NUR272 Psychosocial Nursing: Articles Written by a Nurse

The following document contains the criteria you will use to critique your article. Remember, you will need a copy of the entire article in order to answer the questions in this document.

If you have the credentials for an author and are not sure if they are a registered nurse, check the following:

Tips for finding evidence-based research articles written by a nurse within the last 5 years:

• Enter keywords/phrases in the search box pertaining to your topic, then consider adding any/all of the following:
  • nurs* will return results that include at least one word that begins with nurs (e.g., nurse, nurses, nursing, etc.)
  • "this study" OR "case study" OR "pilot study" copying/pasting this entire string, including the quotation marks, will help narrow your results to a research study
• Check the box next to Any Author is Nurse
• Check the box next to Peer Reviewed
• Check the radio button next to Past 5 years under Published Date

You can also limit your search by checking the box next to Evidence-Based Practice, or by choosing a specific publication type (Case Study, Research, etc.).

Tips for finding evidence-based research articles written by a nurse within the last 5 years:

• Use the Advanced search feature
• Enter keywords/phrases in the search box pertaining to your topic, then consider adding any/all of the following:
  • nurs* will return results that include at least one word that begins with nurs (e.g., nurse, nurses, nursing, etc.)
  • "this study" OR "case study" OR "pilot study" copying/pasting this entire string, including the quotation marks, will help narrow your results to a research study
• Enter RN in one of the search boxes and change Anywhere to Author --- AU
• Check the box next to Peer reviewed
• Specify a date range that encompasses the last 5 years

Tips for finding evidence-based research articles written by a nurse within the last 5 years:

• Add nursing[mh] to the search box followed by AND plus your search terms to limit results to nursing articles, e.g., nursing[mh] AND prenatal care
• Add nursing credentials (e.g., RN) to your search as a keyword.  In the citation, click on the +Author Information link to possibly view credentials for verification.
• Search by affiliation [ad]:  nursing, RN, etc.
• Filter results by Article type (clinical trial, randomized controlled trial, etc.