These databases will help you find journal articles, case reports and evidence based health resources.

• Journal articles
• Evidence-based health resources

Journal articles

Journal and newspaper articles contain current and specific information, e.g. reports on recent research. Most academic journals are peer-reviewed.

To find background information on a topic find books in the UC Library Catalogue.

Search these databases for journal and newspaper articles. Databases may provide fulltext articles; abstracts of articles or citation details only.

• Academic OneFile Peer-reviewed articles,multidisciplinary, mostly fulltext
• Academic Search Premier Multidisciplinary, mostly fulltext
• CINAHLPlus with Full Text (via EBSCO) Current Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (journal indexing for nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and allied health disciplines.  Includes evidence-based care sheets, continuing education modules, research instruments records.)
• PubMed Central Mainly fulltext
• Highwire Mainly fulltext
• Cochrane Library Includes Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Protocols (for reviews currently being prepared). Fulltext
• Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine Online 1 user license. Please Log Out immediately after use 
• Health and Society (Small Australian collection on Informit)
• Health Source: Nursing/Academic (via EBSCO) Mostly fulltext
• Health Reference Center Academic (via Infotrac) Mainly fulltext
• Family (via Informit) Abstracts only
• Medline (via EBSCO) Abstracts and some fulltext links
• Meditext (Australian Medical Index with some fulltext)
• Joanna Briggs Institute (Fulltext of Free Access resources only)
• Science Direct Nursing and Health Professions. Abstracts, fulltext for UC subscribed journals  
• Multidisciplinary Databases Collection of databases covering a range of subjects. Some may be relevant to your subject
• UCanSearch Quick search across multiple databases
• • Log in to UCanSearch
  • Select Search Type: Faculty
  • Select Faculty: Health
  • Subject: Nursing

 Evidence based health resources

• BMJ Clinical Evidence A constantly updated summary on the effects of common clinical interventions. User Guide (PDF 2.9mb)
• Cochrane Library Fulltext systematic reviews and index to journal articles. Evidence-based health care. Online help 
• Evidence-based nursing Online journal with full text available from 1998 to 1 year ago
• AACN Clinical issues Advanced practice in acute and critical care.  Online journal with full text available from 1996 to 2006
• Evidence-based child health Online journal with full text available from 2006 to present
• Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine Online journal with full text available from 2004 to present
• Evidence-based health practice Subject gateway from Flinders University Library
• Netting the Evidence Introduction to evidence based nursing on the Internet (Sheffield University)

Related Nursing Links:

• Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
• Selected E-Journals
• Clinical Guidelines
• Government Sites
• Professional Associations
• Subject Gateways

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