Nurse As Scholar TCC Pre-Instruction Short Assessment-4805 Summer 2011

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* 1. This is a completely anonymous survey. However, for comparison with a possible post-instruction survey, please list the last four digits of your cell phone number.

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* 2. You can locate a book in our library catalog if you know

the title of the book

the name of the author

the subject of the book

all of the above

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* 3. If you are searching for books in the catalog and you want to make a note of these books for future reference, you can

save any item to a catalog folder for printing

email the record to yourself

text the information to your cell phone

all of the above

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* 4. Select the answer that is NOT needed.

To create a search strategy for finding articles in a database, you need to

define your topic in a phrase or sentence

select key words for your research topic

select synonyms for the key words

know the APA Style Manual

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* 5. To find a scholarly journal article for a research paper, it is BEST to

use a popular search engine on the web (ex. Google, Bing)

find a newspaper and/or look in the magazine section

search the library's online databases

use an encyclopedia

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* 6. If you are searching for an article in an online database and your search produces too many results, you can decrease your results by

adding another search term

adding a limiter such as date range, topic, or fulltext only

selecting peer-reviewed articles only

all of the above

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* 7. If you need to access the databases from home, you should

activate your Owl Card

click on the EZ Proxy link

enter your 14 digit Owl Card number

all of the above

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* 8. The "Find it @ FAU" button

tells you if a librarian is available for a chat session

tells you if a particular article is available in any FAU database

helps you locate buildings with a campus map

all of the above

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* 9. Interlibrary loan can be used for

getting access to a particular journal article not found in the FAU databases

borrowing a book from another campus library

making payments for overdue library books

only the first and second choice above

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* 10. Select the item that is NOT correct. The CINAHL database contains

nursing articles

citations only, no abstracts

peer-reviewed articles

articles with nurses as authors

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* 1. This is a completely anonymous survey. However, for comparison with a possible post-instruction survey, please list the last four digits of your cell phone number.

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* 2. You can locate a book in our library catalog if you know

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* 3. If you are searching for books in the catalog and you want to make a note of these books for future reference, you can

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* 4. Select the answer that is NOT needed.To create a search strategy for finding articles in a database, you need to

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* 5. To find a scholarly journal article for a research paper, it is BEST to

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* 6. If you are searching for an article in an online database and your search produces too many results, you can decrease your results by

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* 7. If you need to access the databases from home, you should

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* 8. The "Find it @ FAU" button

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* 9. Interlibrary loan can be used for

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* 10. Select the item that is NOT correct. The CINAHL database contains

* 4. Select the answer that is NOT needed.

To create a search strategy for finding articles in a database, you need to