use Google Scholar?