Nursing Research and Resources
Search Methods and Tools
PICO(T) Framework for Questions
- P--(Patient/Population/Problem)
- I--(Intervention/Indicator)
- C--(Comparison)
- O--(Outcome)
- T--(Timeframe/Type of Study)
Tools for PICOT
- Class Exercise
- Worksheet
- PICOT Questions and Databases
- PICOT Templates and Examples
- Pyramid of Evidence
- Evidence Flowchart
- Anatomy of a Scholarly Article
- Critiquing research pt. 1
- Critiquing research pt. 2
Evidence Based Practice
- National Guideline Clearinghouse
- Cochrane Review
- AHRQ Evidence Based Reports
- MESH on Demand
- Trip Database
- Evidence Based Practice (University of Washington)
- Evidence Based Nursing
- Nurses' Guide to Evidenced Based Practice (Loma Linda University)
- Using Evidenced Based Nursing in Practice (UNC)
- Evidence Based Practice (Alaska Medical Library)
Databases
Nursing, medical and health related databases for articles
Other specialty database for articles.
- PsycInfo
- ERIC (U.S. Dept. of Education)
- Cognet
- Applied Science and Technology Source Ultimate
- ProQuest STEM database
- PLoS
- Web of Science
- SportsDiscusr
- TOXNET
- TOXLINE
- PEDro
All-purpose databases for articles.
For additional databases, see the All Databases Page or Databases by Subject page.
Other useful tools
- List of Database Passwords if needed.
- Search Strategy Builder
- Mental Measurements Yearbook
- Films on Demand
- Learning Express
- BrainFuse Jobs Now
- UNM HSLIC
- National Library of Medicine
- EBSCO CINAHL Search Filters
- Filtering the Evidence
- CINAHL Search Help
- MESH on Demand
For books, search LIBROS.
- Advanced LIBROS search
- Results will include articles without fulltext.
- Contact Library staff for help.
Other Nursing Resources
Drug Information
- RxList (Top 200 Prescribed Drugs; Search by Imprint Codes)
- DRUGFACTS.com (Free Information for Over 4,500 Generic and Trade Name Drugs)
- CenterWatch: Drugs Approved by the FDA
- FDA Consumer Drug Information
- MedlinePlus Drug Information
- NCCAM: National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
- Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
- Pharma-Lexicon
- PDR.net (free registration required)
- University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Guidelines for Antimicrobial Therapy
- Epocrates (free registration required
Nursing Theory/Research
- National Institute of Nursing Research
- QualPage (Resources for Qualitative Research)
- The Nursing Theory Page
- Nursing Theory Link Page (Clayton State University Department of Nursing)
- Nursing Theories
- Nursing Theory
- Nursing Theory and Theorists
- Nursing Theories
Patient Education
- MEDLINE Plus
- CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
- Go Ask Alice (Columbia University Health Question and Answer Service
- Healthfinder (U.S. Dept. of Heath and Human Services)
- FamilyDoctor.Org health information for the whole family from the American Academy of Family Physicians
- MayoClinic.com: Tools for Healthier Lives
- Cancer topics (National Cancer Institute)
- Consumer Health (University of Iowa Libraries)
- National Organization for Rare Disorders
- HIV InSite : University of California, San Francisco AIDS Research Institute)
- Oncolink® (University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center Resource)
- HealthFinder
- HealthTalk Interactive (Interactive Feedback on Health Issues for Consumers)
- Pediatric Patient Handouts
- Deaf Health.org
- CAPHIS: Consumer and Patient Health Sites
Alternative Medicine
- Alternative Medicine Foundation evidence-based information on CAM (complementary and alternative medicine)
- American Chiropractic Association
- Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM) (National Cancer Institute)
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements
- Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center: AboutHerbs
- Dr.Weil.com
- Quackwatch
- The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: British Medical Journal
- Online Archive of American Folk Medicine (University of California, Los Angeles)
- Bandolier Evidence-Based Health Care (search Knowledge Library by topic)
- Herbal Medicine Expanded
- IBIS (Integrative BodyMind Information System (download software)
- American Botanical Council
- ORCCAMIND
- Center for Health and Healing
- FDA Poisonous Plants Database
- WholeHealth MD
- American Holistic Nurses Association
Multicultural Resources
- EthnoMed (University of Washington)
- Transcultural Nursing Society
- CulturedMed (SUNY)
- DiversityRx
- Office of Minority Health (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
- Multicultural Resources for Health Information
- Indian Health Service
- Latin American Social Medicine
- National Alliance for Hispanic Health
- Health Information Translations
- Consumer Health Info in Many Languages
- Ethnogeriatrics (Stanford University)
- National Center for Cultural Competence
- Cleveland Clinic Diversity ToolKit
- Transcultural Nursing (University of Tennessee--Knoxville)
Organizations/Associations
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- American Association for the History of Nursing
- American Nurses Association
- American Nursing Informatics Association
- International Council of Nurses
- National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.
- National League for Nursing
- National Student Nurses' Association
- Sigma Theta Tau International - Honor Society of Nursing
Writing
- Citation Machine
- EasyBib.com
- KnightCite
- APA Resources from the Purdue Online Writing Lab
- Writing Guidelines UNM College of Nursing
- Online Medical Dictionary
- MedTerms
- Online Medical Dictionary
- Medical Dictionary
- Guide to Scholarly Writing in Nursing
- Care Plan Writing (Open Directory Listing)
- MLADocumentation (The Writing Center—University of Wisconsin—Madison)
- Writing Expectations in Nursing
Government Agencies
- New Mexico Dept. of Health
- New Mexico Health Policy Commission
- BeWellNM.com (NMHIX)
- New Mexico Aging and Long-term Services Dept.
- New Mexico Health Connections
- New Mexico General Health And Wellness Directory Site
- New Mexico Statutes
- State of New Mexico Website
- U.S. National Institutes of Health
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- National Library of Medicine
- Nursing (Indian Health Service)
Statistics
- NM-IBIS
- Nursing Statistics
- National Center for Health Statistics
- CDC Data and Statistics by Topic
- WHO Health Statistics and Information Systems
- Health StatisticUniversity of Chicago Library Guide
- Heath StatisticOECD
- Health Statistics University of Michigan Library Guide
PDA and Mobile
- "Mobile Resources A-Z List "from MSK Library
- WISER - the Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders
- RNpalm - The journal of mobile nursing informatics
- PEPID - Portable Emergency and Primary Care Information Database
- MedCalc - Over 75 free biomedical calculations for your Palm OS device
- NLM Gallery of Mobile Apps and Sites
- Nursing Resources: Mobile (University of Iowa)
