Medical Librarian (Ms Truex), Chicago Metro Region, Ascension-IL Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Illinois; Program Information Specialist (Ms Spinner), Ellis Medicine, Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, New York; Assistant Director of Nursing School Resource Center, Retired (Ms Hillyer), Baylor University, Dallas, Texas; Head of Resource, Sharing and Discovery (Ms Ettien), Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts; Medical Librarian (Ms Wade), Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine, and Assistant Professor and Simulation Director (Dr Calhoun), Catherine W. Wood School of Nursing, Campbell University, Lillington, North Carolina; Instruction & Outreach Librarian (Ms Wolf), Carolina Community College, Sandford, North Carolina; Biology, Human & Movement Sciences, Nursing, Psychology, and Distance Learning Librarian (Ms Hedreen), Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven; Medical Librarian (Ms Heimlich), MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia; Assistant Professor & Information Services & Liaison Librarian (Ms Nickum), Library of the Health Sciences, and Clinical Assistant Professor (Dr Vonderheid), University of Illinois at Chicago; and Director of Nursing Research and Nurse Residency Program Coordinator (Interim) (Dr Vonderheid), University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago.
Nurse Educ. 2023;48(4):182-186. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001353. Epub 2022 Dec 30.
Health sciences librarians and nursing journal contributors have expressed concern about the impact of using strict parameters when searching the literature.
The purpose of this study was to explore the use of strict search criteria (eg, 5-year rule, "nurse as author") by direct care nurses and nursing students.
Fourteen online focus groups were conducted with 54 participants: direct care nurses, health sciences librarians, nursing faculty, and nursing students. Nursing faculty and health sciences librarians were included as participants to add perspective to the origins and effects of the use of stringent search criteria.
The majority of the nurses viewed the 5-year rule and nurse as author search limits favorably, while noting that a strict date range may hamper successful searching. Librarians viewed these search criteria more unfavorably but recognized the value of topic-appropriate search limits.
Reliance on strict limits can be detrimental to pertinent results; however, appropriate use is essential for relevant results. Pedagogy focused on searching the nursing literature needs to emphasize that limits are tools to be used judiciously.
健康科学图书馆员和护理期刊撰稿人对在文献检索中使用严格参数的影响表示关注。
本研究旨在探讨直接护理护士和护理学生使用严格检索标准（例如 5 年规则、“护士为作者”）的情况。
对 54 名参与者（包括直接护理护士、健康科学图书馆员、护理教师和护理学生）进行了 14 次在线焦点小组讨论。护理教师和健康科学图书馆员作为参与者被纳入，以增加对使用严格检索标准的起源和影响的看法。
大多数护士对 5 年规则和“护士为作者”检索限制持有利态度，同时指出严格的日期范围可能会阻碍成功的检索。图书馆员对这些检索标准的看法更为不利，但认识到主题适当的检索限制的价值。
依赖严格的限制可能会对相关结果产生不利影响；但是，适当的使用对于获得相关结果至关重要。侧重于护理文献检索的教学需要强调限制是需要明智使用的工具。
