Research Guides: NUR 212 (Evidence Based Practice): Searching for Articles

Try these databases:

Summon Advanced Search (opens in new window)
Searches across multiple library databases.

CINAHL Complete (opens in new window) This link opens in a new window
CINAHL®Complete is the world’s most comprehensive source of full-text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 1,300 journals indexed in CINAHL. This authoritative file contains full text for many of the most used journals in the CINAHL index, with no embargo. CINAHL®Complete is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing & allied health literature.
Nursing & Allied Health Database (opens in new window) This link opens in a new window
Journals and dissertations covering nursing, allied health, and alternative and complementary medicine.

PubMed (opens in new window)
PubMed comprises more than 21 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

Stat!Ref (opens in new window) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to medical, nursing, dental, and allied health texts.
Visible Body (opens in new window) This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive 3D atlas of the human body

E-Journal Portal

Need to find a specific journal, newspaper, or magazine? Try E-Journal Portal.

E-Journal Portal (opens in new window) This link opens in a new window
To search for a particular journal or magazine title, try E-Journal Portal -- more than 40,000 titles!

Searching CINAHL

You can search for randomized controlled trials using a variety of methods.

Some databases (such as CINAHL) will allow you to search for randomized control trials using the Basic Search function. If you search CINAHL, select Randomized Controlled Trial under Publication Type.

You can also do an Advanced Search in CINAHL. If you do an Advanced Search, simply check the box next to Randomized Controlled Trial.

Basic Search in CINAHL:

Using CINAHL/MeSH Headings (opens in new window)
A quick tutorial on how to use CINAHL subject headings when searching the database.

Off-Campus Access

To access library databases when you are not on campus, use your Blackboard user name and password.