Research Guides: Nursing Research for NCK Students: Find Information

Nursing Information Sources

State Library of Kansas Health Databases Collection
Accessible to anyone within Kansas. If you have difficulty, log in with your Kansas Library e-Card. Best Bets: ProQuest Nursing or Health Source Academic & Nursing for scholarly journal articles, and Gale Health Reference Collection or Health Reference Center for basic information from medical encyclopedias.

PubMed Central
Full-text subset of PubMed. This database is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of journal literature, covering multiple topics in medicine, nursing, and more. It contains over a half million full-text, peer-reviewed articles. Freely available to anyone.
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Open
With PQDT Open, you can read the full text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge.*China: Limited Access.

Videos: Nursing Education & Nursing and Mental Health
Accessible via the State Library.

Best databases for scholarly articles about nursing research. Accessible from within Forsyth Library:

CINAHL
(pronounced SIN-awl). Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature. Citations & many full-text articles on a variety of health and science topics.
Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library is a collection of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making, including systematic reviews of studies to provide data for evidence-based care.

*China: Limited Access.
Science Direct
Citations, abstracts and some full-text scholarly articles covering a wide range of science and health sciences topics. Quick search tutorial*China: Limited Access.
Nursing & Allied Health Database (Proquest)
Also accessible from off-campus via the State Library link on the NCK tab above. Contains articles from over 700 Nursing & Allied Health journals, plus full-text dissertations, covering research in nursing and related fields.
Health Source: Nursing & Academic Edition
Also accessible from off-campus via the State Library link on the NCK tab above. This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full-text journals on many medical disciplines.
PubMed Central
Full-text subset of PubMed. This database is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of journal literature, covering multiple topics in medicine, nursing, psychology, psychiatry, psycho-pharmacology and more. It contains over a half million full-text, peer-reviewed articles.
Alternative Healthwatch
Alt HealthWatch provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine, and focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.

Full list of Nursing Databases

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Use the search box on the library's home page, selecting the "Books & More" tab. On the results page, limit to Books using the filters under "Filter My Results". If you only want E-books, also limit to "Full-Text Online". You can also search our e-book databases directly.

AccessMedicine
A comprehensive online medical resource providing a complete spectrum of knowledge including: full-text medical textbooks, an integrated drug database, examination and procedural videos, patient safety modules, diagnosis tools, quick reference, self assessment modules and more.
Please create a Free MyAccess Profile to access full features.
Academic Complete
Academic Complete is a highly interactive eBook database covering all academic subject areas. The collection currently includes more than 186,000 titles from more than 280 of the world's leading academic, STM, and professional publishers.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Offers more than 1.7 million full-text dissertations in the humanities, social sciences, technology and more. Full-text available.*China: Limited Access.
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Open
With PQDT Open, you can read the full text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge.*China: Limited Access.
FHSU Master's Theses Collection
The FHSU Master's Theses Collection contains manuscripts written by Fort Hays graduate students dating from 1930 through the present. Theses submitted after 2009 are Open Access. Works prior to 2010 may be limited to on-campus access due to copyright restrictions. Please contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu for questions regarding access to individual works.

Films on Demand Master Academic Collection
Streaming video of over 41,000 full length films and more than 316,000 clips available 24/7...subject coverage includes Business and Economics, Science and Mathematics, Humanities and Social Sciences, Health and Medicine, and Archival Films and Newsreels.

*China: Limited Access. Some content may be blocked.

Nursing Education in Video (via State Library)
Over 500 training videos designed to help students improve their clinical skills.
Nursing & Mental Health in Video (via State Library)
Over 240 videos with visual examples of the assessment, diagnosis and management of mental health issues in patients.

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