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Nursing Resources

This is a guide to library resources for nursing students and faculty.

CINAHL

CINAHL Complete [EBSCO]
A database of nursing and health journals. Provides full-text access for more than 1,300 journals, and indexes more than 5,000 additional journals.
Tip: Use the CINAHL heading search to find the best terms to locate sources.

Orientation to Searching in CINAHL

After watching this six minute video, you will be able to...

Explain what CINAHL is and what types of sources it contains
Access and navigate the CINAHL database interface

After watching this sixteen minute video, you will be able to...

Distinguish between subject headings and keywords
Use keywords and/or subjects to locate peer-reviewed articles
Use the publication-type limiter to locate literature reviews
Use Boolean Operators to adjust the search scope
Use tools like reference lists and Google Scholar to move forward and backwards in the scholarly conversation