If any nurse wants to find information about any topic it has been advised for them to visit their university library, or check hospital policy manuals, or guidelines. Furthermore, there are a lot of journals that a nurse can consult to get information about their desired topic or query. A journal named “Journal of Physiology” has an impact factor of 5.182. It is a W-rated journal. This means that this journal is quite famous in the world of physiotherapy. As the new nurse encountered a query related to this topic, she can easily consult this journal for knowing more about the problem of the patient and make a proper clinical diagnosis. The nurses can also get information from blogs, journals, articles, and newspapers but the question is how can nurses skim and scan from hundreds of journals to know which is the best one. There is a site called “HJRS (HEC recognized Recognition System” it helps in identifying the authentic journals that one can learn from without any worry. The other method is to use the CRAAP test. CRAAP represents five major parts for evaluating a source (1) Currency, (2) Authority, (3) Accuracy, (4) Relevancy, (5) Purpose. It helps in determining credible sources. It makes the life of educators and students easier in evaluating the sources that can provide unreliable sources.
By using the CRAAP method the sources I have found credible for finding information about cases related to physiotherapy are:
All the sources mentioned in this section are reliable. The quality of the information they have, the research papers, review papers are absolutely amazing. They pass the CRAAP test criteria. These journals and websites are recognized by the world and are appreciated as they are a free source of learning for every individual especially the ones related to healthcare institutes. All these sites and journals have papers on Cerebral Palsy.
All the sources mentioned here are trustworthy. PubMed is a platform where a nurse can find information about any topic. It has books, pdfs, journals, and articles (review and research-based). It also has papers on the metanalysis of a certain topic. Web of Science (https://mjl.clarivate.com/search-results) is similar. It has a lot of research papers related to physiotherapy and physiology. It has papers on a few rare cases of physiotherapy as well. Journal of Applied Physiology (https://journals.physiology.org/journal/jappl ) is a monthly peer-reviewed journal. It has papers that are pretty advanced and it published papers of the highest quality that have a huge impact on our society. It has an impact factor of 3.532. Sports medicine (https://www.springer.com/journal/40279 ) is an amazing journal. It has an impact factor of 11.136. It acts as a bridge between injury and prevention. It promotes the benefits of exercise as well. The Journal of physiotherapy (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-physiotherapy ) has an impact factor of 7. It prioritizes papers on clinical trials and epidemiological studies. All the data on these websites and journals is the latest which means it can be helpful in trying to find answers that might be thought by the nurses to be impossible at first.
Finding credible information sources is not easy. There are a lot of journals and websites that might provide false data. Hence, it is necessary for nurses to know about the sources from which they can get information. If a new nurse has the support of her senior or mentors it can definitely help them in learning something new more quickly. For better research CRAAP method is valuable. I would suggest the nurses use these sites and websites if they encounter a problem related to the clinical situation mentioned above. Appreciating new nurses should be made common as it has a huge effect on nurses and how they will manage their patients in the future.
Cobo‐Sevilla, V., de Oliveira‐Ferreira, I., Moposita‐Baño, L., Paredes‐Sánchez, V., & Ramos‐Guevara, J. (2019). Evidence‐based physiotherapy clinical practice in the public health‐care service in E cuador. Physiotherapy Research International, 24(1), e1745. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2019.11.002
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