Core Databases
- CINAHL Ultimate This link opens in a new windowSearch TIP: Click Advanced search then CINAHL Headings. Key in a subject and click the search icon or use "enter."
To view and select subheadings, mark the box in front of the subject term.
To view a description, scope, and related headings, click the subject term link. Try a CINAHL Headings search for pharmacology, then mark the box in front of the subject to view the subheadings limiters. - Consumer Health Complete This link opens in a new window
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
- MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowSearch TIP: In Advanced search, click MEDLINE -- MeSH 2024. Key in a subject, mark your preferred results display (e.g., Relevancy Ranked), and click the search icon of use "Enter."
To view and select subheadings, mark the box in front of a term.
To view a description, scope, annotations, and related headings, click the subject term link. - Ovid Core Nursing Collection This link opens in a new window
- PubMed Central This link opens in a new window
- ScienceDirect Databases (All) This link opens in a new window
- EagleSearch This link opens in a new window
Search Examples
Use a variety of relevant terms and searches to find articles. Review the article abstract to identify if the article is relevant.
Copy and paste the search examples below in EagleSearch to view the various results.
- research study AND nursing AND medication error AND intervention
- medication error AND nursing administration AND evidence-based
- medication errors and nurse administration
Listed below are examples of search expressions that show a variety of ways to search. Copy and paste a search in EagleSearch or another relevant database (e.g., MEDLINE, CINAHL, Health Source: NursingAcademic). Remember to set limits (date, peer-reviewed, etc.), as needed or required for your assignment.
Sample Searches:
- ( medication or pharmaceutical care ) AND ( adverse effect or problem ) AND ( nursing and (care or management or solution) )
--Try the search in MEDLINE. - "medication errors" AND nurs* AND ( analysis or problem ) AND solution
--Try the search in MEDLINE. - medication AND ( (side or adverse) and effect* ) AND "nursing management"
--Try the search in Health Source: Nursing/Academic. - ( nurs* and (management or intervention) ) AND SU medication AND SU patient safety AND ( problem or issue or controversy )
--Try the search in Helath Source: Nursing /Academic. (SU=subject ) - ( (pharmaceutical or medication) and care ) AND ( nurs* and responsibilit* ) AND TX administration AND TX side effects AND TX patient education
Using CINAHL & MeSH Subject Headings - Tutorial
CINAHL Headings and MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) offer a unique platform to narrow down and get subheadings, descriptions, related headings, and more for nursing and medical topics.