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KEAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
GUIDE
Nursing Research Resources
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Circulating Books, Electronic Books, and U.S. Government Documents
To find circulating books, as well as electronic books and U.S. government online documents, on wide-ranging topics using your key words or ideas:
✓ Go to the Kean University Library’s home page located at .
✓ Click Books, E-books, Videos, & More to access the Kean Catalog.
✓ Type your key words in the search box underneath Find This:
✓ Limit your search results to particular types of records (such as, Main Collection books, Reference Collection books, or U.S. Government Online Document) by selecting an option from the Limit Your Search menu.
✓ Click Search.
✓ Evaluate your search results.
✓ Make note of the Library Location designation for any titles of interest. A designation of Main Collection means that the book is a circulating title, while Reference Collection means that the book does not circulate. A designation of U.S. Government Online Document or Electronic Resource means that the item is available online; you may access the material online by clicking the title, then clicking the hyperlink next to the words Linked Resource.
✓ Make note of the call number and status for any Main Collection titles of interest. When a Main Collection book’s Status is Available, this means that the book is not checked out. Circulating titles are located in the Main Collection on the second and third floors of the Kean University Library.
E-Reference Books
Listed below are select reference titles (encyclopedias, handbooks, and dictionaries) available as e-books through the databases listed in the column on the right.
Electronic (E-book) Reference Titles Available through the Database Listed Below*
Encyclopedia of Elder Care Ebook Library
Encyclopedia of Epidemiology SAGE Knowledge
Encyclopedia of Family Health SAGE Knowledge
Encyclopedia of Global Health SAGE Knowledge
Encyclopedia of Health Services Research SAGE Knowledge
Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making SAGE Knowledge
Encyclopedia of Nursing Research Ebook Library
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health Gale Virtual Reference Library
Handbook of Evidence-Based Critical Care Ebook Library
Handbook of Physiological Research Methods SAGE Knowledge
in Health Psychology
Handbook of Social Studies in Health and Medicine SAGE Knowledge
Oxford Dictionary of Nursing Oxford Reference
SAGE Handbook of Health Psychology SAGE Knowledge
SAGE Handbook of Healthcare SAGE Knowledge
*Please refer to Database information starting on page 3 of this handout.
Reference Books
Listed below are select print reference titles provided for quick look-up by call number in the Reference Collection (located on the first floor of the Library) or in the Reference Collection Annex (located on the second floor of the Library). The first column displays the reference call number. The second column displays the corresponding title.
Call Numbers Reference Titles
Ref R 121 .E539 2005 – Ref Annex (2nd floor) Encyclopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health
Ref R 121 .M89 2009 Mosby’s Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions
Ref R 121 .S8 2012 Stedman’s Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing
Ref R 852 .B33 2008 Clinical Research Methodology and Evidence-Based Medicine: The Basics
Ref RA 777.5 .M47 2004 Merck Manual of Health & Aging
Ref RA 778 .C2164 2004 New Harvard Guide to Women’s Health
Ref RC 81 .M535 2003 Merck Manual of Medical Information
Ref RC 954 .E53 2008 Encyclopedia of Elder Care
Ref RD 17 .G34 2004 Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
Ref RJ 247 .L48 2009 Manual of School Health
Ref RT 21.D537 2003 Dictionary of Nursing
Ref RT 48.6 .S66 2011 Sparks & Taylor’s Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual
Ref RT 49 .W54 2005 – Ref Annex (2nd floor) Nursing Diagnosis Handbook with NIC Interventions and NOC Outcomes
Ref RT 51 .F37 2004 – Ref Annex (2nd floor) Fast Facts for Nurses
Ref RT 81.5 .E53 2006 Encyclopedia of Nursing Research
Ref RT 81.5 .P69 2011 Dictionary of Nursing Theory and Research
Ref RT 81.5 .T833 2004 – Ref Annex (2nd floor) Pathways to Nursing
Ref RT 89 .N7943 2008 Nursing Leadership: A Concise Encyclopedia
Ref RT 90.7 .O94 2007 Oxford Handbook of Primary Care and Community Nursing
Periodicals
Provided below is a list of select journals available in electronic format through the Library’s databases. To check holdings information for these titles and numerous other journals, go to the Library’s Periodicals List available from the Library’s home page () by clicking Periodicals List and then clicking Periodicals List again.
Advances in Nursing Science
American Journal of Nursing (AJN)
Applied Nursing Research
Clinical Nursing Research
Geriatric Nursing
International Journal of Nursing Studies
Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Journal of Nursing Scholarship
Journal of Professional Nursing
Journal of Research in Nursing
Journal of Transcultural Nursing
Nursing Administration Quarterly
Nursing Ethics
Nursing Research
Nursing Science Quarterly
Public Health Nursing
Qualitative Health Research
Western Journal of Nursing Research
Electronic Databases
To start using the Library’s electronic databases to search for articles on certain topics using your key words, go to the Library’s home page (). Click Articles & More to access the Databases. The databases are organized in two different lists. In one list the databases are listed alphabetically, and in the other list the databases are listed by subject or format. Brief directions are provided on the next pages to help you navigate these electronic databases. [Note: When you are off-campus, you will be asked to enter your Kean Google user name and password after you click on a database name.]
Evidence Based Medical Information
EBM (Evidence Based Medicine) Reviews (Cochrane Databases)
To search EBM Reviews for evidence-based medical information:
✓ Click the letter E on the A-Z Databases menu.
✓ Click EBM (Evidence Based Medicine) Reviews
Joanna Briggs Institute EBP (Evidence Based Practice) Database
To search Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database for evidence-based medical information:
✓ Click the letter E on the A-Z Databases menu.
✓ Click EBM (Evidence Based Medicine) Reviews
Proceed with your search:
✓ Type your keywords or phrase in the Advanced Search box.
✓ Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the “or” operator to retrieve one or more of your grouped terms (not necessarily all of the grouped terms). Use the asterisk (*) or the dollar sign ($) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For instance, type:
homeless$ and veteran$ and (substance abus$ or drug abus$)
✓ Click Search.
✓ Result: Search results will appear. (If necessary, locate the Search History box toward the top of the screen, click Click to Expand to view the box’s contents, then click Display on the right-hand side of the box to view the records retrieved for a particular search.) The first 10 retrieved records will be displayed. Click View Abstract to access the document’s abstract (summary). Click Abstract Reference in the box on the right-hand side of the screen to view the document’s citation and abstract. Click Complete Reference to view the document’s citation, abstract, and subject headings. If the full-text article is available online for a specific item, you will see a PDF link immediately below the item and/or an Ovid Full Text link in the box on the right-hand side of the screen. Click PDF or Ovid Full Text to view the full-text article.
✓ E-mail selected record(s) (click the checkbox to the left of the record) by clicking the Email option just above the search results list.
EBSCOhost To search the EBSCOhost Research Databases for scholarly articles using your
Research Databases key terms:
✓ Click the letter E on the A-Z Databases menu.
✓ Click EBSCOhost Research Databases (EBSCOhost).
✓ Click EBSCOhost Web.
✓ Select databases pertinent to your research topic, such as Alt HealthWatch, CINAHL with Full Text, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, MEDLINE, PsycARTICLES, and/or PsycINFO.
✓ Click Continue.
✓ Type your key terms in the search box.
✓ Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the “or” operator to retrieve one or more of the grouped terms (not necessarily all of the grouped terms). Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For example, type:
critiqu* and quantitative
✓ Limit your results to articles reviewed or judged by scholars in the field (in other words, scholarly or peer reviewed articles) by selecting Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals under the Limit your results heading.
✓ Limit your results to articles focusing on evidence-based medicine by selecting some additional limiters under the Limit your results heading. You will see additional limit categories depending upon the databases you initially selected. For instance, under Special Limiters for CINAHL with Full Text, you can select Evidence-Based Practice from the Special Interest drop-down menu. Under Special Limiters for MEDLINE, you can put a checkmark next to EBM Reviews.
✓ Result: The first 10 retrieved article titles will be displayed. If the full-text article is available online for a specific item, you will see one or more of the following links immediately below the item: HTML Full Text, PDF Full Text, or Linked Full Text. Click one of these links to view the full-text article.
✓ E-mail the article you are currently viewing by clicking E-mail (envelope icon) located on the right-hand side of your screen.
✓ If full-text link options are not present, click [pic] Full Text Finder (when present) to check the availability of full-text for the article in other Kean University Library databases.
ProQuest: Health & To search ProQuest: Health & Medicine (includes ComDisDome, Ethnic
Medicine NewsWatch, Family Health Database, GenderWatch, Health & Medical
Collection, Health Management Database, MEDLINE, and Nursing & Allied Health Database) for scholarly articles using your key terms:
✓ Click the letter P on the A-Z Databases menu.
✓ Click ProQuest: Health & Medicine.
✓ Type your key terms in the search box.
✓ Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the “or” operator to retrieve one or more of the grouped terms (not necessarily all of the grouped terms). Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For instance, type:
(hispanic* or latin*) and postpartum and depress* and cultur*
✓ Limit your results to articles reviewed or judged by scholars in the field (in other words, scholarly or peer reviewed articles) by selecting Peer reviewed.
✓ Click the search button.
✓ Result: The first 20 retrieved article titles will be displayed. If the full-text article is available online for a specific item, you will see a Full text link, a Full text - PDF link, or both immediately below the item. Click one of these links to view the full-text article.
✓ E-mail the article you are viewing by clicking Email located at the top of your screen.
✓ If full-text link options are not present, click [pic] (when present) to check the availability of full-text for the article in other Kean University Library databases.
✓ To find evidence-based healthcare information, select "Advanced Search," and then under “Document type:” choose “Evidence-Based Healthcare."
Ovid To search Ovid (Kean University Journals@Ovid) for scholarly articles using your key terms:
✓ Click the letter O on the A-Z Databases menu.
✓ Click Your Journals@Ovid.
✓ Type your keywords or phrase in the Advanced Search box.
✓ Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the “or” operator to retrieve one or more of your grouped terms (not necessarily all of the grouped terms). Use the asterisk (*) or the dollar sign ($) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For instance, type:
homeless$ and veteran$ and (substance abus$ or drug abus$)
✓ Click Search.
✓ Result: Search results will appear. (If necessary, locate the Search History box toward the top of the screen, click Click to Expand to view the box’s contents, then click Display on the right-hand side of the box to view the records retrieved for a particular search.) The first 10 retrieved records will be displayed. Click View Abstract to access the document’s abstract (summary). Click Abstract Reference in the box on the right-hand side of the screen to view the document’s citation and abstract. Click Complete Reference to view the document’s citation, abstract, and subject headings. If the full-text article is available online for a specific item, you will see a PDF link immediately below the item and/or an Ovid Full Text link in the box on the right-hand side of the screen. Click PDF or Ovid Full Text to view the full-text article.
✓ E-mail selected record(s) (click the checkbox to the left of the record) by clicking the Email option just above the search results list.
SAGE Journals Online To search SAGE Journals Online for scholarly articles using
your key terms:
✓ Click the letter S on the A-Z Databases menu.
✓ Click SAGE Journals Online.
✓ Type your key terms in the box next to Search All Journals.
✓ Use double quotes (“”) to retrieve items that contain specific phrases. Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the “or” operator to retrieve one or more of the grouped terms (not necessarily all of the grouped terms). Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For example, type: orem* and self care model*
✓ Click Go.
✓ Result: The first 10 retrieved citations will be displayed. For any item that shows the message Article Available on the left-hand side of the screen, click the Full Text (PDF) link immediately below the item to view the full-text article.
✓ E-mail the full-text article you are viewing by clicking E-mail this article to a colleague on the right-hand side of your screen.
✓ If you do not see the Article Available message, search for the journal in the Periodicals List to check the availability of full-text for the article in other Kean University Library databases.
ScienceDirect To search ScienceDirect for scholarly articles using your key terms:
✓ Click the letter S on the A-Z Databases menu.
✓ Click ScienceDirect (Elsevier).
✓ Click the Search button to access the search form.
✓ Type your key terms in the first and second search boxes.
✓ Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the “or” operator to retrieve one or more of the grouped terms (not necessarily all of the grouped terms). Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For example, type: First Search Box: asthma*
Second Search Box: pediatr*
✓ Click Search.
✓ Result: The first 100 retrieved article titles will be displayed. If the full-text article is available online for a specific item, you will see a PDF link below the item. Click PDF to view the full-text article.
✓ E-mail the full-text article by clicking the title from the results list, then click E-mail Article.
Internet Resources
American Association for the History of Nursing
Black Nurses in History:
A Bibliography and Guide to Web Resources
Evidence Based Practice Tutorial for Nurses, University Libraries, Penn State, University Park
National Institute of Nursing Research
National Library of Medicine
Nursing Center
PubMed Central
A Selection of Letters Written by Florence Nightingale
Clendening History of Medicine Library
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NOTE:
This database enables simultaneous searching of all EBSCOhost databases.
However, nursing students may want to begin their searches in the CINAHL with Full Text database (CINAHL is the acronym for Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature).
NOTE:
The example search shown on the right demonstrates how you might find articles that discuss how to critique nursing research.
NOTE:
This database enables simultaneous searching of all ProQuest health, nursing, and medicine databases.
Now available on the
Ovid platform:
EBM Reviews
(including Cochrane
databases)
Health and Psychosocial
Instruments
Joanna Briggs Institute EBP
Database
Ovid Medline
Ovid Nursing Full Text Plus
Ovid (Kean University Journals at Ovid)
Copyright © 2016, Kean University Library.
Originally prepared by Caroline Geck & Linda Cifelli.
Updated by Shirley Horbatt (September 2015) and Linda Cifelli (September 15, 2016).
Click the Research Guides button on the Library’s
home page () to access a collection of
subject-specific guides, including .
Please note: The “Find Web Sites” section of the Nursing research guide provides numerous links for statistics and data sites.
Visit the link provided below for a PowerPoint tutorial that covers one way to search for articles describing how to critique nursing research:
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