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 (1.75%)
PubMed: 19 votes (6.67%)
Gale Virtual Reference Library: 152 votes (53.33%)
CINAHL: 109 votes (38.25%)
Total Votes: 285

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: 187 votes (69.78%)
Gale Virtual Reference Library: 15 votes (5.6%)
CINAHL: 66 votes (24.63%)
Total Votes: 268

In-Class Quiz #3

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

In-Class Quiz #3
PubMed: 29 votes (10%)
Nursing Resource Center: 14 votes (4.83%)
Health Reference Center Academic: 6 votes (2.07%)
CINAHL: 241 votes (83.1%)
Total Votes: 290