NKU librarians and nursing faculty created this guide to kick-start your research. You will also find recommended resources for information about nursing theory and theoreticians and research to support your PICOT questions.

The guide is made up of three sections:

1. Searching PubMed for Literature for PICOT Questions will help you begin using PubMed to find research literature for your PICOT questions (below)
2. Recommended Search Terms for Nursing Theory & Theorists will examine the value of preferred search terms, and provide a list of nursing theories, connected to searches within CINAHL
3. Course Textbook & Books on Nursing Theory & Theorists is a list of ebook, and print books in the library's collections on nursing theory and theoreticians, including your textbook, Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice by Marlaine Smith; Marilyn E. Parker.

This playlist includes:

• What is PubMed?
• PubMed: Find Articles on Your Topic
• PubMed: Get the Full Text
• PubMed Subject Search: How it Works
• PubMed: Find the Latest Treatments for a Disease or Disorder
• PubMed Find Articles from a Citation
• PubMed Find Articles By Author
• PubMed: Find Articles by Journal
• PubMed: Save Searches and Set E mail Alerts
• PubMed: Using the Advanced Search Builder
• Using PubMed to Find Human-Related Studies
• PubMed Proximity Searching
• PubMed & MedlinePlus: Consumer Health
• Use MeSH to Build a Better PubMed Query
• and others...

PubMed User Guide

The User Guide provides a FAQ, and search guidance, including help for narrowing and broadening your searches.

Sign up for an appointment with a Steely Librarian. Together, we will dig into your research and try to find what you are hoping to find.