Nursing Resources
Library Links
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BROWSE NURSING JOURNALSBrowse nursing journals and save your favorite titles to your bookshelf.
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CLASSESFree classes are available on a variety of topics related to research and data.
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INTERLIBRARY LOANUse our interlibrary loan service to retrieve books and journal articles that are not available through UVA. There is no charge for the service and turnaround is usually less than 48 hours.
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LinkedIn Learning (previously lynda.com)LinkedIn Learning is a leading online learning company that helps anyone learn business, software, technology, and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Members have access to the lynda.com video library of engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts.
Levels of Evidence
The levels of evidence pyramid provides a way to visualize both the quality of evidence and the amount of evidence available. Evidence is broken down into three categories: Critical Appraisal (filtered), Experimental & Observational Studies (unfiltered), and Background Information. As you go down the pyramid, the amount of evidence increases as the quality of the evidence decreases.
How to determine if journal is peer reviewed
Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory listings of periodicals from over 200 countries. Look for refereed icon to determine peer review status.
How to determine Journal Impact Factor and impact of article
An article that has been cited by other authors has greater impact than other less-cited articles. Keep in mind, that current articles will be cited by fewer authors.
- Journal Citation Reports tool for determining Impact Factor of a journal
- Web of Science For articles, check Times Cited for number of times article was cited by articles in Web of Science. Check Usage Count for number of times article was downloaded or exported to citation manager.
- Google Scholar for articles, check Cited By for number of times article was cited by anything accessed by Scholar
- Altmetric Bookmarklet tool for determining influence or interest in a journal article
Where to Publish
Check these sources to find the best match for an article you want to get published.
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JANE (Journal/Author/Name Estimator) enter keywords and JANE will find best matching journals
What is Open Access? (5 min. video)
Miscellaneous
- Inclusion/Exclusion Guide - Guide for developing inclusion and exclusion criteria
- Prospero - Registry of systematic reviews.
- Review Types (Research) - A list of common literature review methods
- Step-by-Step Guide to Doing a Systematic Review
- Sample literature review tables
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Library Resources for the UVA School of Nursing
Library Resources for the School of Nursing
Primary Research Tools
LITERATURE SEARCHING TOOLS (THREE CORE DATABASES)
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PubMedProvides access to over 28 million citations to primary and secondary biomedical literature in MEDLINE and other sources. I highly recommend that you sign up for a free My NCBI account in PubMed. With a My NCBI account, you can customize your PubMed search experience, save searches, and you will be able to create alerts for your searches. Smooth citation export to Zotero or Sciwheel either by using a browser connector or by sending citations to a citation manager.
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CINAHLProvides access to nursing and allied health literature from peer reviewed journals, periodicals, dissertations, and CEUs. Sign up for a free EBSCOHost account in CINAHL. With an EBSCOHost account, you will be able to save searches and you will be able to create search alerts. Exporting via Zotero browser connector can be problematic, so either click on Share button and move all citations to folder and export from there (see video tutorial below). Another option is to have CINAHL email results to you as a zip file.
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CINAHL Search TutorialShort video tutorial on how to do an Advanced Search in CINAHL. Video will download to your computer when you click on the link.
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CINAHL Export to Zotero TutorialVideo tutorial on the best way to export citations from CINAHL to Zotero.
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Web of Science (WoS)Multidisciplinary database with over 12,000 journal titles. It's your best database for citation analysis. Search using keywords. Analyze results to see what authors published the most on the topic. Smooth citation export to Zotero using browser connector or click on Export button, select Other File Formats, and BibTeX as the file format.
CITATION MANAGEMENT TOOL (Also formats bibliographies and facilitates in-text citations.)
Zotero
Download Zotero client and web connector and then customize your Zotero client before proceeding to the next step. See document below for recommended preferences. UVA Libraries also has a guide to Zotero. You can access it at https://guides.lib.virginia.edu/zotero.
SR-Accelerator can be used to remove duplicates, as this process can be time-consuming in Zotero.
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Zotero CustomizationThese preferences are recommended for all SON Zotero users. Using these preferences will reduce your need for Zotero cloud storage and will link Zotero to all subscription-based electronic content. The link in the Resolver field should be http://re5qy4sb7x.search.serialssolutions.com.
SYSTEMATIC SEARCH DOCUMENTATION
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PRISMA Article Flow DiagramAfter downloading the document, edit boxes to reflect your specific article flow.
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PRISMA Article Flow GeneratorAutomated generator. Only downside is that there is no place to add individual exclusion criteria.
SYSTEMATIC SEARCH SCREENING TOOL
Colandr: open access, machine-learning assisted tool for conducting evidence synthesis. This tool uses machine learning, natural language processing, and text-mining functions to partially automate finding relevant citations and extract desired data from PDF articles.
SYSTEMATIC SEARCH APPRAISAL TOOLS
CASP and JOANNA BRIGGS (Use to appraise evidence in articles you are using in your research)
To critically appraise evidence, select relevant templates from CASP and Joanna Briggs. Sometimes you may need to use both tools if your research combines quantitative and qualitative research.
The tools above are complex and require a steep learning curve. Please don't hesitate to reach out to me for guidance.
Grey Literature Search (Google search limiting results to .gov, .org, and .edu sites)
All Databases
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All UVA DatabasesNeed to find additional databases? This link will take you to all databases licensed by UVA. Look for the drop-down box for subject access.
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Abstracts in Social GerontologyThis bibliographic database makes age-related content readily available to researchers of gerontology. Those interested in the field of geriatrics will benefit from this resource, which includes records covering psychology of aging, elder abuse, society and the elderly, and other key areas relevant to geriatric studies.
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Alt HealthWatchThis database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
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Chicano DatabaseWith nearly 70,000 records from more than 2,400 journals and other resources and selective indexing dating back to early 1900s, this bibliographic index covers a wide range of materials focused on the Mexican-American and Chicano experience, with broader Latino experience of Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans and Central American immigrants from 1992 onwards.
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CINAHLProvides citations and selected full text for the top nursing and allied health literature available and covers a wide range of topics including nursing, biomedicine, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines.
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ClinicalTrials.govThe U.S. National Library of Medicine's registry and results database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants conducted around the world.
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Cochrane LibraryA collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to support healthcare decision making. Includes full-text access to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, as well as the full-records from DARE, Health Technology Assessment Database (HTA), and NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED).
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Education IndexSearch for articles and reviews from English-language periodicals and yearbooks about all aspects of education.
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Essential Evidence Plus (Formerly InfoRetriever)Consists of 8 separate databases that provide new research information, basic drug information, evidence-based clinical guidelines, and clinical decision-making tools.
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Ethnic NewswatchEthnic NewsWatch is a current resource of full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives. The database now also contains Ethnic NewsWatch: A History, which provides historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals from 1959-1989.
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Hispanic American Periodical IndexSearch the Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) for journal article citations about Latin America, the Caribbean, and Hispanics/Latinos in the US.
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PubMedProvides access to over 30 million citations for the biomedical literature from MEDLINE, online books, selected publishers, and the PubMed Central repository.
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SocINDEXSocINDEX with Full Text offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. These include abortion, criminology and criminal justice, demography, ethnic and racial studies, gender studies, marriage and family, political sociology, religion, rural and urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse and other addictions, violence and many others.
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SPORTDiscusDefinitive research tool for all areas of sports medicine literature. This international bibliographic database also covers nutrition, OT/PT, kinesiology, exercise physiology, biomechanics, coaching, recreation, and more. Includes journal and magazine articles, books/chapters, book reviews, conference proceedings, dissertations and theses.
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Web of Science (WoS)Find how many times a journal article has been cited and by whom. It can also be used as an inter-disciplinary search for journal literature and conference proceedings.
Print Books and E-Books
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Access MedicineOver 85 leading medical textbooks, including among others, Harrison's Online, Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, Hurst's the Heart, Williams Obstetrics, Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery. Drug Monographs. Multimedia examination & procedural videos. Study Tools including Flash Cards and Review Questions
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ClinicalKeyThis medical search engine works a little like Google. It includes medical and surgical reference books, access to journals/articles, procedural content and videos, point-of-care summaries, drug info, and access to MEDLINE. Includes images and videos too.
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ProQuest EBook CentralOver 140,000 recent e-books from university presses and other scholarly publishers.
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