A nurse conducting a review of the literature wants to narrow the search to traditional medical viewpoints on the topic. The nurse should do which of the following?
a. Refine the Internet search with filters
b. Only visit libraries in research universities
c. Ask the librarian what the traditional views are
d. Read every article published over the last 20 years
A
The nurse should refine the Internet search with filters. Filtering is mechanically blocking Internet
content from being retrieved through the identification of key words and phrases.
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A) True B) False
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