Table 1.
Search strategy
| CINAHL (1982-February 2006) |
| 1. exp NURSING CARE/ |
| 2. exp NURSES/ |
| 3. exp Practice Guidelines/ |
| 4. exp AUDIOVISUALS/ |
| 5. exp PAMPHLETS/ |
| 6. exp "POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUALS"/ |
| 7. exp Nursing Protocols/ |
| 8. exp Staff Development/ |
| 9. inservice$.mp. |
| 10. exp "Seminars and Workshops"/ |
| 11. exp Education, Clinical/ |
| 12. exp Clinical Nurse Specialists/ |
| 13. exp Nurse Practitioners/ |
| 14. exp Staff Development Instructors/ |
| 15. exp Nurse Consultants/ |
| 16. (chang$ adj2 agent$).mp. |
| 17. (facilitat$ adj2 change$).mp. |
| 18. (coordinat$ adj2 change$).mp. |
| 19. exp Quality Assurance/ |
| 20. (critical adj1 appraisal).mp. |
| 21. exp Quality Improvement/ |
| 22. exp Reminder Systems/ |
| 23. (champion$ adj1 change$).mp. |
| 24. exp "Diffusion of Innovation"/ |
| 25. exp Nursing Practice, Research-Based/ |
| 26. evidence based nursing.mp. |
| 27. (utilizat$ or utilisa$ or uptake or transfer$ or implement$ or disseminat$ or diffusion$ or translat$).mp. |
| 28. journal club.mp. |
| 29. exp Nursing Practice, Evidence-Based/ |
| 30. 1 or 2 |
| 31. or/3–23 |
| 32. 31 or 28 |
| 33. or/24–27 |
| 34. 33 or 29 |
| 35. 30 and 32 and 34 |
| 36. limit 35 to research |
| Medline (1966-February 2006) |
| 1. exp NURSING/ |
| 2. exp NURSES/ |
| 3. exp Practice Guidelines/ |
| 4. exp AUDIOVISUAL AIDS/ |
| 5. exp PAMPHLETS/ |
| 6. exp MANUALS/ |
| 7. exp CLINICAL PROTOCOLS/ |
| 8. exp Inservice Training/ |
| 9. seminar.mp. |
| 10. workshop.mp. |
| 11. clinical education.mp. |
| 12. exp Nurse Clinicians/ |
| 13. clinical nurse specialist$.mp. |
| 14. exp Nurse Practitioners/ |
| 15. nurse educator$.mp. |
| 16. staff instructor$.mp. |
| 17. exp Consultants/ |
| 18. exp Nurse Clinicians/ |
| 19. (chang$ adj2 agent$).mp. |
| 20. (facilitator$ adj2 chang$).mp. |
| 21. (coordinator$ adj2 chang$).mp. |
| 22. (champion$ adj2 chang$).mp. |
| 23. journal club.mp. |
| 24. exp Quality Assurance, Health Care/ |
| 25. exp REMINDER SYSTEMS/ |
| 26. exp "Diffusion of Innovation"/ |
| 27. exp Evidence-Based Medicine/ |
| 28. exp Nursing Research/ |
| 29. (utilizat$ or utlisat$ or uptake or transfer$ or implement$ or disseminat$ or diffusion$ or translat$).mp. |
| 30. 1 or 2 |
| 31. or/3–25 |
| 32. or/26–29 |
| 33. 30 and 31 and 32 |
| PsychINFO (1887-February 2006) |
| exp NURSING/ |
| 2. exp NURSES/ |
| 3. exp Treatment Guidelines/ |
| 4. exp EDUCATIONAL AUDIOVISUAL AIDS/ |
| 5. pamphlets.mp. |
| 6. (policy and procedure).mp. [mp = title, abstract, subject headings, table of contents, key concepts] |
| 7. protocol.mp. |
| 8. exp Professional Development/ |
| 9. inservice.mp. |
| 10. workshop.mp. |
| 11. seminar.mp. |
| 12. clinical nurse specialist.mp. |
| 13. nurse practitioner.mp. |
| 14. instructor.mp. |
| 15. nurse consultant.mp. |
| 16. (chang$ adj2 agent$).mp. |
| 17. (facilitat$ adj2 chang$).mp. |
| 18. (coordinat$ adj2 change).mp. |
| 19. exp "Quality of Services"/ |
| 20. (critical adj1 appraisal).mp. |
| 21. reminder$.mp. |
| 22. (champion$ adj1 change$).mp. |
| 23. diffusion of innovation.mp. |
| 24. exp Decision Making/ |
| 25. (research and (utiliz$ or utilis$ or uptake or transfer or implement$ or disseminat$ or translat$)).mp. [mp = title, abstract, subject headings, table of contents, key concepts] |
| 26. (knowledge and (utiliz$ or utilis$ or uptake or transfer or implement$ or disseminat$ or translat$)).mp. [mp = title, abstract, subject headings, table of contents, key concepts] |
| 27. (evidence adj1 practice).mp. |
| 28. journal club.mp. |
| 29. 1 or 2 |
| 30. or/2–22 |
| 31. 30 or 28 |
| 32. or/23–27 |
| 33. 29 and 31 and 32 |
| HealthSTAR/Non-medlie (1975-February 2006) |
| 1.exp NURSING/ |
| 2. exp NURSES/ |
| 3. exp Practice Guidelines/ |
| 4. exp AUDIOVISUAL AIDS/ |
| 5. exp PAMPHLETS/ |
| 6. exp MANUALS/ |
| 7. exp CLINICAL PROTOCOLS/ |
| 8. exp Inservice Training/ |
| 9. seminar.mp. |
| 10. workshop.mp. |
| 11. clinical education.mp. |
| 12. exp Nurse Clinicians/ |
| 13. clinical nurse specialist$.mp. |
| 14. exp Nurse Practitioners/ |
| 15. nurse educator$.mp. |
| 16. staff instructor$.mp. |
| 17. exp Consultants/ |
| 18. exp Nurse Clinicians/ |
| 19. (chang$ adj2 agent$).mp. |
| 20. (facilitator$ adj2 chang$).mp. |
| 21. (coordinator$ adj2 chang$).mp. |
| 22. (champion$ adj2 chang$).mp. |
| 23. journal club.mp. |
| 24. exp Quality Assurance, Health Care/ |
| 25. exp REMINDER SYSTEMS/ |
| 26. exp "Diffusion of Innovation"/ |
| 27. exp Evidence-Based Medicine/ |
| 28. exp Nursing Research/ |
| 29. (utilizat$ or utlisat$ or uptake or transfer$ or implement$ or disseminat$ or diffusion$ or translat$).mp. |
| 30. 1 or 2 |
| 31. or/3–25 |
| 32. or/26–29 |
| 33. 30 and 31 and 32 |
| 34. limit 33 to nonmedline |
| ERIC (1966-February 2006) |
| 1. nurs*.tx |
| 2. (practice guidelines).tx |
| 3. audiovisual.tx |
| 4. (policy and procedure).tx |
| 5. protocol*.tx |
| 6. (staff development).tx |
| 7. (in service).tx |
| 8. seminar.tx |
| 9. workshop.tx |
| 10.(journal club).tx |
| 11.(clinical education).tx |
| 12. (clinical nurse specialist).tx |
| 13.(nurse practitioner).tx |
| 14.instructor.tx |
| 15.consultant.tx |
| 16.(change agent).tx |
| 17.champion.tx |
| 18.coordinator.tx |
| 19.facilitator.tx |
| 20.(clinical educator).tx |
| 21.(quality assurance).tx |
| 22.(critical appraisal).tx |
| 23.(quality improvement).tx |
| 24.(reminder).tx |
| 25.or/2–24 |
| 26. 1 and 25 |