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NUR 130: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction

This libguide has been created to assist the students in NUR 130 Health Promotion and Risk Reduction with searching, locating and evaluating research articles.

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Introduction

This guide is for students enrolled in Nursing 130 Health Promotion & Risk Reduction

Use this guide to assist you with searching, locating and evaluating research articles about health promotion & risk reduction.

Research Instruction January 12, 2015

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Research Assignment

You will need to search and retrieve five (5) health journal articles about health and behavior. With the five articles, you will write a one (1) page article including a reference page using APA format.

Selecting a Research Topic

Tips to selecting a research topic for this course:

  1. Select a topic that is interesting to you relating to the course
  2. Consult course textbook for ideas
  3. Relate topic to course content
    1. A focused topic will easily translate into a research question
  4. Follow research assignment guidelines
  5. When in doubt, ask your professor for clarification
  6. Overwhelmed with where to begin your research? Ask a librarian

Developing a Research Topic Video