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NR441 - Nursing Capstone

Your CINAHL Search History

Your Recent Activity is a useful tool as it shows:

  • What keywords you have used.
  • How you have combined your keywords.
  • What advanced search techniques you have used.
  • How many results you have found.

The Recent Activity page can be found under the My Dashboard menu as "Recent Activity".

CINAHL Recent Activity page; the My Dashboard and recent activity menu options are highlighted

How to read your Recent Activity

Recent Activity will show the searches completed in the current session, with the most recent search at the top. Each search in your Recent Activity will have the following information: 

  • Search string used
  • Filters applied
  • Number of results (under the Edit Details menu)

Screenshot of a recent search, the search string, filters, and options menu are pointed out.

edit details menu for a recent search; the number of results is highlighted.

Using limits and additional keywords are helpful in refining and narrowing your search results to make the results list more targeted and manageable. 

 

 

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