I. Recognize an information need  

II. Formulate the need as a search query  

What is your question?  From the terms generated from your statement, form a question that will give you the specific information that you are looking for.
SCI Typical Case Example: Patient has lesion at the neurological C3 level resulting in impaired breathing and quadriplegia. During the initial rehabilitation at the hospital the patient has developed pneumonia.

Topic Terminology: pneumonia, quadriplegia, rehabilitation, impaired breathing
Question: What are the therapies for a patient with quadriplegia and pneumonia during rehabilitation?  What means of prevention and control could have been effective during the acute postinjury period and thereafter?

Select a source from below to:

III.   

Identify the best potential sources from the Rehab Team Site
IV. Establish the best sequence of sources to fill the need

V.  

Modify and then execute the formulated query based on the structure and retrieval mechanisms of each source selected

Handbooks for Patients and Providers

Search the Journal Literature via PubMed

Best Practice Sources (Discussion Lists and News)

VI. Evaluate and select the documents for clinical care application