Core Databases
- CINAHL Ultimate This link opens in a new windowSearch TIP: Click CINAHL Subject Headings in the top blue menu to browse and search relevant subjects (pharmacology, adverse or side effects, medication, nursing management). The database also provides an Evidence-Base Practice limiter.
- 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: Click MESH 2023 in the top blue menu bar. Key in a subject, mark your preferred results display (e.g., Relevancy Ranked), and then browse the list of subjects. Check the box in front of a term to view subheadings.
- 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 with Links to Article Lists
Listed below are examples of search expressions to show a variety of ways to search. Click a link below to go to the search results. Remember to set limits (date, peer-reviewed, etc.), as needed or required for your assignment.
Sample Searches:
- opens new window( medication or pharmaceutical care ) AND ( adverse effect or problem ) AND ( nursing and (care or management or solution) ) [MEDLINE]
- opens new window"medication errors" AND nurs* AND ( analysis or problem ) AND solution [MEDLINE]
- opens new windowmedication AND ( (side or adverse) and effect* ) AND "nursing management" [Health Source: Nursing/Academic]
- opens new window( nurs* and (management or intervention) ) AND SU medication AND SU patient safety AND ( problem or issue or controversy ) [SU=subject; Health Source: Nursing/Academic]
If a search using the default field does not provide enough results, try searching some of the words in the text field. Also, consider searching multiple databases.
