Introduction
A few things to keep in mind as an RN-to-BSN Student:
- Whether you do research on or off-campus, we can usually get you the research materials you will need through Summit & Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
- Set up your ILL account BEFORE you start researching by visiting https://library.wwu.edu/borrowing-other-libraries-ill-summit and logging in with your WWU Universal ID and password.
- Librarians are happy to help, it is what we do! Contact your librarian using the information on the right.
- Utilize Self-Paced Research & Writing Tutorials (SPOT) and the AskUs Answer Service for research & writing support after hours.
External Resources
- EthnoMedIncludes cultural information for clinical practice. Resources are King County based.
- Heal WAHealth research resources for licensed nurses in Washington State.
- Trip DatabaseSearch engine designed to locate evidence to inform patient care.
- Catalogue of BiasCreated by the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine in partnership with the University of Oxford, this resource provides definitions and examples of different forms of bias that impact medical research.
- MedlinePlusA service of the National Institute of Health, Medline plus provides online health information for patients and their families. Resources span approximately 60 languages.
CINAHL Videos
Core Databases
- 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. - MEDLINE [EBSCO]A database of authoritative medical information that covers medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and related topics.
- PubMed [National Center for Biotechnology Information]A database of more than 26 million citations to biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Some links to full-texts are available.
Tip:If a full-text is not available on PubMed, check for article access by searching by title in OneSearch. - Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition [EBSCO]A database covering many medical disciplines, with focus on nursing. Includes full-texts, abstracts, and indexed works.
- PsycINFO [EBSCO]A database of abstracts for the international literature in psychology and related disciplines such as sociology, education, consumer behavior, linguistics, medicine, law, psychiatry, and anthropology. Coverage from 1840 to the present.
Tip:This database is very powerful for conducting precise searches when using search limiters. - Web of Science [Clarivate]A multi-database search tool combining all three Web of Science indexes (the Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index).Tip:You can use this index to find works that have cited a specific author or article.
Additional Research Tools
- Social Sciences Databases [ProQuest]This search includes multiple databases focusing the social sciences, social work, gender studies, and more.
- Health Source: Consumer Edition [EBSCO]A database of consumer health information. Includes full-text magazines and health reference books.
- SPORTDiscus [EBSCO]A database of citations and abstracts to sports literature, including sports medicine, exercise physiology, sport and biomechanics, sport psychology, training, coaching, and related topics. Coverage begins in 1800.
- Annual ReviewsA database of articles covering significant yearly developments in biomedical, physical, and social sciences.
Tip:When full text is not available, use Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad). - Academic Search Complete [EBSCO]A multi-disciplinary database of full-text access to approximately 6,600 journals and magazines and nearly 6,000 full-text peer-reviewed journals.
Librarian
Emily Spracklin
she/her
Contact:
Wilson Library 275
360-650-6738
Subjects: Library Science, Library Services
Nursing ebooks
Here are just a few of the nursing ebooks you can access through OneSearch. For a more books, follow this link and use the filters on the left-hand side of the screen to narrow the results.
