Ovid Nursing Full Text Plus offers the text of forty-two nursing journals published by Lippincott, including Nursing, American Journal of Nursing, and Nursing Made Incredibly Easy.
Includes articles in academic journals, newspapers, and general interest magazines. Click on Databases (4) to select specific databases or subject areas to search within. How to use ProQuest
Interactive tutorial on using the Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, stressing the most useful features for the Nursing program. Includes a quiz that will allow a student to print or download a graded certificate which they can submit to show that they have completed the tutorial.
Interactive tutorial will introduce searching in Medline via PubMed, the use of various filters to focus your search, finding the text of the articles, and the use of the Medical Subject Headings.
At the end of the tutorial you will be able to take a brief self-test and download a certificate showing that you have completed the tutorial.
Shows how to use article type to limit to evidence-based articles
When Should I Use a Database?
Since Primo Library Search includes articles in its results, you may be wondering why you would bother to search in a journal article database. There are several reasons for using an individual database:
Noise - Say you're looking for information on zombies (computers that distribute spam) and you find articles on the walkingdead, philosophy, anthropology, and other subjects; using a database that specializes in computer literature lets you focus on your topic
Bells and Whistles - Some databases have specialized subject headings and powerful search features; most let you search within the full text of articles
Thoroughness - not all database articles are included in Primo Library Search, for technical reasons; some articles from Education Resource Complete and CINAHL (Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), many newspapers (including The Oregonian), most images, and the databases on the Databases on the Web guide are not included in the Library Search