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DNP Searching For Evidence Assignment

Step by step guide to the Nursing Inquiry Assignments

Before you Export

Before you export, it is important to take a few things into consideration.

  1. Verify your searches before running them one last time. Make sure there are no errors or spelling mistakes 
  2. Have a folder ready to organize the files you are about to download. 
  3. Set a naming convention for the files so you can understand what each file is.

Consider creating a folder named (Concept 1 and Concept 2), i.e. Sepsis and Screening

Export results from each Database

Export from PubMed into RefWorks, EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley:

  1. Run your search in PubMed. Document the number of results in your Word document
  2. Choose "Send To" on the top of the page
  3. Choose "Citation Manager" from the drop down list
  4. Change the selection to "All Results", NOT "All Results on this Page"
  5. Click "Create File"
  6. Go to your downloads folder, rename the file to (Concept 1 and Concept 2)(Database)(Number of Results)(Date of Search)
    1. For example: Sepsis and Screening PubMed 157 8.1.2024
  7. Move the file to the folder you created for this project

Export from PubMed directly into Covidence:

  1. Run your search in PubMed. Document the number of results in your Word document
  2. Choose "Save" on the top of the page
  3. Change the selection to "All Results", NOT "All Results on this Page"
  4. Change the selection from "Summary (text)" to "PubMed"
  5. Click "Create File"
  6. Go to your downloads folder, rename the file to (Concept 1 and Concept 2)(Database)(Number of Results)(Date of Search)
    1. For example: Sepsis and Screening PubMed for Covidence 157 8.1.2024
  7. Move the file to the folder you created for this project

Export results from Embase to RefWorks, EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley, and Covidence

  1. Run your search in Embase. Document the number of results in your Word document
  2. In the lower grey box labeled "Results", select the number of results in the drop down menu
  3. In the lower grey box labeled "Results", click "Export"
  4. Click "Export" from the pop up window - you do not need to change the format
  5. In the new window that will open, Click "Download"
  6. Go to your downloads folder, rename the file to (Concept 1 and Concept 2)(Database)(Number of Results)(Date of Search)
    1. For example: Sepsis and Screening Embase 359 8.1.2024
  7. Move the file to the folder you created for this project
Export results from CINAHL
  1. Run your search in CINAHL. Document the number of results in your Word document
  2. Sign in to your MyEBSCO account
  3. On the top right of the results, click the down arrow next to the number of results
  4. Choose "Export Results"
  5. Add your email 
  6. Leave the default selection to "RIS" 
  7. Press "Send"
  8. Open the email from "EBSCOhost Record Export" and follow the "Download Metadata" link
    1. This should automatically download an .ris file
  9. Go to your downloads folder, rename the file to (Concept 1 and Concept 2)(Database)(Number of Results)(Date of Search)
    1. For example: Sepsis and Screening CINAHL 125 8.1.2024
  10. Move the file to the folder you created for this project