Introduction to Nursing Databases at Adelphi
An overview of how to access recommended databases at Adelphi for conducting Nursing literature research:
- CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new windowA core collection of articles, evidence-based care sheets, and book chapters in the areas of nursing and allied health, 1937 to present.
- MEDLINE with Full Text This link opens in a new windowProvides full text for nearly 1,200 journals indexed in MEDLINE, including more than 1,400,000 full-text articles dating back to 1965. Covers a wide range of subjects within the biomedical and health fields containing information needed by doctors, nurses, health professionals and researchers engaged in clinical care, public health and health policy development.
This work, authored by Sophie M. Forrester, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. Includes material from “Academic Search Complete: An Oversview,” authored by Scott S. Richmond and Kerrie Fergen Wilkes.
- Pubmed (Entrez) This link opens in a new windowA database produced by the National Library of Medicine which is one of the largest biomedical databases in the world. PubMed provides free access to MEDLINE, the National Library of Medicine's database of citations and abstracts from around the world, which covers fields such as medicine, public health, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, and pre-clinical sciences.
- Nursing Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new windowA point-of-care resource designed for staff nurses, nurse administrators, nursing students, and nurse faculty. The collection includes “Quick Lessons” and “Evidence-based Care Sheets” on diseases and disorders, practice guidelines, patient education sheets. Some available in Spanish. Also contains information on CE research instruments and legal cases.
- Cochrane Library This link opens in a new windowA collection of evidence-based health care resources including Cochrane Reviews, the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, NHS Economic Evaluation Database, Health Technology Assessment Database, and the Cochrane Methodology Register. The Cochrane Reviews are provided in full text.
A brief video on finding systematic reviews in the Cochrane database from Drexel University:
- JBI This link opens in a new windowJoanna Briggs Institute EBP Database is an online resource for healthcare professionals to rapidly access the best available evidence on a wide range of clinical topics at the point of care. Includes 4500+ JBI Evidence Summaries, Recommended Practices and Best Practice Information Sheets. Contains a large video collection.
Other Useful Databases for Nursing
- Academic Video Online This link opens in a new windowA multidisciplinary collection of streaming videos. Contains a large selection of Nursing Education videos.
- Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination This link opens in a new windowProvides streamed access to the 18 modules of the series. Bates Visual Guide delivers head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques.
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new windowThis database provides nearly 600 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. This database is updated on a daily basis.
- Nursing & Allied Health Database This link opens in a new windowCovers a range of topics in nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine, with over 700 full text titles.
- SMART Imagebase This link opens in a new windowScientific & Medical Art - a collection of over 20,000 illustrations and animations depicting anatomy, physiology, surgery, diseases, conditions, trauma, embryology, histology, and other health science topics.
