Try the new Veterinary Nursing Library Guide For Current Awareness

The new Veterinary Nursing Library Guide now undertakes the current awareness role that this blog has provided

Please visit the new Library Guide at http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/veterinarynursing

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Intute tutorial: Internet for veterinary medicine

Intute tutorial: Internet for veterinary medicine

Internet for Veterinary Medicine is a free online tutorial to help university students develop their Internet research skills. This tutorial is part of the Intute: Virtual Training Suite - a set of Internet tutorials written and reviewed by qualified lecturers and librarians from across the UK.

A few Journal Articles on Critiquing Research

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• Step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 1: quantitative research Michael Coughlan, Patricia Cronin, Frances Ryan British Journal of Nursing, Vol. 16, Iss. 11, 14 Jun 2007, pp 658 - 66

• Step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 2: qualitative research Frances Ryan, Michael Coughlan, Patricia Cronin British Journal of Nursing, Vol. 16, Iss. 12, 28 Jun 2007, pp 738 - 744

• Critiquing a research article Radiography, Volume 11, Issue 1, February 2005, Pages 55-59 Gill Marshall

• Critiquing research for use in practice Journal of Pediatric Health Care, Volume 19, Issue 3, May-June 2005, Pages 183-186 Dale Juanita Conkin

• Understanding research: 3 Critiquing findings and conclusions H. Baxter Journal of Wound Care, Vol. 10, Iss. 9, 01 Oct 2001, pp 376 - 379

• Undertaking a literature review: a step-by-step approach Patricia Cronin, Frances Ryan, Michael Coughlan British Journal of Nursing, Vol. 17, Iss. 1, 10 Jan 2008, pp 38 - 43

• How to read a paper Trisha Greenhalgh BMJ 1997 315: 243-246
  

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How To Use The Internet To Find Veterinary Medicine Resources

Click on the provided link to access the new edition of Intute's new edition of their Internet for Veterinary Medicine online tutorial

Evidence Based Equine Medicine

Please click on the provided links to access the full text of the following articles:

• An Introduction to Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Volume 23, Issue 2, August 2007, Pages 191-200 Mark A. Holmes and David W. Ramey

• Evidence-Based Drug Use in Equine Medicine and Surgery Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Volume 23, Issue 2, August 2007, Pages 201-213 Joseph J. Bertone

• Evidence-Based Respiratory Medicine in Horses Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Volume 23, Issue 2, August 2007, Pages 215-227 Katherine K. Williamson and Michael S. Davis

• An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Biomechanical Effects of the Common Shoeing and Farriery Techniques Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Volume 23, Issue 2, August 2007, Pages 425-442 Ehud Eliashar

• Evidence-Based Musculoskeletal Surgery in Horses Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Volume 23, Issue 2, August 2007, Pages 461-479 Stephanie S. Caston and Eric L. Reinertson

• Evidence-Based Immunization in Horses Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Volume 23, Issue 2, August 2007, Pages 481-508 Nuria Barquero, James R. Gilkerson and J. Richard Newton

• Evidence-Based Parasitology in Horses Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Volume 23, Issue 2, August 2007, Pages 509-517 Christine A. Uhlinger

• Evidence-Based Equine Dentistry: Preventive Medicine Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Volume 23, Issue 2, August 2007, Pages 519-524 James L. Carmalt

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Recent Journal Articles

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• Statistics and Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine: Answers to 21 Common Statistical Questions That Arise from Reading Scientific Manuscripts Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, Volume 37, Issue 3, May 2007, Pages 477-486 Richard B. Evans and Annette O'Connor

• Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine: Evolution, Revolution, or Repackaging of Veterinary Practice? Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, Volume 37, Issue 3, May 2007, Pages 409-417 Peggy L. Schmidt

• Refining the Clinical Question: The First Step in Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, Volume 37, Issue 3, May 2007, Pages 419-431 Stanley R. Robertson

• Statistics and Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine: Answers to 21 Common Statistical Questions That Arise from Reading Scientific Manuscripts Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, Volume 37, Issue 3, May 2007, Pages 477-486 Richard B. Evans and Annette O'Connor

• Clinical Reasoning and Decision Analysis Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, Volume 37, Issue 3, May 2007, Pages 499-520 Peter D. Cockcroft

• The Power of Practice: Harnessing Patient Outcomes for Clinical Decision Making Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, Volume 37, Issue 3, May 2007, Pages 521-532 Karen Faunt, Elizabeth Lund and Will Novak

• Evidence-Based Management of Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, Volume 37, Issue 3, May 2007, Pages 533-558 S. Dru Forrester and Philip Roudebush

• Thromboembolic Therapies in Dogs and Cats: An Evidence-Based Approach Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, Volume 37, Issue 3, May 2007, Pages 579-609 Kari V. Lunsford and Andrew J. Mackin

• Euthanasia & thanatology in small animals Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, Volume 2, Issue 2, March-April 2007, Pages 35-39 Moisés Heiblum Frid and Alberto Tejeda Perea

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