Databases
Use the following databases to find nursing and health sciences research articles.
PubMed consists of bibliographic information primarily drawn from MEDLINE. Those looking for research from the fields of medicine, nursing, veterinary medicine & dentistry should use PubMed. Find a PubMed tutorial here.
CINAHL consists of bibliographic information and full text articles specific to the fields of nursing and allied health. Those looking for nursing specific publications or publications authored by a nurse should use CINAHL Plus with Full Text.
The Cochrane Library consists of six databases, including The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register.
Click here to search all six databases at one time, or select an individual database to search.
PsycINFO contains bibliographic information and full text articles about psychology as well as the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as nursing, public health and medicine.
Find other health science databases and resource.
Evidence Based Nursing Tool-kit
These resources can help you become familiar with the principles and practice of evidence based nursing
Items from Gleeson Library
A series of 7 articles by Melnyk, Fineout-Overholt, Stillwell & Williamson providing step by step advice on practicing evidence based nursing.
A self-paced tutorial on Evidence Based Practice, PICO, Searching PubMed & Analyzing the Literature. Created by the health sciences librarians at UC Irvine, Grunigen Medical Library
An internet resource from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
A weekly updated, publicly available clearinghouse of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
Journals
Selects studies and reviews that report on important advances relevant to nursing and warrant immediate attention from those interested in evidence based nursing. Article are summarized by Evidence Based Nursing editorial staff and commented upon by experts.
Studies and reviews accompanied by best practice applications and recommendations for clinical practice, nursing administration, education, and public health.
ACP Journal Club identifies original studies and systematic reviews which warrant immediate attention from clinicians attempting to keep up with advances in practice. Articles are summarized by ACP Journal Club editorial staff and commented upon by clinical experts.
Doing Research and Writing Literature Reviews
"Searching for the best evidence. Part 1: where to look" by K. McKibbon & S. Marks.
From Evidence Based Nursing, July, 1998- volume 1, issue 4.
"Undertaking a Literature Review: a step-by-step approach" by Cronin, Ryan & Coughlan.
From British Journal of Nursing, January, 2008- volume 17, issue 1.
"Learning how to undertake a systematic review: part 1" by J. Bettany-Saltikov.
From Nursing Standard, August, 2010- volume 24, issue 50.
"Learning how to undertake a systematic review: part 2" by J. Bettany-Saltikov.
From Nursing Standard, August, 2010- volume 24, issue 50.
Reading, Understanding and Analyzing Research
How to Read a Paper: a seven article series by Tricia Greenhalgh.
Select topics include:
- Determining what a paper is about
- Statistics for the non-statistician
- Understanding papers that report on drug trials, economic analysis, and diagnostic & screening tests
Other Helpful Tools
Use Refworks to organize your personal library of electronic files, share citations and format bibliographies.
Add citations to PubMed using the RefGrab-It Tool. For more information, read about how to capture web page data with RefGrab-It: http://0-www.refworks.com.ignacio.usfca.edu/refworks2/help/RefWorks2.htm
Citations from CINAHL Plus with Full Text can be added by clicking Export and then selecting "Direct Export to Refworks."
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