Welcome!
Hello! This course guide has been created for students enrolled in a NURS 7614: Information Technology for Healthcare Improvement course. In this guide, you will find several resources intended to help with your research coursework.
Scroll down for recommended databases to find scholarly articles, and a short list of books that might inspire you or lead you to more information about your chosen topic.
Here are some searches to get you started:
- healthcare AND systems
- healthcare AND software
- healthcare AND information technology
- healthcare AND informatics
Recommended Databases
If you're not already aware, all databases work pretty much the same way. So even if you're more familiar with Nursing databases, Engineering databases will still be easy to use (or vice-versa).
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CINAHL Plus with Full Text (This link opens in a new window)Comprehensive 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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Engineering Source (This link opens in a new window)Provides access to journals, magazines, trade publications, books, conference papers, and conference proceedings in the disciplines of engineering and computer science.
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Engineering Village / Compendex (This link opens in a new window)
Indexes journal papers and conference proceedings for engineering and applied science.
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PubMed (This link opens in a new window)Provides access to the journal literature in the fields of medicine, nursing, and other medical related fields.
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