Informatics & Clinical Reasoning

Information Technology and Key Resources

Relational Database Concepts - This is a nice summary of the basics of databases by Prescot Computer Guy.

Excel 2010 Tutorial for Beginners #1 - Overview by Motion Training.

Excel 2010 Tutorial for Beginners #2 - Enter & Edit Text and Numbers by Mothion Training.

Excel 2010 Tutorial For Beginners #3 - Calculation Basics & Formulas by Motion Training.

Tips on Scholarly Sources - Here is a handout on the assessment of sources to determine if they are scholarly.

Featured Presentations

Narrated Tutorial: Basic CINAHL Search - This is an introduction to searching CINHAL.

Daniel Kraft: Medicine's future? There's an app for that - Here's another great TedTalk on pending technology.

Additional Excel Tutorials (videos):

• Calculating Cell Values: This explains the basics of entering cell formulas (2:47 min)
• Formatting a Spreadsheet: This will show you how to format numbers and add bold, italics line, and shading (4:52)
• Creating a Chart in Excel: This will demonstrate the quick way to create a basic chart even if the columns you need are not next to each other (2:12 min)
• Formatting a Chart in Excel: This will display how to change the look (color, font, labels, etc.) of a chart (3:49 min)

Clinical Reasoning and Information Literacy Key Resources

Advanced CINAHL Search - This is a more advanced tutorial on Searching CINAHL.

CINAHL Search Example - This is a handout on searching CINAHL.

Understanding Primary vs. Secondary Sources - This is a narrated tutorial on Primary vs. Secondary Sources by Hartness Library.

Is it Primary? - This is a quick exercise to check your knowledge created by University of Southern Mississippi, University Libraries.

APA Citation Example: Journal Article - This is how to correctly cite a journal article in APA Style.