Many Nursing courses require that students use the literature of scholarly research, to enhance their classroom learning and to support their own comments in papers and other written assignments.  This tutorial combines instruction with exercises which will prepare you do an effective literature search on any topic in nursing. 

Before beginning the tutorial, be sure to read the Introduction and News by clicking on the link in the navigation bar to the left.

The tutorial is self-paced and has exercises embedded in every section. You may choose to go through every section, or just the sections that address your current needs.  After completing each section, you may take a Quiz to test what you have learned.
 

CONTENTS:

PRE-TEST(before the tutorial) THIS PRE-TEST GOES TO THE LIBRARY.

POST-TEST(after the tutorial) THIS POST-TEST GOES TO THE LIBRARY--YOUR CLASS INSTRUCTOR MAY ADMINISTER A SEPARATE POST-TEST!

Using the Library's Web Site: A Tour
Search Techniques
Section I:  The Research Process
Section II:  Finding Articles 
Section III:  Finding Books
Section IV:  Finding Other Resources
    (Reference Materials, Internet Resources, Government Information)
Section V:  Evaluating and Citing Your Sources
Section VI:  Evidence-Based Practice

Please Note:  Your feedback is important to future improvements of this tutorial.  If you complete the tutorial, please submit the Evaluation. If you are a visitor, email Karen Vaughan (kvaughan@odu.edu) with your comments.