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NUR 211 - Parrella - Clinical Research Paper: Plan Your Search

Use this guide to find evidence-based articles for your clinical research paper.

PICO

The format:

P – Patient, problem or population
I – Intervention
C – Comparison, control or comparator
O – Outcome(s) (e.g. pain, fatigue, nausea, infections, death)

PICO tutorial | Arizona State University Library
An interactive tutorial that introduces the PICO format and how it can be used effectively to formulate a research question.

Source: Learning Resources Center, Logan University

CINHAL Subject Headings

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Use "CINAHL Subject Headings" feature to build a keyword search with its indexing terms.

PICO Worksheet

PICO Worksheet
Use this printable worksheet to plan your search strategy using PICO and to select relevant databases for your search. Adapted from ECU's Laupus Health Sciences Library.

PICO Tutorials & Resources

Search Development Strategy: PICO & PCC | The University of Alberta
Use this LibGuide from The University of Alberta to learn more about developing search strands using PICO(T) and PCC as well as the function of Boolean operators and the SPIDER tool.

MeSH on Demand

MeSH on Demand | National Library of Medicine
Use this AI powered search box to generate National Library of Medicine MeSH (subject headings/controlled vocabulary) for your search and to find PubMed articles or to use articles for citation chaining.