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Nursing & Healthcare: Find Articles

This guide provides recommended databases (for journal articles), books, and websites for nursing and healthcare topics.

Use OneSearch to search across almost all of the library's databases at once for newspaper, magazine, and scholarly journal articles, as well as books and DVDs.

Tips for Searching Library Databases

Start with the databases to your right to locate scholarly articles and remember the following tips:

  • Limit results to full-text.
  • Look for peer-reviewed journals.
  • Check your spelling!
  • Select PDF over HTML format.
  • Check references or bibliographies to expand your search.
  • Look at subject terms to identify new keywords.

Nursing Journals in Print

The library subscribes to two print nursing journals. The most recent 4-5 months are on display in the library. We keep the older issues for 5 years. You can check out any of these issues - they're great for browsing or looking up current events!

  • AJN: American Journal of Nursing

AJN publishes evidence-based, peer-reviewed clinical information and original research. The journal focuses on relevant and controversial professional issues impacting the nursing profession.

  • MCN: American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

MCN publishes peer-reviewed, clinically relevant articles. The journal focuses on health promotion, patient and family behavior, discoveries in physiology and pathophysiology, clinical investigations, and research that helps nurses move toward evidence-based practices.

General Databases

Great for any subject!

Best Bet for Nursing

Search CINAHL Complete, the library's top nursing database in the search box below.

CINAHL contains almost 800 nursing journals; over 600 of these journals are peer reviewed!

Looking for evidence-based practice articles? After you begin your search, click "Advanced Search," then scroll down to the "Special limiters for CINAHL Complete" and check the box for "Evidence-Based Practice." Repeat your search to find the articles you need!

CINAHL Database
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Best Databases for Scholarly Articles in Nursing & Healthcare

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