The nurse on the hospital research committee is assigned the task of reviewing literature on the impact of an electronic medical record when documenting client care. Which action will allow the nurse to find the most appropriate information for this study
A) Look for articles at the medical library.
B) Use Google to search for information.
C) Access bibliographic databases online.
D) Seek journals in the nursing library.
Answer: C
Accessing databases online can pinpoint those journals and projects that relate directly to the research project. Trying to find applicable articles and journals in any library is time consuming and may result in inappropriate material that cannot be filtered by hand the way it can by a computer. Google is not an efficient avenue for accessing nursing research.
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