NURS 300 - Reading & Writing in Nursing Studies

In-Class Quiz #1

A good database to help you begin to understand the basics of a topic, that is, "get the lay of the land", is: 

In-Class Quiz #1
Wikipedia: 5 votes (1.85%)
PubMed: 19 votes (7.01%)
Gale Virtual Reference Library: 147 votes (54.24%)
CINAHL: 100 votes (36.9%)
Total Votes: 271

In-Class Quiz #2

The database used to definitively verify if a journal is peer reviewed is:

In-Class Quiz #2
Ulrich's Global Serials Directory: 180 votes (70.87%)
Gale Virtual Reference Library: 15 votes (5.91%)
CINAHL: 59 votes (23.23%)
Total Votes: 254

In-Class Quiz #3

What is the name of the main database used in the field of nursing?

In-Class Quiz #3
PubMed: 28 votes (10.18%)
Nursing Resource Center: 14 votes (5.09%)
Health Reference Center Academic: 6 votes (2.18%)
CINAHL: 227 votes (82.55%)
Total Votes: 275