NUR 466: Nursing Research

The slide “Selecting Databases” (see 5:58 in the lecture recording) lists information about databases that are NOT AVAILABLE to Olivet students:

• Databases to which Benner Library provides access are listed in the “Recommended Databases” section on the Nursing Subject Guide
• CINAHL Complete and Entry not found. The requested entry no longer exists in the database. Please email are the names of databases.
• EBSCOhost, GALE Cengage, and Cambridge Scientific are not library databases. They are company names. These companies license content to library customers, such as the databases CINAHL and Academic Search Complete.

• This list includes two searchable databases:
  • CINAHL Complete — nursing and allied health professions
  • Entry not found. The requested entry no longer exists in the database. Please email — biomedical and life science journal citations
• This list includes indexes:
• American Journal of International Nursing Index details the articles within a single journal starting in 1966
• Nursing Studies Index: An Annotated Guide to Reported Studies, Research in Progress, Research Methods and Historical Materials in Periodicals, Books, and Pamphlets Published in English it was published from 1959-1971

Database Search Tutorials

1. CINAHL Basics tutorial (3:06 min)
2. How to Find Research Literature tutorial (in order to find “primary” articles) (3:20 min)
3. Systematic Reviews (2:29 min)

Before you attempt to find articles for your post, view the three-minute video Nursing Theorist video tutorial.

Bonus tip (not included in tutorial): To find clinical applications of Betty Neuman’s theory:

1. Use Benner Library’s database CINAHL Complete .
2. Change the drop-down menu to subject
3. Type “Neuman Systems Model”
4. Add the word clinical to the next search box

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