Your Search Process
- The Learning Portal - Prepare to SearchThis module from the Learning Portal can help you learn how to prepare to search for resources.
Evidence-Based Nursing: An Introduction by Publication Date: 2007eBook
Chapter 3 - Asking Answerable Questions
- The Learning Portal - Start to SearchIn this module, you will discover strategies for conducting your search and accessing your results.
- Database SearchingSource: McMaster HSL
- CINAHL TutorialsMcMaster Resource
- PubMed Tutorials (NCBI)McMaster Resource
- OVID Medline TutorialsSource: McMaster HSL
- A Guide to Omni - McMaster LibguidesSource: McMaster Libraries
- Everything Search Tool OverviewFind up-to-date and industry-relevant resources using the Library's powerful Search Everything tool!
- The Learning Portal - Evaluate Your EvidenceIn this module, you will learn how to determine whether or not you should use a particular source for your research assignment. You will also learn about Evidence-Based Practice and the hierarchy of evidence for clinical practice.
Sources of Research Evidence
- Background Information SourcesSource: - Nursing Guides McMaster Health Science Library
- Health Care Statistics & Government InformationSource: Mohawk Library
- Health Data & StatisticsSource: McMaster HSL
- RNAO: Nursing Best Practice GuidelinesSummaries level resource
- MLA Top Health WebsitesMLA Top Health Websites The Consumer and Patient Health Information Services Caucus (CAPHIS) of MLA, evaluates websites based on the following criteria: credibility, sponsorship/authorship, content, audience, currency (timeliness), disclosure, purpose, links, design, interactivity, and disclaimers.
- The Learning Portal - Evaluate Your EvidenceIn this module, you will learn how to determine whether or not you should use a particular source for your research assignment. You will also learn about Evidence-Based Practice and the hierarchy of evidence for clinical practice.
- Evaluating Health Information - MedlinePlusSource: MedlinePlus
- Evaluating Web Pages: Questions to ConsiderSource: Cornell University Library
Understanding Nursing Research
Reading Research: A User-friendly Guide for Health Professionals by Call Number: IAHS STACKS RT81.5 .D385 2018Publication Date: 2018
Introduction to Research in the Health Sciences by Call Number: IAHS STACKS R850 .P52 2020Publication Date: 2020 Seventh Edition- Evidence-Based Nursing : An Introduction by Publication Date: 2007eBook
Multiple print copies available: IAHS STACKS RT42.E95 2008 
Polit & Beck Canadian Essentials of Nursing Research by Call Number: IAHS STACKS RT81.5 .W66 2019Publication Date: 2019 Fourth Edition
Nursing Research in Canada: Methods, Critical Appraisal and Utilization by Call Number: IAHS STACKS RT81.5 .N8734 2005Publication Date: 2005
Nursing Research Using Case Studies: Qualitative Designs and Methods in NursingPublication Date: 2017eBook
Statistics and Data Analysis for Nursing Research, 2nd ed. by Call Number: IAHS STACKS RT81.5 .P62 2010Publication Date: 2010 Second Edition
Statistical Methods for Health Care Research by Call Number: IAHS STACKS RT81.5 .M86 2005Publication Date: 2005
Practical Statistics for Nursing Using SPSS by Call Number: IAHS STACKS RT68 .K52 2017Publication Date: 2017
Decolonizing Data: Unsettling Conversations About Social Research Methods by Call Number: IAHS STACKS H62.5.C3 .Q56 2022Publication Date: 2022
- Finding Grey LiteratureSource: McMaster HSL