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Renovation Update

The Welcome Desk will reopen in Forsyth Library on Monday, January 27, 2025 and will be open Monday-Friday 7:30am - 6pm. Enter through the northeast accessible door. For a full list of library hours visit: https://libcal.fhsu.edu/hours/

Due to renovation construction, there will be limited access to the library building beginning August 19, 2024.

Use the northeast accessible entrance to reach the Welcome Desk or Special Collections & Archives. The Welcome Desk is open M - F 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Special Collections & Archives is available by appointment; contact Brian Gribben at b_gribben@fhsu.edu or call 785-628-5511.
Check out technology and pick up books on hold or requested through Interlibrary Loan at the Welcome Desk. Instructions on how to place a hold are at the bottom of this box.
There are no study spaces or public restrooms available in Forsyth Library at this time. See other study spaces that are open late.
Most Library staff and the Media Lab have moved to Custer Hall.
Electronic resources, including databases, the Scholars Repository, and the Ask a Librarian research help service, remain accessible.
For updates, check the Renovation Status Page on our website and follow our Renovation Blog.

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Best databases for scholarly articles about nursing research:

CINAHL
(pronounced SIN-awl). Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature. Citations & many full-text articles on a variety of health and science topics.
Nursing & Allied Health Database (ProQuest)
Articles from over 700 Nursing & Allied Health journals, plus over 12,000 full-text dissertations, covering research in nursing and related fields.
PubMed Central
Full-text subset of PubMed. PMC contains more than 6 million full-text records, spanning several centuries of biomedical and life science research (late 1700s to present). Content is added to the archive through journal and publisher program deposit, author manuscript deposit, and digitization projects.
Health Source: Nursing & Academic Edition
This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
Science Direct
Citations, abstracts and some full-text scholarly articles covering a wide range of science and health sciences topics. Quick search tutorial

Full list of Nursing Databases

AccessMedicine Videos
Videos on a range of medical topics including human anatomy modules, pathophysiology animations, procedural videos, and much more.

Nursing Education in Video
Nursing Education in Video is a unique online collection of videos created specifically for the education and training of nurses, nursing assistants, and other healthcare workers. All of the videos in the collection have been created with the guidance of the Medcom-Trainex advisory board, and are regularly reviewed for accuracy, currency, and compliance with US Federal regulations from agencies such as OSHA and CMS.
Nursing and Mental Health in Video
Nursing and Mental Health in Video features over 240 videos of the most common mental health disorders nurses may encounter - whether in a primary care setting, emergency room, medical, psychiatric or other.
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.

Videos: Full List
A to Z list of all databases with video content.

Interlibrary loan

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service available to FHSU faculty, staff and students to help you obtain research materials not owned by Forsyth Library, or which are inaccessible to those who live too far away to visit the library. Please note that the library does not provide textbooks through Interlibrary Loan. Instructions on using this free service and more information can be found on the Interlibrary Loan Guide.

Books & E-books

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.

E-Book Databases
All e-book databases from the A to Z list.

Tests, Measures, Dissertations

Measures,Theses & Dissertations

Measurement of Nursing Outcomes, Vol. 1: Measuring Nursing Performance in Practice, Education & Research by Carolyn Feher Waltz (Editor); Louise Sherman Jenkins (Editor)
Publication Date: 2001
This is a compendium of over 30 tools for the measurement of professional and educational outcomes in nursing. It is a second edition of the award winning series of books on measuring outcomes in nursing. The tools and methods are presented with attention to purpose and utility, conceptual basis, development, testing, and reliability and validity assessments. Major topic areas focus on clinical decision making and performance in education and practice, student outcomes, and research. In most cases the complete measurement instrument is included in the book.
Measurement of Nursing Outcomes, Vol. 2: Client Outcomes and Quality of Care by Ora Lea Strickland (Editor); Coleen DiLorio (Editor); Ora Strickland
Publication Date: 2003
This thoroughly updated and revised new edition of the award-winning series on measurement presents nearly 80 actual, tested instruments for assessing nursing outcomes in a multitude of settings and situations. Each tool is accompanied by a descriptive essay that includes information on purpose, administration, scoring, and reliability and validity. Whether you are interested in measuring patient outcomes, evaluating patient learning, or assessing the effectiveness of teaching and learning in a nursing school, this compendium can provide the authoritative tools you need.
Measurement of Nursing Outcomes, Vol. 3: Self Care and Coping by Ora Lea Strickland (Editor); Colleen DiLorio (Editor)
Publication Date: 2003
Contains nearly 80 actual, tested instruments for assessing self-esteem, coping, social support & quality of life, and health behaviors. Each tool is accompanied by a descriptive essay that includes information on purpose, administration, scoring, and reliability and validity.

In the databases below, searching for the name of the test, in quotation marks, may find a copy of the test within one of the theses or dissertations. Tests may be copyrighted and may require permission from the creators prior to use.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Offers more than 1.7 million full-text dissertations in the humanities, social sciences, technology and more.
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Open
With PQDT Open, you can read the full-text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge.
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.

Nursing Research Guide

Nursing Library Resources Handouts

Nursing Liaison Librarian

Renovation Update

Nursing Databases & Videos

Interlibrary loan

Books & E-books

Tests, Measures, Dissertations