USF Gleeson Library Nursing Students Pre-test
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. The librarian teaching this session is
Claire Sharifi
Carol Spector
Sherise Kimura
The librarian teaching this session is
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. The best database to go to if you are looking primarily for nursing research is
The best database to go to if you are looking primarily for nursing research is
PubMed
CINAHL
Cochrane Library
I don't know
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. The best database to go to for all kinds of medical research, including but not limited to nursing research, is
The best database to go to for all kinds of medical research, including but not limited to nursing research, is
PubMed
CINAHL
Cochrane Library
I don't know
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. The best database to go to for finding review articles is
The best database to go to for finding review articles is
PubMed
CINAHL
Cochrane Library
I don't know
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. A Meta analysis looks at studies using
A Meta analysis looks at studies using
quantitative data
qualitative data
I don't know
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. A Meta synthesis looks at studies using
A Meta synthesis looks at studies using
quantitative data
qualitative data
I don't know
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. You find an abstract to an article in CINAHL that you want to read. You have the name of the article, the name of the journal, and the date, but you do not have the full text. How do you determine if USF has access to the full text?
You find an abstract to an article in CINAHL that you want to read. You have the name of the article, the name of the journal, and the date, but you do not have the full text. How do you determine if USF has access to the full text?
search in Ignacio using the article title
click on the USF Find Full Text box to see if we have it in another database
search in ProQuest using the author's name
I don't know
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. You are doing searches on cancer. You tried a keyword search on "cancer" and now you want to modify your search. Which expression would you use to....
cancer AND smoking
cancer OR oncology
cancer NOT liver
I don't know
expand your search results, retrieving a larger number of results?
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You are doing searches on cancer. You tried a keyword search on "cancer" and now you want to modify your search. Which expression would you use to.... expand your search results, retrieving a larger number of results? cancer AND smoking
expand your search results, retrieving a larger number of results? cancer OR oncology
expand your search results, retrieving a larger number of results? cancer NOT liver
expand your search results, retrieving a larger number of results? I don't know
focus your search results, retrieving a smaller number of results?
focus your search results, retrieving a smaller number of results? cancer AND smoking
focus your search results, retrieving a smaller number of results? cancer OR oncology
focus your search results, retrieving a smaller number of results? cancer NOT liver
focus your search results, retrieving a smaller number of results? I don't know
eliminate results containing a specific word?
eliminate results containing a specific word? cancer AND smoking
eliminate results containing a specific word? cancer OR oncology
eliminate results containing a specific word? cancer NOT liver
eliminate results containing a specific word? I don't know
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. This is a citation from CINAHL:
Ness, V., Duffy, K., McCallum, J., & Price, L. (2010). Supporting and mentoring nursing students in practice. Nursing Standard, 25(1), 41-46.
What is the name of the journal the article appeared in?
This is a citation from CINAHL: Ness, V., Duffy, K., McCallum, J., & Price, L. (2010). Supporting and mentoring nursing students in practice. Nursing Standard, 25(1), 41-46. What is the name of the journal the article appeared in?
Supporting and mentoring nursing students in practice
Ness
Nursing Standard
I don't know
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. Why are CINAHL Headings in CINAHL and MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) in PubMed important?
Why are CINAHL Headings in CINAHL and MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) in PubMed important?
They are standard or "official" terms in the database that describe a particular subject or concept
They offer synonyms and/or alternative terms to search
They can help narrow or broaden a search
All of the above
I don't know
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. Have you had library instruction on nursing sources before here at USF?
Have you had library instruction on nursing sources before here at USF?
No, this is the first session I've had on using library nursing sources
Yes, I've had at least one other session here at USF on using library nursing sources
Yes, I have at least one session at another school on using library nursing sources
I've had library instruction sessions here at USF, but not on nursing sources
I don't remember
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