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Nursing

Welcome! This guide will help you find the best resources for Nursing.

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Library databases are online collections that search quality journal, magazine, newspaper and other academic sources.

 

Most of our databases are searchable on our library discovery service, this means you can search several databases at once.

However, some databases will have to be searched separately. 

Click on the Databases button on the library website to:

  • see a full listing of our databases
  • see which ones are indexed on our library discovery service
  • search each database individually

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Search Sligo databases

 

Key Databases

Recommended Databases for Nursing

CINAHL

Content: Full-text journal articles

Subjects: Nursing and Allied Health

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Health Source: Nursing

Content: Full-text journal articles

Subjects: Nursing and Allied Health

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ScienceDirect

Content: Full-text journal articles

Subjects: Science, Nursing and Health

BNF - British National Formulary

Content: Pharmaceutical reference book

Subjects: Pharmaceuticals

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Find out about the principles behind referencing and how to acknowledge the information sources that you use.

Sage Journals

Content: Journal articles

Subjects: Business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology and medicine.

Scopus

Scopus is an expertly curated abstract and citation database that quickly finds relevant and authoritative research, identifies experts, and provides access to reliable data, metrics, and analytical tools.

Sage Research Methods

Sage Research Methods supports research at all levels by providing material to guide users through every step of the research process.

Search Tips

  • Plan your search. Brainstorm keywords and synonyms. For example, genes, genetic, hereditary, congenital, inherited.
  • Most databases have an Advanced Search option. Use it to focus your search.
  • Use "quote marks" to search for phrases. For example, "genetic disorders"

Science Direct Topic Finder

The Topic Finder at the bottom of the Science Direct database page is an excellent tool to find the most relevant excerpts, definitions and related content for science related terms. It provides definitions and detailed descriptions for words related to a wide range of Science disciplines. 

Access the Topics page by scrolling to the bottom of the page on ScienceDirect and clicking on "Browse by Topic".


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