Develop Organization that provides evidence-based resources for healthcare professionals in nursing, midwifery, medicine, and allied health.
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PURPOSE You are to locate and document research databases that relate to a significant clinical nursing issue of your choice. The research databases may be labeled as
such, or may be collections of research studies, reports, articles and/or findings that are not specifically called databases. Please note: Individual journals and
journal articles do not meet the criteria for a research database, and therefore, do not qualify for this assignment. COURSE OUTCOMES This assignment enables the
student to meet the following course outcome: CO 1: Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice. (PO #7) DUE DATE: You are to
identify a total of five research databases (or collections of research-based evidence) that are relevant to a significant clinical nursing issue that is important to
you. Submit the descriptions using the form provided in Doc Sharing to the Week 4 Dropbox by 11:59 p.m. Sunday (MT). POINTS The assignment is worth a total of 175
points. Please see the grading rubric for details. REQUIREMENTS 1. Choose a topic of interest to you that is a significant clinical nursing issue. Please note that the
databases you identify could be useful sources of information for your Capstone project in NR451, so choose your topic thoughtfully. 2. Download the
NR439_Research_Database_Form from Doc Sharing and type information about each database directly onto the form. Your paper does NOT need to follow APA formatting;
however, you are expected to use correct grammar, spelling, syntax, and write in complete sentences. 3. Save the file by clicking Save as and adding your last name,
e.g., NR439_Research Database_Smith.docx 4. Describe your topic of interest. This is worth 15 points. 5. Locate a total of five research databases or collections
related to your topic. Each research database description is worth 30 points. You may search for these in various locations, e.g., the Internet, an intranet at work,
print publications, etc. You may NOT choose the databases that are already familiar to you – MEDLINE, PUBMED (which also indexes MEDLINE), GOOGLE SCHOLAR, and CINAHL.