Subject Guides: Nursing: NURS 304

Library Workshop: Asking Questions and Finding the Evidence

Boolean Operators
Tips for using boolean operators when searching databases
Truncation and Wildcards
Tips for using wildcard symbols and truncation when searching EBSCO databases

CINAHL complete This link opens in a new window
EBSCO database covering topics in the fields of medicine, nursing, and related allied health disciplines. Also contains care sheets, education modules, research instruments records, standards of practice, and educational software.
MEDLINE (Ovid) This link opens in a new window
Online health information resource that contains high-quality, relevant health and wellness information that is free, from a trusted source, is easy to understand, and in multiple languages.
MEDLINE (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and more. Hosted by EBSCO.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Covers the biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Also provides access to NCBI databases covering molecular biology. From the NIH's National Library of Medicine.

Academic search complete This link opens in a new window
Large, multidisciplinary EBSCO database, covering a wide range of disciplines.
ILL: allowed for non-commercial libraries only
EBM reviews This link opens in a new window
Online collection of evidence-based medicine reviews. Includes Cochrane Library , ACP Journal Club, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Health Technology Assessment, and NHS Economic Evaluation Database.Hosted by OVID.
Native health database This link opens in a new window
Open Access index to documents related to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives and Canadian First Nations. Hosted by the University of New Mexico.
APA PsycArticles This link opens in a new window
EBSCO database, covering topics on general psychology and specialized, basic, applied, clinical and theoretical research in psychology.
APA PsycInfo This link opens in a new window
EBSCO database covering the field of psychology, behavioral science and mental health.

TRIP Database
Trip medical database, a smart, fast tool to find high quality clinical research evidence.

The American Psychological Association's (APA) citation style is most commonly used for health-related disciplines.

For further assistance on citing sources, visit Citation Styles.

You can review the print guide: Publication manual of the American Psychological Association : the official guide to APA style

Here are a few online resources to help you with citing your sources via APA style:

APA 7th Ed. Style Guide
Helpful information on citations, references, and paper formatting
APA Style Guide
Purdue Online Writing Lab - based on the latest version of the APA Publication Manual, 7th Edition.
Citing Indigenous Elders & Knowledge Keepers in APA
From North Island College Library
Note: Based on the 7th Edition of the APA Style Guide.
UNBC Academic Success Centre: Writing Resources
Please see the APA guides

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