Evidence Based Practice

Now that you’ve formulated your PICO question, the next step is to gather evidence that addresses your research question.

Brainstorm as many keywords as possible.

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• Academic Search Complete
• CINAHL Complete
• The Cochrane Library
• MEDLINE Complete

EBSCO's 7 Steps to the Perfect PICO Search

  CINAHL: Search Using CINAHL Complete's Evidence Based Practice Limiter   

 OVID's PICO Tools & Resources Portal

Using PubMed in Evidence-Based Practice

 PubMed: Finding Evidence Based Practice Research Using PubMed Clinical Queries

• Be open to using different combinations of keywords in your search. 
• Keep track of your search results. This will help you identify the most effective keywords/search terms.