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Searching Background Questions - generally ask who, what, when, why, where or how about a single disease, drug, intervention or concept.
| Type of Question | 10 Minutes or Less | More than 10 Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Alternative or Complementary Treatment |
Natural Standard | MedlinePlus Alternative Medicine Review of Natural Products (eBook) |
| Nursing Procedures, Lab, Results, Calculators |
MedCalc 3000 Nurses Guide to Clinical Procedures |
Micromedex NursingConsult |
| Disease Information - Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment |
EBSCO Quick Lesson About... Diseases: a Nursing Process Approach Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms |
Mosby's Nursing Index NursingConsult eBooks |
| Drug Information | Lexi-Comp Online Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide Micromedex |
Mosby's Nursing Index |
| Evidence-Based Practice | EBSCO Evidence-Based Care Sheets NursingConsult Evidence-Based Monographs |
AHRQ Cochrane Library National Guidelines Clearinghouse |
| Nursing & Nursing Diagnosis | Nursing Consult Nursing Diagnosis: Application to Clinical Practice |
EBSCO CINAHL Plus Mosby's Nursing Index |
| Patient Education | MD Consult Micromedex Lexi-Comp Online |
Patient Education Tutorials MedlinePlus |
As you gain experience in searching background questions and using clinical tools to find quick answers, you'll begin asking more complex clinical questions or foreground questions. Format these questions using "PICO."
| Type of Resource | Time Available (minutes) | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| Filtered, summarized monographs | 5-10 | ACP PIER UpToDate |
| Information Aggregators | 15-20 | Clin-eGuide NursingConsult Micromedex |
| Critically Appraised Information | 20+ | EBSCO CINAHL Plus Mosby's Nursing Index Ovid Medicine |
| Journal Article Databases | Stay up on literature without reading full articles | ACP Journal Club Evidence-Based Nursing |