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Research Guide for Nursing &
Allied Health Sciences
Research Guide for Nursing &
Allied Health Sciences
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UNM Research Databases
UNM Research Databases
UNM-Valencia Research Databases
UNM-Valencia Research Databases
These databases are a good starting point for your research.
Applied Science and Technology Source Ultimate
Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine
Points of View Reference Center
PubMed for Nurses This content is developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
Web of Knowledge / Web of Science
Credible Online Resources
Credible Online Resources
Access Medicine A collection of medical e-books, such as Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. Also includes reference tools such as Diagnosaurus, medical calculators, drug information, guidelines, and exam/board prep tools.
ACCESSSS Smart provides current best evidence for clinical decisions. It conducts searches simultaneously in several evidence-based information services (online evidence-based texts, evidence-based guidelines and pre-appraised journal publications).
Campbell Collaboration An open access journal that publishes systematic reviews, evidence and gap maps, and methods research papers.
ClinicalKey Contains research, practice guidelines, drug information, and multimedia resources; includes First Consult clinical overviews within search results.
Cochrane Library Collection of evidence-based medical literature. Also includes the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
Health Evidence Reviews on the effectiveness of public health interventions.
National Center for Frontier Communities
US National Library of Medicine Health Disparities Resources
Research Tips
Research Tips
UNMVC Youtube Channel
CINAHL: In limits, narrow your search to Questionnaire/Scale or Research Instrument. Use the Ctrl key to select both. Or use the Pull down menunext to a search box, and choose Instrumentation.
PsycINFO: offers a search option for searching Tests and Measures as a search filter. To the right of the search boxes, select “TM” from the Select a Field drop down menu box.
PubMed: MeSH terms such as health surveys, data collection, and questionnaires, and includes the option of searching by a specific test instrument.
Health Statistics
Health Statistics
New Mexico
New Mexico
AHRQ. National Healthcare Quality Report. State Snapshots.
Key Health Data for New Mexico
New Mexico Department of Health
UNM Partnerships for a Healthier New Mexico. Health Report Cards for NM Counties.
National & International
National & International
Data Set Directory of Social Determinants of Health.
ICPSR. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
National Center for Health Statistics
National Health Expenditure Data
CDC Data and Statistics by Topic
WHO Health Statistics and Information Systems
Native Health Database (UNM-HISLC)
Health Statistics by Subject
Health Statistics by Subject
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
New Mexico Kids Count Data Book
Native Health Database (UNM-HISLC)
Health Policy Websites
Health Policy Websites
Commonwealth Fund Private foundation that supports independent research for improved health care practice and policy. Includes a Chart-Cart with downloadable charts.
Healthy People Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. It has a topic-specific search framework for the Healthy People 2020 initiative.
Hendry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) Private nonprofit foundation focuses on major health care issues facing the nation. Operates specialized websites for state health data, health and the election, global health, and health policy teaching and learning.
Rober Wood Johnson Foundation. Nursing and Health Policy Collaborative Resource repository with topics such as Policy Analysis and Politics & Policy Making.
Urban Institute. Health Policy Center.
Cultural Health Resources
Cultural Health Resources
Transcultural Nursing (University of Tennessee--Knoxville)
Health Equity and Social Justice NACCHO focuses on determining why inequalities exist and finding ways to tackle them at the local level.
EthnoMed (University of Washington)
CulturedMed (SUNY)
Office of Minority Health (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
Multicultural Resources for Health Information
Latin American Social Medicine
National Alliance for Hispanic Health
Health Information Translations
Consumer Health Info in Many Languages
Ethnogeriatrics (Stanford University)
National Center for Cultural Competence
Cleveland Clinic Diversity ToolKit
Tests, Scales, & Measurements
Tests, Scales, & Measurements
Rand Health Surveys and Tools Over its 40-year history, RAND Health has produced many practical surveys and tools.
ETS Test Collection Focus is more on tests and instruments used in education, rather than healthcare, but some overlap. Tells you when an instrument first appeared in the literature and it's availability.
Health Literacy Tool Shed The National Library of Medicine, in partnership with Boston University School of Medicine has announced the creation of the Health Literacy Tool Shed. The online database allows users to obtain information of more than 100 health literacy research instruments and compare them to others
National Cancer Institute's GEM (Group-Evaluated Measures Database) GEM is an interactive website containing behavioral, social science, and other scientific measures organized by theoretical constructs.
NIH Promis Measures Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS), funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is a system of highly reliable, valid, flexible, precise, and responsive assessment tools that measure patient–reported health status.
Substance Use Screening & Assessment Instruments Database This resource is intended to help clinicians and researchers find instruments used for screening and assessment of substance use and substance use disorders. Some instruments are in the public domain and can be freely downloaded from the web; others can only be obtained from the copyright holder.
Calculators
Calculators
Explore further here: UNM Psychological & Educational Tests & Measures Libguide
Evidence Based Practice
Evidence Based Practice
Ask a Question
Ask yourself the 5 W's and H: Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How? (Who are the stakeholders? What is the issue/problem/concern/innovation? Where and When will it/does it occur? Why is it important? How will you propose to address it?)
Do background research to make sure you have a solid foundation.
Create a research question to guide your search.
Acquire Evidence
Where will you search?
What keywords or subject headings will you use to find information on your topic?
What types of studies or data will be most helpful in answering your question?
Brainstorm answers to these questions, then search the library's resources to get a sense of existing research, counter arguments, and related studies.
Appraise the Evidence
Critically appraise the evidence/research you found: what methodologies were used? How was the data analyzed and reported? Are the conclusions supported by the data?
Implement
Consider what the evidence means in your situation, related to your stakeholders and their needs, and how it may be best implemented.
Evaluate/Assess
How did it work? Did you see results that created the outcomes you were trying to achieve? Do you need to adjust the implementation? Do you need a different solution?
Levels of Evidence
Levels of Evidence
Johns Hopkins Nursing - Evidence Level and Quality Guide (with definitions):
Johns Hopkins Nursing - Evidence Level and Quality Guide - Quality Ratings (with definitions)
ACCESSSS provides access to vetted evidence to address this key question: what is the current best evidence available to support clinical decisions?
PICO
PICO
Try the PICO question development method
Prepare for Examinations
Prepare for Examinations
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These resources may not be free:
NCSBN exam resources (NCSBN)
Professional Organizations
Professional Organizations
Nursing Organizations
Nursing Organizations
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Association for the History of Nursing
American Nursing Informatics Association
International Council of Nurses
National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.
National Student Nurses' Association
Sigma Theta Tau International - Honor Society of Nursing
For New Mexico
For New Mexico
New Mexico Health Care Association
The UNM-Health Sciences Library works closely with the College of Nursing, the College of Pharmacy, the College of Population Health, and the School of Medicine to improve health and health equity across our state through education, research, clinical care, and community engagement. They play a special role in providing health information access and health literacy skills and training for our community. UNM-Valencia Campus students have some access their collections as well! What you cannot access, your Librarians can. Reach out and we will be happy to help you access any piece of information you seek.
The UNM-Health Sciences Library works closely with the College of Nursing, the College of Pharmacy, the College of Population Health, and the School of Medicine to improve health and health equity across our state through education, research, clinical care, and community engagement. They play a special role in providing health information access and health literacy skills and training for our community. UNM-Valencia Campus students have some access their collections as well! What you cannot access, your Librarians can. Reach out and we will be happy to help you access any piece of information you seek.
How to Search in UNM Health Sciences Library
How to Search in UNM Health Sciences Library
Introduction to Searching the Literature
Foundational information before you begin searching.PubMed Basic Searching
Demo of keyword searching basics in PubMed.CINAHL Basics Search Demo
Demo of a simple keyword search in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature.
Support for Faculty
Support for Faculty
Library Services for Faculty
Library Services for Faculty
A summary of services is presented below. For full details and how to engage with these services, please visit our faculty webpage. http:/valencia.unm.edu/library/miscellaneous/facultyinfo.html
Course Reserves
Reserves provides students with free access to textbooks and supplemental materials. Submit a Reserve Request Form with the material. You provide the materials and determine the access period. Allow 24 hours to process.
Instruction Services
The Library provides information literacy and research instruction customized for your course. Instruction services include: Library tours, research labs for face-to-face and online classes, resource curation and research guides. Embed the Library in your Canvas for seamless access.
InterLibrary Loan (ILL)
The Library will borrow materials it does not own from other libraries for you to access at no charge to you. The Library cannot ILL textbooks. Please allow time for delivery. Forms are on our website or request by email. For more details, contact the Library.
Reference Services
Reference Services help you connect with the information you need to succeed in both academic or personal pursuits. We’ll help you navigate the Library’s collections, databases, and explore new research strategies and techniques.
Clinical Instructor Resources
Clinical Instructor Resources
Canvas
Canvas
UNM's College of Nursing has an Instructional Design team (within the CON IT team). This team helps you with the design, development, and delivery of your online course content. Please contact the CON IT team at hsc-con-it@salud.unm.edu or 505-272-8112 to get started.
UNM-VC Faculty Online Teaching Website The Faculty Online Teaching & Review Committee has curated a website of resources to provide you with an "Online Teachers Toolkit" for teaching online, hybrid, or web-enhanced at UNM-Valencia Campus.
See UNM Canvas Training page for in-depth support and troubleshooting.
Instructional Resources
Instructional Resources
EducatingNurses.com
U of NM Albuquerque has access to EducatingNurses.com. To access the videos all you need to do is create an account on the website using a school email address. This can be done by clicking on the link above and filling out the form. All of the faculty can also create their own accounts by going to the registration page listed above. To access a faculty CE credit (25 available), please contact Marcelo Olguin (MarOlguin@salud.unm.edu) for an access code.Faculty Focus Well over one thousand articles on topics of interest to today's college faculty, as well as a variety online seminars, workshops, conferences and, other professional development resources.
MedEd Portal MedEdPORTAL Publications is a free publication service provided by the Association of American Medical Colleges in partnership with the American Dental Education Association. MedEdPORTAL Publications promotes educational scholarship and collaboration by facilitating the open exchange of peer-reviewed health education teaching and assessment resources.
MERLOT Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
NurseTim
Contact Marcelo Olguin for login access (MarOlguin@salud.unm.edu)
Publishing Resources
Publishing Resources
DOAJ. Directory of Open Access Journals A community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. DOAJ is independent.
Directory of Nursing Journals
A directory of reputable nursing journals vetted by the International Academy of Nursing Editors.Journal/Author Name Estimator (Jane)
To identify a journal that is a good fit for your publication, you can type in your title or abstract and it will run an algorithm to identify journals that have published similar content.ThinkCheckSubmit: Choose the Right Journal for Your Research
Think. Check. Submit. Provides an easy-to-use checklist that researchers can refer to when they are investigating whether a journal can be trusted.Managing Compliance to the NIH Public Access Policy
Detailed instructions provided by the NIH
There's More!
There's More!
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