BY
KATHERINE WASHINGTON
SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
SCIENCE IN NURSING AT
NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
NURG 5000 – ORIENTATION TO GRADUATE SCHOOL
DR. DEBRA SHELTON
July 15, 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Factors Influencing Role Decision…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 Personal and Professional Experiences……………………………………………………………………………………….3 Knowledge of the Role………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 Career Goals……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6
Summary…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7
References………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8
Appendix A – Content Outline……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11 …show more content…
Identify your search strategies: Electronic Database(s) | Selection Rationale | CINAHL | CINAHL is a nursing and allies health database also has CINAHL with full text | MEDLINE | MEDLINE is a database containing biomedical journals |
Keyword(List the natural language terms, i.e., your own brainstormed terms, you used) | Synonyms(List other terms you brainstorm or that you find in your textbook, a dictionary, etc.) | Controlled Vocabulary(Write the official subject terms the database uses for your Keyword and Synonyms, ex. CINAHL Headings, MeSH terms) | Explode (yes/no)(Did you checkmark an “Explode” box or otherwise cause the retrieval of all articles indexed to your term and to all narrower terms?) | Results(number)(How many hits or citations did your term retrieve?) | Family nurse practitioner or underserved community | None | CINAHL | No | 31 | Family nurse practitioner role | None | CINAHLMEDLINE | NoNo | 2 | Family nurse practitioner | None | CINAHLMEDLINE | No | 24 | Family nurse practitioner and opportunity | None | CINAHLMEDLINE & CINAHL | NoNo | 126 | Role of and family nurse practitioner | None | CINAHL | No | 4 | Role of or family nurse practitioner | None | CINAHL, CINAHL Plus with full text & MEDLINE | No | 3310