Looking for the highest quality of evidence?
Use filters in the advanced search in CINAHL Ultimate to limit your results to specific research and evidence-based methods.
a. Peer-Reviewed: Journal articles that have been reviewed by experts on the topic and revised based on feedback.
b. Evidence-Based Practice: A subset of journals known to publish evidence-based research studies and reviews.
c. Randomized Controlled Trial: Experiment where individuals are randomly assigned to an experimental or control group to test the value or efficiency of a treatment or intervention
d. First Author is a Nurse: If this limiter is applied, then you will only retrieve records where it is confirmed that the first author of an article is a nurse, according to credentials noted in the article.
e. Publication Type: Broad categories for research studies and other sources. (e.g. case study, clinical trial, systematic review, meta analysis).
