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Nursing Information Technology Workshop
Outline of presentation

• Look at the first two steps in an EBP approach
• Ask the right question
• Search the information
• But not the last two
• Appraise the information
• Apply the results

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Nursing Information Technology Workshop
Outline of presentation

• Asking focused questions
• Choosing search terms
• Searching syntax

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Nursing Information Technology Workshop
Asking focused questions
A well defined or focused question makes it
easier to create a useful search strategy
does supplemental perioperative oxygen therapy
improve surgical wound outcomes
compare the effects of topical collagen and
hydrocolloid on pressure ulcer healing
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Nursing Information Technology Workshop

• Asking the right question
• One common approach to formatting the question is
  called PICO, where

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Nursing Information Technology Workshop

• Asking the right question

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Nursing Information Technology Workshop

• Asking the right question

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Nursing Information Technology Workshop
Seperate the concepts
A well defined or focused question makes it
easier to create a useful search strategy
does supplemental perioperative oxygen therapy
improve surgical wound outcomes
compare the effects of topical collagen and
hydrocolloid on pressure ulcer healing
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Searching syntax
The basic syntax operators are AND, OR and NOT
Wound healing AND pressure ulcer
Wound healing OR pressure ulcer
Wound healing NOT pressure ulcer