Nursing Knowledge

NURSING KNOWLEDGE

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Nursing knowledge is one of the prominent topics in the healthcare literature nowadays.
So what is nursing knowledge? There are different kinds of definitions of nursing knowledge
from various sources. One source says, "Nursing knowledge is drawn from a multifaceted base
and includes evidence that comes from science (research and evaluation), experience and
personally derived understanding." While the other source from the library database says,
"Nursing Knowledge begins with philosophical problems that arise within nursing science. It
then considers various solutions with the help of philosophical ideas arguing argue that nurses
ought to adopt certain philosophical positions because they are the best solutions to the problems
that nurses encounter." Moreover, regardless of the source that we will use, nursing knowledge
definition is still the same. Nursing, as a kind of knowledge, it is vital to the matter of
professional responsibility.
Library Bibliographic Databases
Bibliographic databases are databases that can be used for reference only. They get exact
information on the authors, titles, sources and even abstract of the paper. These databases usually
direct user using a controlled headings. Moreover, these library bibliographic databases have its
advantage for people practicing nursing. The library bibliographic databases provide our nurses
access to texts, journals, articles, researches that are mostly original and published in the health
literature. These library bibliographic databases include Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied
Health Literature (CINAHL), MEDLINE/PubMed Cochrane Library, and PsychINFO.
Evidence-Based Practice
The best way to discuss the best way to search effectively the healthcare literature to
support evidence-based practice is to use recognizable and trusted library bibliographic databases
that we could access. Though there are some databases that need payment, there are also library

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databases that are free online like the Zotero and CiteULike. The advantage of these
bibliographic databases is that we could use it confidently because of its credibility, ease of
access, and comprehensiveness. These library bibliographic databases help us have our complete
and thorough search of the first-hand literature for nursing knowledge, have our access to
healthcare literature, and the culture of clinical practice settings. Also, knowing the need for
evidence and data is the first step in the journey for knowledge. That is why the first step will be
followed by the second stage that is finding the appropriate evidence to help us get the
information that we need. In addition, in searching health care literature, we can use subject
headings, authors, titles, sources or even keywords. After, we will be given by the database
numerous results.
Personal Reference Management Software
Personal Reference Management Software is a "software for scholars and authors to use
for recording and utilizing bibliographic citations. Once a citation has been recorded; it can be
used time and again in generating bibliographies, such as lists of references in scholarly books,
articles, and essays. The development of reference management packages has been driven by the
rapid expansion of scientific literature." (Wikipedia)
The personal reference management software is a kind of software that allows the user to
make citations from its private collections, export documents from most library databases like
EndNote, ProCite, Zotero, and CiteULike.

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