Use this guide to help you with your assignments, finding literature using nursing databases, identifying clinical practice guidelines, and much more!
What's in this guide?
Getting Started:
- Types of resources: Is it scholarly? Is it trustworthy?
- Writing Literature Reviews
- Citation Help: Learn the ins-and-outs of APA
Articles
- Look at the top recommended resources for finding nursing related literature
- Get a crash course in the top databases including OVID, CINAHL, Cochrane, and PubMed
Books
- Check out reference sources and info on exam guides (can you say NCLEX?)
EBP Tools
- Get acquainted with evidence based tools such as journals, databases (hello, Cochrane!), and guidelines (shoutout to National Guideline Clearinghouse)
After Graduation
- ...in case you want a job, check out these nursing career paths and job listing sites