Information Literacy Databases

Question 1

The ability to know when information is needed and then to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use that information

Answer 1

Information Literacy

Question 2

A general knowledge question

Answer 2

Background

Question 3

A specific question about a specific patient

Answer 3

Foreground

Question 4

What does P.I.C.O. stand for when referring to a patient question?

Answer 4

Patient
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome

Question 5

Background questions can be answered in

Answer 5

Electronic textbooks and Journal Articles

Question 6

Foreground questions must be answered by

Answer 6

Evidence based summary Resources

Question 7

What are some good ways to find scholarly journal articles?

Answer 7

PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, etc

Question 8

Includes MEDLINE, the National Library of Medicine premier bibliographic database

Answer 8

PubMed

Question 9

On the evidence based medicine pyramid, where do we find:

1. ) Studies
2. ) Summaries

Answer 9

1. ) PubMed

2. ) DYNAMED

Question 10

Include the full range of evidence concerning the management options for a given health problem

Answer 10

Summary (pre-appraised) resources

Question 11

Should include:
1) Details of the retrieval process used to find the
best evidence
2) The appraisal process for rating the quality of
evidence
3) Key references for all care recommendations
4) Date of most recent update

Answer 11

Summary resources