NURS 330: Nursing Research and Evidence-based Practice

HOMEWORK # 1 (INSTRUCTION)

Select a topic identified from your required reading in Chapter 4 of the textbook. Conduct a search of the databases noted on the Trinity Library Research Guide. Complete ALL of the following steps:

1.Identify the total number of resources available from the Trinity Library. 

2.Narrow the date range to the last five years. 

3.How many of these are “peer reviewed”?  What do you think are the benefits of including peer reviewed resources in your database searches?

4.How many are “full text”?  How might full-text searching be a strength/weakness or both?  

5.Take screen shots of your search return findings for each of the steps. Paste these into your homework document. 

6.Discuss your search output and explain how you would sort through the volume of information you have found with your search.

Post your paper in Word *.doc or *.docx format to the designated assignment Dropbox in Moodle by the Due Date. Remember to follow APA formatting for all citations and for your reference list. You will need to include a Title and Reference page in APA format.

Consider the following topics when you select your relevant, researchable topic from Chapter 4. Topics include but are not limited to:

Belmont Report

Benefit-Risk Ratio

Breach of confidentiality

Coercion

Confidentiality

Deception

Discomfort and Harm

Principle of Beneficence
Fabrication in Research