Transcript CINAHL Basic Searching

Tutorial
Rehabilitation Reference
Center
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Welcome to EBSCO’s Rehabilitation Reference Center (RRC) tutorial. Rehabilitation Reference Center
is a comprehensive collection of evidence-based rehabilitation information for clinicians to personalize
and print at the point of care.
Beginning with the Home Page, there are several resources available to you. The Spotlight area contains
links to areas of interest in RRC. This includes easy access to Continuing Education Modules for physical,
occupational, and speech therapists. Click the Continuing Education Modules link to access a result list
of all modules available to you.
Click a CE Module link in the result list to register with CINAHL, review the module, and take the
test.
Health News provides links to top news stories via HealthDay news feeds. Search Other Services
provides access to medical resources outside RRC. These resources might include other ESBCO services,
a hospital guideline site, or any other resources that are beneficial to staff members.
To find rehabilitation reference materials in RRC you can perform a keyword search or browse for
specific content. To perform a keyword search, enter your topic in the Find field and then click
Search. RRC displays a Result List of documents that contain your search term.
The Result List items are presented on a series of tabs, sorted by source type. If clinical reviews are
present for the term or terms searched, the Clinical Reviews tab is available. Click the source type
tabs to view the Result List items available on each tab. To view an individual item, click the Title.
All Clinical Reviews viewed in HTML format contain embedded Table of Contents links, allowing for easy
navigation within the document. From this screen you have the option to print, e-mail, or save.
RRC offers several screens where you can browse for specific document or information types. These
browse screens are accessible via tabs in the RRC interface: Diseases & Conditions, Drug
Information, Patient Education, Exercise Images, and Practice Resources.
The Diseases & Conditions tab contains evidence-based clinical reviews for specific diseases, conditions,
injuries, surgeries and other rehabilitation topics. Each clinical review is divided into particular sections,
such as examination, for quick access at the point of care. You can browse by specifying a topic name, or
navigate all topics via the A to Z browse list. To view an item, click the title.
The Drug Information tab includes thousands of represented medicines, plus manufacturers of drug
products, as well as separate drug monographs for systemic topical and EENT drug formulations.
Information on drug interactions, cautions and toxicity is included, as well as extensive dosage and
methods of administration. You can browse by specifying a topic name or navigate all topics via the A to Z
browse list
The Patient Education tab provides a specific location to browse for evidence-based patient handouts. RRC
patient handouts are presented in a standardized, easy-to-read format. Most patient education documents are
available in Spanish, as well as English, and many contain detailed medical illustrations. You can browse by
specifying a topic name or navigate all topics via the A to Z browse list.
The Exercise Images tab contains thousands of images which demonstrate and explain each exercise.
The exercise images are excellent for assisting patients with home exercise routines and as followthrough to their visit.
The Practice Resources tab allows you to browse for information by the specific resource or guideline
you require. You can browse by Clinical Reviews, Exercise Images, Research Instruments, Practice
Guidelines or Featured Books.
To obtain more precise search results when performing a keyword search, RRC offers an Advanced
Search screen. The Advanced Search screen provides the capability to select specific document types,
assign limiters, and indicate publication type.
RRC offers a variety of ways to print patient rehabilitation handouts. Click the Print button on any topic
screen and you’ll have the following options: Simply print the document by clicking the print button, or
personalize the document by entering patient-specific information. You can also Include an
acknowledgement page for the patient to sign, acknowledging receipt of the information.
RRC includes a personal folder area where you can store search results, persistent links to searches,
saved searches, and search alerts. From the folder, you can print, e-mail, or save multiple results at the
same time. If you have signed in to your RRC personal account, any items you collect in your folder are
automatically saved at the end of the session.
You can also create custom folders in your personal folder area. Custom folders can be especially useful for
organizing frequently accessed documents about specific medical conditions. Within each folder you can store
as many documents as you need – such as Exercise Images, Drug Information, and Practice Resources.
RRC also features shared folder functionality which allows users to invite others to share their custom
folders. Invited users subscribe to a shared folder by entering a passcode that is emailed to them into
their own personal folder.
At any time, click on the Help link to view the complete online Help system.