Online degrees are a lot of work, and the research requirements don't make things any easier. But that's where librarians can help! We can help you navigate the confusing world of research to find the best, most reliable sources of information. Please don't hesitate to contact us by email, phone, in person, or our 24-7 chat service.
This guide is intended to help you find both print and online nursing and health professions resources. This guide is only a starting point for your research, it is not meant to be a comprehensive list of resources. If you need further assistance, please visit the Service Desk in the library or contact your librarian, Robert Robinette, at rrobinette@astate.edu.
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Scholarly and peer reviewed are your "academic" articles. These are the ones that deal directly with research, history, or theory. Most likely, your professor wants you to use these types of articles. These types of articles are written by scholars, experts in the field often associated with a university or an organization. Peer reviewed articles must also be approved by a group of scholars before being published to ensure that the research presented is factual and relevant. Not everyone can get peer reviewed.
Popular magazine articles are usually ones that you read for entertainment. These are usually the type of publications that you find at the grocery store checkout. Chances are if there's a celebrity on the cover, it's a popular magazine.
For a more in-depth look at the differences, please visit our Scholarly Journals guide.
Databases with green
or partially green
icons offer some level of free, full-text articles. In most cases, you must be affiliated with A-State to view the article or on the A-State campus. Some database offer a "pay-per-view" service where you can buy an article not available for free and have immediate access. If you do not need immediate access to the article, you may also request it through Interlibrary Loan for free. Articles requested through Interlibrary Loan can take 2-5 business days to come in, depending on the lending library. You can also digital scans from our physical collection through Digital Delivery.
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Mostly full-text, broad subject database with strong coverage in many subject areas.
Alternate access URL: https://research.ebsco.com/c/hawx2m/search?defaultdb=afh
The definitive resource for nursing and allied health research, providing full text for more of the most used journals in the CINAHL index than any other database - with no embargo. It covers more than 50 nursing specialties and includes quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, CEU models and research instruments.
Alternate access URL: https://research.ebsco.com/c/hawx2m/search?defaultdb=cul
Scholarly journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
Alternate access URL: https://research.ebsco.com/c/hawx2m/search?defaultdb=hch
Authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. MEDLINE Ultimate uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 5,400 current biomedical journals.
Alternate access URL: https://research.ebsco.com/c/hawx2m/search?defaultdb=mdl
Information about research methodologies in various disciplines. Contains books and reference materials, peer-reviewed case studies, datasets, videos including tutorials, interviews, case studies, and mini-documentaries focused on the research process. Data science and analytics; market research; medicine & health; practical research & academic skills; qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods; and research ethics & integrity are covered.
Evidence-based clinical decision support resource, trusted worldwide by healthcare practitioners to help them make the right decisions at the point of care.
*Note this database requires authentication through our campus EZproxy system for both on-campus users as well as off-campus users.
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Nursing covers a wide range of topics. If you're having trouble coming up with a topic, here are some keywords you can use that might help you get started:
If you want to combine keywords, use the connector AND between terms:
Nursing AND "decision making"
You can learn more about connectors in our Boolean Searching guide.