Finding Articles
The UA Libraries license hundreds of general and specialized databases that can help you find scholarly articles and clinical information.
The major databases you will use are PubMed, CINAHL and Embase. All three can be found in the Top Resources link on the AHSL home page.
The sections below contain resources to help you get started with each of these databases; For additional help with any database searching, please contact Maribeth!
If you need help getting started with PubMed, these tutorials provide a great introduction:
PubMed for Nurses (self paced, ~ 15 minutes)
CINAHL stands for the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. CINAHL has a large collection of nursing journals. The tutorials below can help you get started:
Basic Searching with CINAHL (3:18)
Embase has a wealth of journals that are not all covered by PubMed or CINAHL, and is particularly strong in coverage of complementary therapies, drugs, and medical devices. To get started with Embase, see the resources below:
Embase Quick Guide (PDF)
There is a list of short Embase video tutorials in the Embase help section. I suggest:
Getting Started (3:38)
Using PICO (2:03)