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Which database is best for my class/assignment? 2.0

NURS 2200

CINAHL Complete
You can search CINAHL for nursing and allied health resources. This is the most common database available for you to search. You can also filter your search to only see studies where the author is a nurse.

NURS 4010, 7000, 7024

PubMed
You can search PubMed to see materials from a variety of medical publications. You can filter by study type and (some) population characteristics. To see tutorials for how to improve your searches on PubMed you can go to their online training page.

For an assignment where the first author/any author needs to be a nurse:

CINAHL Complete
You can search CINAHL for nursing and allied health resources. This is the most common database available for you to search. You can also filter your search to only see studies where the author is a nurse.

For an assignment where the article needs to be a particular type of study:

PubMed
You can search PubMed to see materials from a variety of medical publications. You can filter by study type and (some) population characteristics. To see tutorials for how to improve your searches on PubMed you can go to their online training page.

Other Databases:

A-Z Databases: Nursing
This link goes to the list of nursing databases available through UCCS. If you need to conduct a more specific search this can be a great place to start.