The most important nursing and allied health journal article database. Many articles are full-text, others may be available in the library or through Interlibrary Loan.
Databases containing Nursing Articles
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CINAHL Search Tips
ALWAYS
Start searching with CINAHL Ultimate alone (not multiple databases)
better limit functions
links to articles cited by and newer articles citing the articles
Use the advanced search option
additional limit options, including "research articles"
Limit by published date.
You only need to add the earliest year you can use (for example 2015) in the first block.
Research Article: checkbox
This is a great way to limit to research articles so that you don't see editorials and position papers.
Save (and proofread) APA format citations from the article description page or the email articles page.
IF NEEDED
MyEBSCOhost to save articles (and searches) if you can't finish all of your research at one time.
Click on "Sign in" to find out more about MyEBSCOhost and create your account.
Search tips
Browse Subjects listed under each article for new key words to try
Use or to search for articles with all related terms
for example: "shift reports" or "hand off"
Additional advanced search limits: Add one at a time until you get a good list of results.
Journal Subset: Nursing
if you find (or expect to find) too many articles on the topic that are not from a nursing perspective
Any Author is a Nurse: check box
if you find (or expect to find) too many articles on the topic that are not from a nursing perspective and the Journal Subset Nursing limit didn't work well
Age Groups
to limit to a particular population when there is enough research that closely matches your needs
Language: English
Removes articles that are not in English (up to 10% on average).
Number of Pages: Greater than 2
if you are seeing too many research abstracts rather than full articles on your topic.
NOT RECOMMENDED
Geography / Geographic Subset:
limits to where the journal is published, not by the location of the researcher or research
Multiple additional search limits
too many limits result in missing important research articles
