Below is a short video introduction to the nursing databases at AU Libraries:
Below are links to to highly useful databases for nursing research:
CINAHL UltimateThis 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.
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MEDLINE with Full TextThis 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.
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Nursing Reference Center PlusThis 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; information on CE research instruments and legal cases. Integrated with EBSCO's CINAHL Plus and MEDLINE databases.
Cochrane LibraryThis 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.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic EditionThis 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.
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Nursing & Allied Health DatabaseThis link opens in a new windowCovers a range of topics in nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine, with over 700 full text titles.
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Bates' Visual Guide to Physical ExaminationThis link opens in a new windowProvides streamed access to the 18 modules of the series. Now in its Fifth Edition and featuring completely reshot content and new clinical skills videos, Bates Visual Guide delivers head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques.
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SMART ImagebaseThis link opens in a new windowSMART Imagebase: Scientific & 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.
Academic Video OnlineThis link opens in a new windowA multidisciplinary collection of streaming video collections in the following areas: American History, Area Studies, Art and Architecture, Business and Economics, Counseling and Therapy, Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Dance, Education, Ethnic Studies, Ethnographic, Filmakers Library, Health and Society , Humanities, Nursing Education, Opera, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Politics and Current Affairs, Psychology, Science, Theatre, Women's and Gender Studies, World History, World Languages and Literature.
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More Useful Databases for Nursing:
Academic Video OnlineThis link opens in a new windowA multidisciplinary collection of streaming video collections in the following areas: American History, Area Studies, Art and Architecture, Business and Economics, Counseling and Therapy, Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Dance, Education, Ethnic Studies, Ethnographic, Filmakers Library, Health and Society , Humanities, Nursing Education, Opera, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Politics and Current Affairs, Psychology, Science, Theatre, Women's and Gender Studies, World History, World Languages and Literature.
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Health & Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI)This link opens in a new windowProvides citation information for each behavioral measurement instrument, identifying the source in which the instrument can be found.
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PsycInfoThis link opens in a new windowProvides scholarly literature in the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences, indexing journals, books, reviews, and dissertations.
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Sociological AbstractsThis link opens in a new windowProvides bibliographic information from 1963 - present in the international literature in sociology and related disciplines. Coverage includes journal articles, book reviews, books, and book chapters.
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Multidisciplinary Databases:
Academic Search CompleteThis link opens in a new windowProvides more than 7,000 multidisciplinary full-text periodicals, nearly 6,000 peer-reviewed journals, and more than 11,600 monographs, reports, conference proceedings, dating back as far as 1887.
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ProQuest CentralThis link opens in a new windowLarge multidisciplinary database including more than 25,000 titles, over 19,000 in full text. Besides journals, PQC includes 2206 newspapers, over 100,000 full text dissertations, 30,000 market reports, with some backfiles dating as far back as 1921
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ScopusThis link opens in a new windowProvides comprehensive coverage of scientific, technical, medical, and social science information, including citation data, dating as far back as 1966 to the present. In addition, 3,500 of its 18,000 journal titles cover the arts and humanities.