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Nursing Research & Evidence-Based Practice Toolkit

FREE resources for nurses and nursing students conducting research, evidence-based practice (EBP), and quality improvement (QI) projects courtesy of the Inova Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Department and the Inova Health Sciences Library

Research Support

Inova librarians can assist you in your scholarly activities.

 

Services provided include:
  • Expert literature searching
  • Citation & bibliographic assistance, including RefWorks registration and training
  • Recommending publications appropriate for your manuscript topic
  • Assistance in development of research and quality improvement posters and presentations

 

Learn how the library can support you at every stage of your research journey. 
Statistical Support
INOVA Health – GMU Statistics Collaborations

As part of the iTHRIV partnership, statistical experts at George Mason University are available to provide support to colleagues from Inova Health Care Services.

All requests for support by Inova employees must have written support from Dr. Jeanny Aragon-ching.

Learn more at https://statinova.gmu.edu/inova/ 

Reporting Guidelines for Study & ProjectTypes

Journal publishers are increasingly encouraging author to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximise transparency and reproducibility. 

  • CONSORT for randomized controlled trials
  • TREND for non-randomized trials
  • PRISMA for systematic review and meta-analyses
  • PRISMA-ScR for scoping reviews
  • CARE for case reports
  • STROBE for observational studies
  • STREGA for genetic association studies
  • SRQR for qualitative studies
  • STARD for diagnostic accuracy studies
  • SQUIRE 2.0 Guidelines for quality improvement studies & projects
  • ARRIVE for animal experiments

Publishing

Getting published in a scholarly journal as a resident or fellow builds your CV and professional reputation. Below are some resources to assist you in the process. As always, Inova librarians are here to help.
Case Reports are a quick way to get some publications on your CV.
fast-track publication of case reports by a respected publisher; highly discoverable; free to you
Books about conducting clinical research and getting published are listed below.
Books on Clinical Research, Writing, and Publishing
Poster Presentations

How-To's & Tips

Poster Templates & Inova Logos

These templates are not necessarily required, but do provide a color scheme, graphic devices, and ideas for poster layout and organization.

RefWorks to Manage References

 

Simplify the process of research, collaboration, data organization, and writing papers 

 

 
RefWorks is a cloud-based bibliographic citation management tool.
  • Collects, organizes, and manages your research citations
  • Creates in-text citations right in your paper (works with Word for PC & Mac and GoogleDocs)
  • Creates a works cited bibliography in the correct style (hundreds of styles to choose from)
  • Free to Inova team members & students

Getting Started with RefWorks

https://refworks.proquest.com/ 

3. Install Save to RefWorks to your browser.
4. Install RefWorks Citation Manager or WriteNCite for PC, Mac, or GoogleDocs Add-On (how-to handouts below)
5. Start writing and citing. Enjoy!
If you already have a legacy or "old" RefWorks account, please migrate to the new RefWorks.
RefWorks: How To
RefWorks Add-Ons and Writing Tools

RefWorks Add-On for GoogleDocs

Find the Correct Writing Tool Add-On

Writing with RefWorks

Writing with RefWorks