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The best starting point for any sort of research, databases are large collections of information which may include citations, abstracts, ebooks, fulltext articles from scholarly journals or magazines, images, multi-media files and more.
CINAHL: The Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature--the major index for the subject of nursing. Includes the full text of 600+ journals. Limited to 4 simultaneous users. Coverage: 1937-present. If you are starting a research project in nursing, CINAHL is a good place to begin.
OVID - LWW Nursing and Professional Practice Journal Collection: Searchable ejournal database of 60 major nursing and health science journals.
Other databases that may be useful are: ERIC (education, particularly useful for articles on patient education and health communication), PsycInfo (psychology), Health Reference Center Academic (health sciences in general), and PubMed (medicine).
See the Full Database list for more.
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Films on Demand - Health and Medicine: Search or browse hundreds of online videos on diseases, disorders, & disabilities; human anatomy & physiology; healthcare and treatment; health careers; nutrition; personal health and wellness; and public health. VIDEOS.
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Find Journals in Nursing.
Journals found here are available in print at Plough Library and/or online through CBU databases. Look for the name of the journal you are interested in, for example:
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advanced journal of nursing
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international journal of palliative nursing
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research in nursing and health
Specific Journal collections of interest to nurses include
Journal collections can be searched as though they were databases.
*NOTE: Wiley indexes both journals and books; CBU has fulltext access to journals only.
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Website devoted to the research of effective healthcare and evidence-based practice. Includes CME/CE material, downloadable clinician and consumer guides, a slide library, research reports, as well as tools and data for the conduct of research. The National Guideline Clearinghouse is a part of AHRQ.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Includes sections on diseases and conditions, emergency preparedness, environmental health, life stages and populations, healthy living, injury/violence/safety, traveler health, workplace safety, and statistics. Specific areas are designed for public health professionals, students, researchers, and healthcare providers. Includes videos, podcasts, and the full text of the MMWR. Mobile interface available.
Drug Information Portal: Free online database of drug information from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
Martindale's Nursing Center: Guide to online resources in nursing--courses, texts, videos, and more.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NNCAM): Government agency
for scientific research on alternative medical systems, practices, and products. Browse research results by date or by topic. Guide to herbs also available.
National League for Nursing (NLN): Website of the agency devoted to nursing education.
Nurses - MedScape: Website with sections on critical care, geriatrics, nurse practitioners, OB/GYN & Women's Health, Pain, Pediatrics/Neonatal, Mental Health, and more. Includes reference tools for drugs, drug interactions, diseases and conditions. Free mobile apps available. Free registration required to access CMEs and CEs.
Nursingworld: Website of the American Nurses Association; includes sections on careers & credentialing, professional practice, nursing ethics, health care policy, and government affairs.
PubMed: Premier index to biomedical journal literature; includes MedLine citations as well as citations from scientific journals. Subset for Nursing Journals indexes the top 100 nursing journals. Free mobile app available.
Coverage: MEDLINE indexing, 1950-present; PubMed Central articles, 1800s-present.
PubMed Clinical Queries: Search interface limiting PubMed results to
specific clinical research areas.
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Images and Multimedia
Health Education Assets Library (HEAL): A
digital library of multimedia health science resources: images, videoclips, animations, audio. Subjects include anatomy, diseases, organisma, chemicals and drugs, equipment, biological sciences, and more. From the National Science Foundation and the National Library of Medicine. *HEAL resources are licensed for free use, reproduction, and modification by registered users according to the terms of the Creative Commons license associated with a particular resource. For more details, see
Copyrights.
Images from the History of Medicine:
Portraits, photographs, caricatures, genre scenes, posters, and graphic art on social and historical aspects of medicine (15th-20th centuries). *See
Copyright and Permissions
for details on use.
Public Health Image Gallery:
Images, plus multimedia files, related to health and healthcare with special collections including sections on bioterrorism, natural disasters, influenza, and more. *PHIL Images are copyright cleared and readily available for use in copy or on web sites.
Patient-oriented
HealthFinder: Government-produced source of reliable health and wellness information for consumers.
Health and Wellness Resource Center: Database compiled from trusted medical reference materials, with nearly 400 health/medical journals, numerous reference volumes, 700+ health videos from Healthology Inc., pamphlets, and health-related articles from 2200 general interest publications. Part of the Tennessee Electronic Library.
Health Information Privacy: Information about HIPAA from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
MedlinePlus: Developed by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Provides single-site access to information from a variety of reliable healthcare resources. Includes a Medical Encyclopedia; information on drugs, herbs, and dietary supplements; interactive tutorials; calculators and quizzes; and instructional videos of medical procedures. Mobile version available. Spanish language version available.
NIHSenior Health: Easy-to-navigate consumer health information site, designed for seniors. Already large fonts can be enlarged, color contrasts adjusted, or a text-to-voice reader can be activated.
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