Nursing & Allied Health Research
Research Guide for Nursing &
Allied Health Sciences
Allied Health Sciences
Research, Databases, and Helpful Websites
UNM-Valencia Research Databases
CINAHL Complete This database indexes the top nursing and allied health literature available. CINAHL Subject Headings help users effectively search and retrieve information and follow the structure of the Medical Subject headings (MeSH) used by the National Library of Medicine.
Native Health Database Contains bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations.
Web of Knowledge / Web of Science This link opens in a new window Contains the Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, Zoological Record, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Use Web of Science to map citations to and from unique sources.
Nursing in New Mexico
Credible Websites for Online Research
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 is a service to help provide 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 Campbell Systematic Reviews is an open access journal that publishes systematic reviews, evidence and gap maps, and methods research papers. topic areas, including: Ageing; Business and Management; Climate Solutions; Crime and Justice; Disability; Education; International Development; Knowledge Translation and Implementation; Methods; Nutrition and Food Security; Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity; Social Welfare; and Training.
ClinicalKey Contains e-books, journal articles, practice guidelines, drug information, and multimedia resources. Also includes First Consult clinical overviews within search results. NOTE: Access to PDF versions of e-book chapters requires users to set up a free My ClinicalKey account. HTML full text does not require an account.
Cochrane Library Collection of evidence-based medical literature. Also includes the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
Health Equity and Social Justice The Health Equity and Social Justice program of NACCHO focuses on determining why inequalities exist and finding ways to tackle them at the local level. The site contains web courses and implementation publications and tools.
Health Evidence Reviews on the effectiveness of public health interventions.
TRIP Medical Database This link opens in a new window
US National Library of Medicine Health Disparities Resources
Research Tips
PubMed for Nurses Designed specifically for nurses, this set of videos provides an introduction to searching literature in PubMed. Content was developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
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 by Geographical Region
Health Statistics by Geographical Region
New Mexico
AHRQ. National Healthcare Quality Report. State Snapshots. The State Snapshots provide State-specific health care quality information, including strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement. NOTE: 2010 data.
Children's Defense Fund State data on a variety of topics related to child health and welfare.
County Health Rankings Click on the map to go to your state and then click on the state map to find county specific information.
UNM Partnerships for a Healthier New Mexico. Health Report Cards for NM Counties.
National & International
ICPSR. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
National Center for Health Statistics This is a good starting point for finding health statistics. Information is at a national level, but there are links to more specific information at the bottom of each topic page. FastStats are a good start.
Health Statistics by Subject
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. This website offers easy access to statistics and reports on children and families, including: family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education and health.
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.
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.
CINAHL Covers nursing, allied health, and consumer health journal literature.
PsycINFO A comprehensive database of psychology and psychosocial disciplines.
PubMed PubMed comprises more than 29 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. Also, access Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to build your searches.
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.
Education Research Complete Abstracts, citations, and extensive full-text access to publications related to all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, including educational specialties.
Calculators
Explore further here: UNM Psychological & Educational Tests & Measures Libguide
Evidence Based Practice
EBP Research Process
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.
Try the PICO question development method
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 Health Research Databases to find the best evidence on your topic
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
Johns Hopkins Nursing - Evidence Level and Quality Guide (with definitions):
Johns Hopkins Nursing - Evidence Level and Quality Guide - Quality Ratings (with definitions)
Melnyk Model:
I. Systematic reviews or meta-analyses of RCTs
II. Well-designed RCTs
III. Well-designed, controlled trials without randomization
IV. Well-designed cohort and case-control studies
V. Systematic reviews of descriptive and qualitative studies
VI. Descriptive and qualitative studies
VII. Expert consensus reports
Source: Melnyk, B.M. & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2011). Evidence-based practice in nursing and healthcare: A guide to best practice. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
PICO
PICO Tutorial
links to self learning PICO tutorial
Example PICO Questions
Example PICO Statements from CINAHL Evidence based practice care sheets:
1. In the elderly at risk of falling, is tai chi effective in reducing the risk and preventing falls as compared with those who do not practice tai chi?
2. Are alcohol based hand rubs more effective or less effective in reducing HRI's than soap and water techniques?
3. Is peer-pressure more effective than educational interventions in improving hand hygiene practices?
4. Are PPI's (proton pump inhibitors) effective medical therapy for esophagitis and GERD in children and adolescents?
5. In older adults with wandering, is music therapy or exercise/activities more effective in decreasing wandering/pacing?
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.
HSLIC's Nursing Resources LibGuide
Helpful Videos for 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
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
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
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
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
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