Finding Information

Sources in Nursing

Table of Contents

Getting Started

   Types of Databases

Journal Articles

  Full-Text Databases

  Citation Databases

     Thesaurus

     Strategy #1

     Strategy #2

     Strategy #3

Review

Finding Journal Articles

To find journal articles in the area of Nursing:

1. Identify a database or databases to search.

2. Type a search statement and evaluate the search results.  You may have to try a variety of search statements to get optimal results!

3. Once you've identified some articles that look promising, read the articles online or find the articles in paper format.