Nursing Communication

1. Use Communication in the first search box. Change “Keyword” to “Exact Major Subject Heading.”
   
2. Add another subject to limit the area of communication according to your assignment or interests. Additional terms might be:
 
  • ethical issues
  • infancy and childhood or pediatrics
  • leadership
  • nurse-patient relations
  • patient assessment
  • professional-family relations
  • psychosocial factors
 
   
3. Experiment with the index categories to make the search broader or narrower.
   
4. Do you still need more ideas for search terms?
   
  Search the CINAHL Headings for related topics.
 


   
  Just type a Subject and click Browse to see similar terms that are indexed in the database:
 
   
5. Remember if a full text link is not provided, use the "Request this item (ILL)" option. The Interlibrary Loan Department can usually get the item for you, and send it to your email in a few days.