Nursing Resources
Finding ARTICLES
Nursing
CINAHL Plus with Full Text - Citations to the complete range of nursing periodicals with full text from hundreds of journals. (Database Service: EBSCO) user guide (PDF 170k)
Health Source : Nursing/Academic - Six hundred (600) full text health periodicals, especially strong in Nursing. Links to Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary. (Database Service: EBSCO) user guide (PDF 170k)
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source - Over 350 full text nursing journals and Joanna Briggs Evidence Summaries, Systematic Reviews, and Best Practice Sheets. (Database Service: ProQuest) user guide (PDF 78k)
SAGE Journals Online - Interdisciplinary database which includes full text for many Nursing and Medical journals. (Database Service: SAGE)
PsycINFO 1887-to present - Index to journal articles, books, technical reports, etc. in many areas of health care, especially mental health. (Database Service: EBSCO) user guide (PDF 66k)
ProQuest Psychology Journals - Full text articles from more than 500 psychology journals. (Database Service: ProQuest) user guide (PDF 71k)
PsycARTICLES 1988 to present - Full text of articles from 66 journals published by the American Psychological Association and affiliated organizations. (Database Service: EBSCO) user guide (PDF 66k)
Credo Reference - An electronic reference book collection.
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Science and Nursing - Full text articles from electronic encyclopedias on bioethics, nursing and allied health, addictive drugs, microbiology and immunology, and aging and dying.
Evidence Based Practice
Cochrane Reviews and Summaries - The best developed and most comprehensive EBM-based reviews. Plain Language Summaries and lengthy abstracts can be accessed for free.
Agency for Health Research Quality. - A good source for nursing Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses.
Joanna Briggs Institute in ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source - click on the 'Browse' tab.
National Guideline Clearinghouse - A comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents (incl. ones from states, other countries, HMO's, and "standards").
CINAHL - (Database Service: EBSCO) To find EBP articles when you search for a topic:
- Check the box next to "Evidence Based Practice". If you get too many, low-quality articles, then try:
- Limit "Publication Types:" to Practice Guidelines and Standards and Systematic Review. (hold down control key to select more than one item from the pull-down menu.)
Health Education & Medicine
Health Source: Consumer Edition - Three hundred (300) full text, consumer health periodicals, plus health pamphlets, reference books, and full text CRS (Clinical Reference System) reports, some in Spanish, on symptoms and treatments of medical conditions. Links to Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary. (Database Service: EBSCO) user guide (PDF 170k)
Consumer Health Complete - Comprehensive resource for full text consumer-oriented health content, including mainstream and complementary medicine. (Database Service: EBSCO)
MEDLINE with Full Text - Links to over 1,700 full text periodicals, as well as the most thorough coverage of medical sciences. (Database Service: EBSCO) user guide (PDF 170k)
Lexi-PALS Drug Guide - Database of patient advisory leaflets from Lexi-Comp that provides vital education on medications for patients. (Database Service: EBSCO) user guide (PDF 170k)
Alt HealthWatch - This database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. (Database Service: EBSCO) user guide (PDF 170k)
PubMed - Very similar content as Medline through EBSCO, but has links to some full text articles that are not otherwise easily available at Edgewood.
Finding BOOKS
Edgewood's Catalog - Books, journal titles, videos, more. See also new books.
Course Reserves - Search by course number or instructor
U.W. catalog - Books, journal titles, videos, etc.
WorldCat - for books, videos, etc from libraries nationwide
Nursing WEBSITES
American Nurses Association Hall of Fame - Useful for the Nursing Leaders assignment in Nursing 210.
Food and Nutrition Information Center of the National Agriculture Library - "directory to credible, accurate, and practical resources for consumers, ...health professionals, educators."
HealthFinder - Extensive database of reliable online health publications, etc. for consumers by the federal Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
MedlinePLUS - Health topics, directories, encyclopedia, dictionaries, clinical trials, etc. for the consumer. Much is also available in Spanish.
Merck Manual - Widely used medical reference texts; also available in the Library Reference section.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - Current statistical health information.
National Center for Health Statistics - "access to large amounts of authoritative, current health statistics information."
Treatment Decisions (Mayo Clinic) - Pros and cons of different treatments.