NSC840/940 Guide

As both a student and as a practitioner you will likely conduct many online databases searches on topics by using keywords; however, you may find you want or need to locate the work of a particular author and/or focus in on a particular author's work in a specific area.

For example, using the Advanced Search screen in the CINAHL database (or any EBSCOHost branded database):

• Enter the last name and initial(s) in the first search box.
• Use the drop-down menu next to that search box to switch from the default keyword search [label: Select a Field] to an author search [label: AU Author]

You can add at a focus area or theory to an author search by adding the focus or theory as a keyword to an author search. Just add the theory or focus to the search box under the search you've changed to search by AU Author. You can leave the drop-down menu option for that box set to Select a Field, which defaults to a keyword search.

For example, a search for Rosemarie Rizzo Parse's Human Becoming Theory might look like this:

• BOX 1: parse rr [AU Author]
• BOX 2: human becoming