Table 1: Summary of literature on music therapy.

Database Search - March 2011 to March 2016 Boolean Key Termsbelow – English - Peer Reviewed
Cochrane	Results
Certified Music Therapist	12
Music Therapy	23
Nurs^* and Music^*	5
EBSCOhost (CINAHL Complete)	Results
Certified Music Therapist	9
Music Intervention^* and Nurs^*	90
Music and Nurs^* and Best Practice^*	2
Music Therap^* and Nurs^*	206
Google Scholar	Results
Certified Music Therapist	14,600
Music Intervention^* and Nurs^*	16,400
Music Therap^* and Nurs^*	15,300
Music and Nurs^* and Best Practice^*	16,900
Nursing Reference Center by EBSCOhost	Results
Evidence-based Care Sheets	10
Search Everything	Results
Certified Music Therapist	1,023
Music Intervention^* and Nurs^*	15,247
Music Therap^* and Nurs^*	12,826
Music and Nurs^* and Best Practice^*	15,207