Design your search strategy
Identify Keywords
Consider the topic title:
Effective methods of communication in nursing the dying
For example, you would break this topic down into its main components: dying, communication, nursing
Identify alternative terms and spellings
Consider synonyms: critically ill, terminal, patient, non verbal communication, interpersonal relations, nursing role etc
Consider spelling variants: British and American spelling
Consider truncation: nurs$ will find nurse, nurses, nursery and nursing
Combine terms
Combining with OR broadens your search and is used to combine synonyms or related terms
Combining with AND narrows a search and is used to combine different ideas or concepts
