Evidence Based Practice
When conducting a literature review in the EBP process, the best approach to take is to refer to scholarly databases. Keyword searches can be conducted using databases such as ProQuest, PubMed, EbscoHost, CINAHL, MEDLINE, and several others. Conducting research using Google Scholar may be easy and free, but as Gusenbauer and Haddaway (2020) show it is not the most effective way to conduct keyword searches or research in a scholarly manner. That said, however, Gussenbauer (2019) does admit that Google Scholar is by far the most comprehensive collection of scholarly records, with nearly 400 million files on record, making it the most comprehensive academic search engine (p. 177). For that reason, it is understandable that researchers and students might feel compelled to turn to Google Scholar as a search engine of choice. What remains to be considered, however, is that the size of a collection does not necessarily indicate the quality of its search system. Indeed, Google has been found to fail query testswhich means that even if a person enters in keywords that should retrieve relevant sources, Google does not necessarily provide...
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…for a professional research team. While the offer is well-intentioned, the fact is that log-in information is provided to an individual
student for individual academic purposes; it is not a pass that may be shared with colleagues for professional purposes. For professional research, professional steps should be taken within the parameters of all ethical codes of conduct.
As part of a hospital consortium, we have access to a large academic medical center, and this should be our relevant access point for literature. The research center will be able to provide us with the necessary guidance and support as we begin the EBP process. This center will also be able to provide support…
