FirstSearch:  An Online Introduction

Basic Searching:  The Basics

Here is the search screen for CINAHL where we can perform a Basic search.
Let's say we want to find articles about ethics and nursing.

1.  Type the word or phrase to search.  We'll search "nursing ethics" as an example.
2.  Choose the type of search you want.  We'll do a Subject search.
3.  Click the "Start Search" button.

Let's look at another type of Basic search besides Subject searching.

To see what other types of Basic searches we can do in CINAHL:
1.  Click on the small down arrow beside the Index box. 
     (Remember we searched the Subject Index first.)

2.  Click on the type of search you want to do.  We'll click on the "Article Title" Index.
3.  Type your search term or phrase in the box. 
     We'll search for the words "nursing ethics" in the titles of articles.
4.  Click the "Start Search" button.

Next we'll look at the results of our searches.

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