SJSU Research Guides: Nursing: Finding Journal Articles

Finding journal articles

Looking for journal articles on a topic?

Start with one of these library databases.

PubMed This link opens in a new window
Searches MEDLINE, the leading database of journal articles in the health sciences, including medicine, nursing, the allied health sciences, public health, and the basic sciences. Coverage is 1946 - present.
CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
1300+ full-text journals available to support nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers. This resource also provides access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, evidence-based care sheet and quick lesson disease overviews, and continuing education modules.
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You can also try any of the following:

Alt Healthwatch This link opens in a new window
Alternative health research providing the latest information and materials for the evolving practice of holistic medicine and therapies through 190+ international, and often peer-reviewed, journals.
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window The Cochrane Library is a unique source of reliable and up-to-date information on the effects of interventions in health care. Published on a quarterly basis, the Cochrane Library is designed to provide information and evidence to support decisions taken in health care and to inform those receiving care. Download the user guide. Note: Steps to create a personal account when off campus: 1. Go directly to the Cochrane library website [bypassing your Tower ID authentication]. 2. Use the "Sign in" link in the top right corner to either login to an existing account or create a new account. a. New Accounts: Complete the registration process and SJSU email validation. Then login to your account b. Existing customers: Log in using your Cochrane Library personal login and password. 3. When you successfully login, this information will appear in the top right corner as Signed in as "your name" 4. Once you complete this login, then return to The Cochrane Library using the link that requires your Tower ID authentication.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
PsycINFO, from the American Psychological Association (APA) contains citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines, dating from the 1800s. PsycINFO is indexed with controlled vocabulary from APA's Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms.
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Ovid Emcare This link opens in a new window
Emcare, produced by Elsevier, covers all nursing specialties and nursing healthcare professions. Emcare includes international coverage of allied health, education and training, development and management, midwifery, health and healthcare economics, clinical medical and healthcare social work, psychiatry and mental health, and traumatology, emergency and critical-care medicine. Emcare includes unique content not found in other nursing and allied health databases and features more than 1000+ journals not covered by Elsevier’s Embase database. Limited to 1 simultaneous user.

Tutorials

Do you need more help searching our databases? Try one of these tutorials first. If you still need help, contact your librarian!

CINAHL Part 1 - Starting Your Search (5:44)
This tutorial series by McMaster University librarians walks you through the basics of searching CINAHL, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Part 1 of 2 deals with starting a search, including: 1) introduction to the interface; 2) breaking down a question into key concepts; 3) turning concepts into subject headings; 4) and adding subject headings to the search history.
CINAHL Part 2 - Refining Your Search (5:52)
This tutorial series by McMaster University librarians walks you through the basics of searching CINAHL, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Part 2 of 2 deals with refining a search, including: 1) supplementing subject headings with keywords; 2) combining search terms using operators (AND & OR); 3) applying limits to your results; 4) viewing, saving, exporting database records; 5) and accessing full-text articles.
Searching the Cochrane Library (2:50)
Customizing Google Scholar
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Learn how to link Google Scholar with SJSU GetText and RefWorks. This will tell you whether an article found on Google Scholar is available through the library's databases.
Lecture Series: Using PubMed to Find High-Quality Literature