Frequently Asked Questions
The following FAQs provide detailed information about the CINAHL databases, EBSCOhost interface features, and how to customize interface features using EBSCOadmin. You can also search the entire EBSCO Support Site knowledge base at support.ebsco.com.
CINAHL FAQs
- What are CINAHL Quick Lessons?
- What are CINAHL Clinical Queries?
- What are the search strategies used by CINAHL Clinical Queries?
- What are CINAHL Continuing Education Unit Modules?
- What is the CEU Source Type limiter?
- In CINAHL, what are Search Strategies?
- In CINAHL, what are Research Instruments?
- What are Evidence-Based Care sheets?
- What is included in the CINAHL Evidence-Based Practice limiter?
- What journals am I searching in CINAHL Plus products when I limit my search to a particular special interest group?
- What journals am I searching in CINAHL Plus products when I limit my search to a particular journal subset?
- What journals am I searching in CINAHL and CINAHL with Full Text when I limit my search to a particular journal subset?
- What journals am I searching in CINAHL and CINAHL with Full Text when I limit my search to a particular special interest group?
- What are CINAHL Tertiary headings?
- What new CINAHL subject headings have been added in 2012?
- What organizations accredit the CINAHL Continuing Education Unit (CEU) modules?
- Can medical assistants (MAs) take the continuing education modules found in the CINAHL Plus and Nursing Reference Center products?
- How do the "written by a nurse" limiters limit my result set in CINAHL products?
- How does the human limiter work to limit my result set in CINAHL products?
EBSCOhost FAQs
- What is EBSCOhost?
- What is the Ask-a-Librarian feature on EBSCOhost?
- What is My EBSCOhost and how is it used?
- How do I create a Journal Alert?
- How do I create a Search Alert?
- How are the listings under "Narrow Results" (also known as Clustered Results) generated?
- What is the Add-a-Row feature?
EBSCOadmin Customization FAQs
- Can I use EBSCOadmin to change the limiters that appear in EBSCOhost?
- Can I default to Suggest subject terms on the EBSCOhost Advanced Search Screen? How do I enable this feature in EBSCOadmin?
- What authentication methods are available for accessing EBSCOhost?
- Which EBSCOhost features can be modified or controlled in EBSCOadmin?
- How do I display an Ask-a-Librarian link on EBSCOhost?
- How do I select the Style of Find Field on EBSCOhost Advanced Search?
- What are the default start page choices in EBSCOhost? Can they be changed in EBSCOadmin?
- How do I default to a Search Screen other than Keyword?
- What custom linking services are available?
- How do I request a Customized ILL Form?