Guide to Nursing Resources

Always try one of the databases listed below before Google-ing a topic.
Click here to learn why.

Click here to learn what to do when it seems you can't get an article.

To look for articles in journals, newspapers, or magazines, you will need to start with a research database. The following databases provide abstracts of articles from thousands of journals and other sources, often providing full-text.

Most Useful

CINAHL Plus with Full Text
Provides abstracts for articles from 1,700 journals in the fields of nursing and allied health.
Coverage: 1982→current

PubMed @ CSUSM
The premier database of world biomedical literature on clinical medicine and preclinical research. Medline provides a more user-friendly interface, but less updated content.
Coverage: 1966→current

Also Useful

PsycINFO
Available via EbscoHost: A comprehensive international database of psychology, covering the academic, research, and practice literature in psychology from over 45 countries in more than 30 languages.
Coverage: 1887→current

Sociological Abstracts
Provides access to the latest international findings in theoretical and applied sociology, social science, and political science.
Coverage: 1963→current

Social Services Abstracts
Abstracts of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
Coverage: 1980→current

POPLINE
Provides comprehensive coverage on population, family planning, and related health issues. Includes abstracts from published and unpublished sources all over the world.
Coverage: 1827→current

 

Finding systematic reviews
for evidence-based practice

The primary source for systematic reviews is the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

          Here's how to search for systematic reviews in CINAHL.

          Here's how to search for systematic reviews in PubMed.

 

If you are a distance education student, begin here.

 

Need research help?

• Contact Yvonne Meulemans. Her contact information is on the left of this page. If she is online to IM, you can get immediate help. Otherwise, expect a response in about 24 hours, even on the weekends.
• Browse the other sections of this guide. There are several short videos on using CINAHL and acquiring articles.

 

National Center for Health Statistics

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Center for Disease Control: Data and Statistics

California Department of Health Services: Statistical Resources

County of San Diego: Community Health Statistics

SANDAG: San Diego Association of Governments Demographics and Other Data

Health Statistics: a guide from San Diego State University Libraries

World Health Organization Global Health Atlas

Other statistical data of interest

 

Children/education

Childstats.gov

National Education Association

National Center for Education Statistics

School District Demographic System

Schools and Staffing Survey

State Education Data Profiles

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

 

Geronotology

Agingstats.gov

Aging Integrated Database

Administration on Aging

AARP Research Center

 

Mental Health

National Institutes for Mental Health

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

World Health Organization Mental Health Atlas

 

Social work

Administration for Children and Families

National Juvenile Court Data

National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect

 

 

Sites with examples
These sites have examples of how to cite difference sources, in-text citations, and sample papers.
 

Citing electronic sources in APA

• How to find an article's DOI. 

APA citation examples and in-text examples

APA Style @ The Online Writing Lab

Documenting sources in APA Style

APAStyle.org
The APA's own page on APA style.

Business sources

Citing government documents

APA style guides

APA: Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th ed. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2010.
BF76.7 P83 2010 Reference and 3rd floor 

• How to find an article's DOI. 
  

Still using 5th edition?

Some instructors want students to follow the 5th editon of the APA Manual.

 

Here are a few links that provide help if your instructor is requiring students to use the 5th edition.
Do not use these links if your instructor is requiring students to use 6th edition.

KnightCite @ Calvin College

 

Help with 5th edition of the APA Manual

APA citation generators
These sites create your citations, but sometimes there are errors. Always double check your citations with an authoritative style guide.
 

Citation machine

Citation Builder @ University of North Carolina

 

Systematic reviews are an important part of the nursing literature. Sometimes, these types of reviews are required to be consulted for a research project.

The primary source for systematic reviews is the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CINAHL and PubMed are the two tools you can use to search within Cochrane. Below are links to short videos on how to do this. 

 

How to search for systematic reviews in CINAHL.

How to search for systematic reviews in PubMed.

Gathering information on a cultural group can be tricky. The sources below are most useful as you begin gathering information.
Scroll down for online sources.

These are some sources in CSUSM library that have information on particular cultural groups. If you are a distance education student, you may request that they be sent to you. Register here for that service. Otherwise, you can visit CSUSM Library to consult these sources.

Guide to culturally competent health care RA418.5.T73 P87 2005  available in REFERENCE  and 5th Floor Stacks

Encyclopedia of medical anthropology : health and illness in the world's cultures RA418 .E53 2004 REFERENCE

Cross-cultural medicine RA418.5.T73 C765 2003 5th Floor Stacks

Refugee and immigrant health : a handbook for health professionals RA418.5.T73 K45 2004  5th Floor Stacks

Cultural diversity in health & illness RA418.5.T73 S64 2004 5th Floor Stacks

A nation of peoples : a sourcebook on America's multicultural heritage E184.A1 N2866 1999  REFERENCE

Encyclopedia of immigration and migration in the American West HB1965 .E53 2006  REFERENCE

American immigrant cultures : builders of a nation E184.A1 A63448 1997  REFERENCE

Multiculturalism in the United States : a comparative guide to acculturation and ethnicity E184.A1 M85 1992 REFERENCE and 4th Floor Stacks

Gale Encyclopedia of multicultural America

Encyclopedia of multiculturalism  E184.A1 E58 1994 REFERENCE

Cultural groups: suggested web sites

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