Articles published in journals are probably
the most important primary source of information in Nursing. Scholarly
articles report on research that has been conducted, while clinical articles
report on various aspects of nursing practice. Although a majority of
journals in nursing are available only in print, an increasing number
are available electronically.
You may find articles in a number of
ways:
- by browsing the tables of contents
of known journals.
- by browsing the bibliographies in
books on your topic, or browsing the reference list of a journal article
that you already have on your topic.
- by browsing or searching in an electronic
journals collection.
- by searching in an electronic database.
The first three methods above will
generally yield a number of useful citations and articles. When you
need to conduct a truly comprehensive search, however, you will need
to use a database. In this lesson you will learn:
A. What a database
is; how to choose and access one
B. How to
conduct a CINAHL search (includes Guided
Search)
C. How to
obtain the journal articles you identified in your search
