Reviewing the Research Literature: Effective Search Strategies for Nurses

Arlington, TX US
September 8, 2026

This activity is designed to enhance participants' knowledge and competence in evidence retrieval and literature searching, including the use of effective search strategies, scholarly resources, and AI tools to identify relevant evidence for clinical practice, quality improvement, research, and evidence-based decision-making.

The activity is free, but you must be a Texas Health employee to register. If you need the access code, please email [email protected] using your Texas Health email. 

Target Audience

This activity is designed for Texas Health nurses.

Learning Objectives

  • Differentiate between freely accessible and subscription-based resources for locating scholarly literature to support clinical projects.
  • Describe strategies for incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) tools into literature search protocols.
  • Apply effective search term selection techniques to identify research literature that addresses specific clinical questions.
  • Describe methods for refining and filtering search results to identify the most relevant evidence.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 Attendance
  • 2.00 Nursing Contact Hour(s)
    In support of improving patient care, Texas Health Resources is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Course opens: 
08/07/2026
Course expires: 
09/16/2026
Event starts: 
09/08/2026 - 10:00am CDT
Event ends: 
09/08/2026 - 12:00pm CDT
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1st Floor Pavilion Lecture Hall
600 E. Lamar Blvd.
Arlington, TX 76011
United States

Available Credit

  • 2.00 Attendance
  • 2.00 Nursing Contact Hour(s)
    In support of improving patient care, Texas Health Resources is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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