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NURS 1121 (Term 1): Library Basics

Best article databases for nursing topics

For quick article searches

Quick Topic Search

Advanced Search

Searches across many subject areas. Limit to Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals to find journal articles only.
Pro: Search across several databases at once, can filter results
Con: More limited search options, less comprehensive results

CINAHL practice search topic

How does self esteem impact healthy aging?

1. Break down the topic into separate concepts:
self esteem AND health* AND aging

-- AND means all my words must be there
-- health* will search for health, healthful, healthy, health-related, etc.

Think of related words if you can - this will expand your search to find more articles.

 

2. Go to CINAHL
 

3. Enter your search terms from step 1.

CINAHL search screen capture

 

4. Save relevant articles using the folder icon - so you can find them later.