CINAHL Plus with Full Test is an expanded version of the original Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and a recommended resource for all health science fields. CINAHL Plus is an online subscription database available to Goodwin students on and off campus.
In addition to the original content, CINAHL Plus includes over 300 additional journals; new materials such as Evidence-Based Care Sheets, Quick Lessons, and Search Strategies; expanded searchable cited records; and indexing for important journals in nursing and allied health dating back to 1937. Let’s focus today on the Evidence-Based Care Sheets.
Evidence-Based Care Sheets provide two page portable document format (PDF) summaries of treatment care for many conditions and include a list of references. They are intended to be general informational overviews of the subjects for health care professionals. Students may browse for a term or select a topic from an extensive list. While these care sheets are certainly useful at point-of-care, one must consider the caveat of authority. Care sheets are written by CINAHL Information Systems. Reviewers and their affiliation (generally members of a Clinical Research Council) are duly noted at the end of the material. To further aid users in evaluating the effectiveness of recommendations, a “coding matrix”' classifies references at the end of the care sheet, listing everything from “M” for meta-analysis to “GI” for general or background information, texts, or reports.
Please contact the library staff if you need help finding and using this powerful database.
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