SVC Library: Nursing Research Guide: Home

What is this research guide for?

This is a SVC Library Resource Guide for Nursing Students

Quick Reference - Research in Nursing Databases

The library databases highlighted below provide research articles on Evidence Based Practice and Nursing.

For more research tips and help, see the Research tab on this guide

With each database the terms may be slightly different so be sure to check the subject headings or topics to get the best results.
Experiment with keywords and terms/terminology to get a variety of results.
For example:
- "substance abuse" AND "evidence-based" AND nursing OR nurs* AND intervention
- "Pediatric HIV" AND treatment AND "evidence-based nursing"

Reminder: All databases are accessible from home using your mysvc/Canvas username and password.

CINAHL Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Access hundreds of full-text nursing journals. Log in with full SVC email address and password.
Nursing Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Access to information on diseases, conditions, drugs, nursing skills, patient resources and continuing education for nurses. Log in with full SVC email address and password.
Dynamic Health CSS + Skills This link opens in a new window
Evidence-based disease and conditions topics, signs and symptoms, test and labs and care interventions to support nurses' and allied health professionals' decision support needs. Features the ability to earn continuing education units (CEUs) with in-context continuing education which allows users to earn while they learn every time they use the tool to answer a clinical question.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
From the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, National Library of Medicine. Comprised of citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. This source is a website.
PubMed does not include the full text of journal articles; however, click the icon in the top right corner of the abstract display to link to the full text, if available. In addition, the abstract display may include a LinkOut – more resources link located at the bottom of the display, with additional full text sources.
Science Direct This link opens in a new window
Database for science journals. The link is for an advanced search in journals. Be sure and select SUBSCRIBED SOURCES so you get free full text. SVC subscribes to Physical Sciences and Nursing and Health. Log in with full SVC email address and password.