Using the Walden Library

Where can you find evidence to inform your thoughts and scholarly writing? Throughout your degree program, you will use research literature to explore ideas, guide your thinking, and gain new insights. As you search the research literature, it is important to use resources that are peer-reviewed and from scholarly journals. You may already have some favorite online resources and databases that you use or have found useful in the past. For this Discussion, you explore databases available through the Walden Library.

Note: Unless otherwise noted, initial postings to Discussions are due on or before Day 3, and response postings are due on or before Day 6. You are required to participate in the Discussion on at least three different days (a different day for main post and each response). It is important to adhere to the weekly time frame to allow others ample time to respond to your posting. In addition, you are expected to respond to questions directed toward your own initial posting in a timely manner.

Solution

APA Citation 

Scriven E, Chavan B, Drozek D. Effectiveness of the Complete Health Improvement Program in a Geriatric Population.American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2021;18(4):459-464. doi:10.1177/15598276211049320

Peer-reviewed article

The peer-reviewed article I selected was “Effectiveness of the Complete Health Improvement Program in a Geriatric Population.” I used the Walden Library to access my peer-reviewed article. I found the Library easy to use and I was able to quickly use get to a database and fig my article. The database I used was Sage Journals.  Geriatrics is an area of interest for me and where I’m hoping to specialize once I’ve completed this program.

Difficulties Experienced

I honestly didn’t experience much difficulties while searching for this article.  Once I figured out the Walden library page search bar I typed a subject and databases came up and I began my search. I guess that would could be a difficulty, you have to know to search databases not a subject or area. 

Would this database be useful to your colleagues?

Yes, the database would absolutely be useful to my colleagues. Nurses and most  health care professionals are always looking to follow evidence-based practices. This database was full of peer-reviewed articles with evidence-based information.

Would you recommend this database? 

I would absolutely recommend this database. This database was easy to use, very helpful with credible information for  us nurses. This database is intended for healthcare professionals, therefore it is a great database for us to use. 

References

Scriven E, Chavan B, Drozek D. Effectiveness of the Complete Health Improvement Program in a Geriatric Population.American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2021;18(4):459-464. doi:10.1177/15598276211049320

Walden University Library. (n.d.). Databases A-Z: NursingLinks to an external site.. Retrieved October 4, 2019 from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/az.php?s=19981

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