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Resources to aid in Nursing Research and Assignments
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Overview

The resources listed in this guide will serve as a starting point for locating information on topics in nursing and nursing research.

  • VIDEO: UAMS Library Online Orientation
    Short overview of the UAMS Library Online Resources and Services 2020. Running time: 9 mins.

Databases

  • CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
    Index of over 4,300 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health, with indexing back to 1937. Searchable cited references for more than 1,500 journals. Full text for over 1400 journals, plus legal cases, critical paths, research instruments and clinical trials.
    Tutorial available at http://support.ebsco.com/cinahl/
  • Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
    A bibliographic database that provides a highly concentrated source of reports of randomized controlled trials. Records contain the list of authors, the title of the article, the source, volume, issue, page numbers, and, in many cases, a summary of the article (abstract). They do not contain the full text of the article.
  • ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Database
    Covering literature in nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine, and much more. This versatile database provides indexing for 850+ titles, with over 715 titles in full-text, plus 12,000+ full text dissertations in nursing and related fields.
  • PubMed This link opens in a new window
    PubMed, a product of the US National Library of Medicine, is a large database of journal article citations covering topics from pre-clinical areas (molecular biology, genetics) to clinical medicine and more general areas such as healthcare legislation and dpolicy. The full text of many articles is available free through links in PubMed.
  • PsycINFO (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
    Database of journal articles, book chapters, dissertations & other sources from the American Psychological Association.
  • SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
    Sociology research database containing full text for more than 860 journals dating back to 1908. Also includes full text for 830 books and 16,800 conference papers.
  • ERIC (FirstSearch) This link opens in a new window
    Database sponsored by the U.S. Dept of Education covering education-related literature.
  • TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice) Database Pro This link opens in a new window
    Simultaneously search for systematic reviews, practice guidelines, medical image databases, e-textbooks, etc.
  • Guide to Locating Tests and Instruments

Books and Journals

  • Search eJournals by title or use BrowZine to browse by subject. 
  • Search eBooks by title

See sections for nursing, pediatrics, geriatrics, psychiatry, etc. Some examples are:

  • Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses
  • Diseases and Disorders: A Nursing Therapeutics Manual
  • Foundations of Nursing Research
  • Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice
  • Nursing Care Plans & Documentation
  • 5-Minute Pediatric Consult
  • Search the UAMS Library catalog print and electronic books and journals by keyword or subject.

Video Tutorials

PubMed for Nurses (This tutorial was created specifically to help nurses efficiently find literature using PubMed. Its concise, targeted content consists of five videos with exercises to test your knowledge. The tutorial was designed to be completed in less than 30 minutes.)  

The Basics of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) in MEDLINE®/PubMed®: A Tutorial (An exploration of how Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) are used for indexing MEDLINE records in PubMed. This tutorial is intended for PubMed searchers.)                             

  • CINAHL Complete Searching Guide
    With full-text coverage dating back to 1937, CINAHL® Complete is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing and allied health literature.

    CINAHL® Complete also provides indexing for more than 5,400 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. The database contains more than 4.1 million records.
  • CINAHL Advanced Search - Guided Style
    EBSCO research interfaces allow users to conduct advanced searches using Guided-Style Find fields. Guided-Style Find fields assist you in creating a more targeted search.
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