2. In Search of Evidence Quarterly Updates Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health Nurses Session II November 4, 2008 Teresa Hartman, MLS / Associate Professor Head, Education Department, UNMC McGoogan Library of Medicine

6. You could start with a simple text word search in PubMed

7. To search for MeSH terms, click on the MeSH database link on the left side of PubMed screen.

8. Type in a term you are searching for – example, preschool.

9. Check the results to see if any of them fit your search. Click on the box next to it, then click on Send To, and select Search Box with And. The term will be added automatically to a new box that appears on the next screen.

10. Note: PubMed and MeSH tutorials: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmed.html

11. Now, search for your next term – example ‘injections’

12. After clicking on the box next to Injections, and then the Send to drop down menu and selecting Search Box with And, this is how your screen should look. Click on Search PubMed to run the search.

13. You can also use Clinical Queries to search for evidence.

14. Type in text words – example: preschool injections thigh

15. What other complications than ‘pain’ are you searching for?