Using "Quotation Marks"

Typically, when a phrase is enclosed by double quotation marks, the exact phrase is searched. This is not true of phrases containing stop words. A stop word will never be searched for in an EBSCOhost database, even if it is enclosed in double quotation marks. A search query with stop words only (i.e. no other terms) yields no results.

Examples of where using quotation marks is helpful:

Ex. 1: "evidence-based practice"

Ex. 2: "juvenile diabetes"

Ex. 3: "medical-surgical nursing"