Selected Databases
Use databases to find articles on your topic. These databases are the best place to start.
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CINAHL Plus with Full TextComprehensive coverage of the top nursing and allied health journals. Includes publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses Association. Contains evidence-based care sheets.
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MEDLINE (via PubMed)Provides access to scholarly journal literature in the fields of medicine, nursing, and more. Developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the National Library of Medicine.
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Nursing and Allied Health SourceOffers full-text and indexing for journals covering nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine, and more.
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Cochrane LibraryA collection of several medical databases that contain independent evidence to inform healthcare decision making. Includes the Cochrane Reviews, which summarize and interpret the results of medical research. With protocols, technology assessments, and economic evaluations.
Search tips
Tips: When searching databases, use AND, OR, and parentheses to focus your search.
The asterisk * symbol will search for all variations of a word. For example: basket* will search for baskets and basketry. Using quotes will search for a phrase.
Combine synonyms with OR and put them inside parentheses, like this:
"human growth hormone" AND (doctor* or nurs*)
Here's another example:
("pituitary gland*") AND (grow* or "blood pressure")
