COURSE

NURS3150 Foundations Nursing Research-Winter

Instructions

For this Discussion, view the webinar in this week’s resources by a Walden University librarian on strategies to conduct a successful literature search. The webinar provides information on available databases, the use of search engines, and the selection of search terms. Then, you will conduct a literature search on research conducted in the last 5 years on the patient safety problem you identified in Week 1.

Post the following:

For the literature search, describe the following in your post:

• The databases, search engines, and search terms you used in your literature search.
• The number of research articles you found on your patient safety problem that were published in the last five years.
• The challenges you encountered locating research articles and how you overcame them.
• Who you would go to for help in your work setting if you needed help with a literature search.
• Read two or moreof your colleagues’ postings from the Discussion question.
• Respondto two or more of your colleagues with a comment that asks for clarification, provides support for, or contributes additional information

SOLUTION

For my literature review on the effect of mood on pressure ulcers, I started with the library at Walden and searched through EBSCOhost. I immediately set the dates to only return articles published in the last five years. During my first few searches, I combined terms that I thought would produce enough positive results on my question.  However, I quickly found that performing a literary search on a topic that hasn’t been well-researched takes some creativity……..Please click the icon below to access entire solution at $5