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Health Sciences Databases

These databases contain varying levels of evidence. Ranging from expert opinions to systematic reviews and meta analyses, these health sciences databases are the best place to start your search. Most of the information in these databases has been peer-reviewed, but most articles have not been evaluated by experts to determine the strength of the evidence. This is called unfiltered information.

CINAHL Plus with Full Text
Nursing & Allied Health database. Great for information related to patient care or other nursing topics.

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Coverage: 1982-present
PubMed
Interdisciplinary health database. Great for topics including, but not limited to, nurses.

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Coverage: 1957-present
Embase
Interdisciplinary health database with significant coverage of conference abstracts and international research. Special focus on drug information and health technology.

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
PsycInfo
Covers psychiatry and mental health, but also attitudes, opinions, and perspectives.

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Coverage: 1887 - Present
ProQuest Health Management Database
Database focused on healthcare management and administration topics.

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
ProQuest Health & Medical Collection
Interdisciplinary database of health topics.

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.

Evidence-Based Practice Databases

These resources will generally provide higher levels of evidence because experts have collected, analyzed, and reported on the evidence for you. This is called filtered information.

Higher types of evidence include Systematic Reviews, Meta-Analyses, Guidelines, Critically Appraised Topics and more.

Cochrane Library
Searches a collection of six Cochrane databases that include systematic reviews, clinical trials, health technology assessments, and more.

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database
Nursing-focused database with evidence reviews of patient care topics.

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
JAMAevidence

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UpToDate

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TRIP Database : the Search Engine for Evidence-Based Medicine

Access: No restrictions.

Many evidence-based practice groups publish their findings online.

AHRQ Evidence Reports
CDC's Community Guide
Systematic Reviews for Community Health and Preventative Services
American Psychiatric Association
Recommendations Assessment and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders
Campbell Collaboration Library of Systematic Reviews
Systematic Reviews in Education, Crime and Justice, and Social Welfare
U.S. Preventative Services Task Force
Recommendation Statements

You can also search for specific Publication Types or Article Types like Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, Guideline, or Randomized Controlled Trial in Health Sciences Databases like CINAHL, PubMed, or Embase.

Other Useful Databases

Other Useful Databases

These databases are not focused on nursing, but they may also be useful depending on your topic. This information will also be unfiltered because it has not been appraised by experts.

Business Source Premier

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Coverage: Varies widely.
Communication and Mass Media Complete

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Coverage: 1915 - present
ERIC

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Coverage: 1966-present
Education Full Text

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Coverage: Indexing from 1983; Full Text from 1996
HAPI: Health & Psychosocial Instruments

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
PsycInfo

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Coverage: 1887 - Present
Social Work Abstracts

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Coverage: 1977-Present
Sociological Abstracts

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Coverage: 1963-present

Dissertations/Theses

Many researchers do thorough studies in order to complete a dissertation or thesis, but these studies may not always be published later as journal articles. It is important to search for dissertations/theses on your topic, especially as these studies can help you as you are designing your research study.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Coverage: 1861 to present
Dissertations & Theses @ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Coverage: 1920s to present

Open Access Dissertations/Theses

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Open Access Theses and Dissertations Project
Proquest Dissertations & Theses Open (PQDT Open)
Digital Commons Network- Nursing
Or search for a dissertation title in Google Scholar

NDLTD's listing of International Open Access Dissertations and Theses resources

Need more help? See the guide to Dissertations and Theses in Libraries of UNC-Chapel Hill

Finding Related Articles

Search for an article title in these databases to see a list of all the newer articles that cite the article or all the older articles used as references.

Scopus

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Web of Science (ISI)

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Coverage: 1955 -
ScienceDirect

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Google Scholar

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Assessment Resources

Bates' visual guide to physical examination

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Nursing Assessment in Video

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Anatomy Resources