This screen is an example taken from the database CINAHL Plus Text:

 

 

1. The default search type "basic" means that whatever you type into the "enter a word or phrase" box will be looked for in any of the database's searchable fields.

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False


2. In the search example given here there have not been any limiting features used to narrow the search.

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False


3. Assuming your search was for the topic "The differences in qualitative patient care for AIDS patients in community health care environments", and you did not have many keywords in mind to search for, the "basic" default searching strategy would probably be the best place to start your search.

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4. If you were unsure of the appropriate keyword terms to use to start your search, the "subject list" option might be a good place to look for ideas.

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False


5. This search will look in the entire CINAHL Plus Text database for the terms "aids" and "qualitative" for whatever articles are on this topic that have been published from 1990 to present.

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False

 

 

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Community Health Sciences: develop topic