Library Guides: NUR-409 Community Health Nursing: Articles Databases

Key Databases

Use the databases below to find articles, essays, book reviews, conference papers and more in scholarly journals and magazines. Some databases may include book chapters. EagleSearch is a discovery tool, as such, you will want to search other database, including relevant subject databases listed on this page.
TIPS: View the sample searches, then edit the search expressions to match your research needs. Use EagleSearch to identify other databases to search.

EagleSearch This link opens in a new window
EBSCO's discovery service (EDS) is called EagleSearch at ORU. This interface provides access to the majority of ORU resources through a single entry point.
Quick overview of EBSCO's Discovery Service (EDS)

Listed below are examples of searches to try in EagleSearch:

Muscogee Creek Nation (keyword search)
Muscogee Creek Nation AND Okmulgee (keyword search)
Muscogee Creek Nation AND Okmulgee AND education AND (job OR career) (keyword search)
"parent child center" Tulsa
Green Country Behavioral Health"
Clarehouse

CINAHL Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Special Features: CINAHL Headings, Evidence-Based Care Sheets and Quick Lessons
Sample search to try: Muscogee Creek Nation
Full-text and citations of journal articles, evidence-based care sheets, book chapters, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, and more.
Consumer Health Complete This link opens in a new window
Sample keyword search to try: Muscogee Creek Nation
Sample article to search: "Tribe deploys diabetes prevention program" . (August 2018)
Full-text content with a health reference focus; source types include journals, books, images, videos as well as reference books and encyclopedias.
More database information from EBSCO, including title lists specific to this database.
Flash Tutoral: Consumer Health Complete Tutorial (EBSCO).
Consumer Health Complete eBook Collection is a collection of reference books and encyclopedias that provide answers to health-related questions and offer in-depth information on conditions, procedures, and treatments. They cover a wide range of topics for all ages.
Health Source: Consumer Edition This link opens in a new window
Full-text database providing consumer health information on AIDS, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, aging, fitness, nutrition, children's health, women's health; includes health-related journal articles, pamphlets, reference books, and reports.
More database information from EBSCO.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text, abstracts, and indexing of health and medical related scholarly journals; subjects include pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law, etc.
MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Full-text from biomedical and health journals; utilizes MeSH.
Advanced Searching with MEDLINE Medical Subjects Headings (MESH).
Ovid Core Nursing Collection This link opens in a new window
To limit a search to journals subscribed to by the ORU Library, select YourOvid Core Nursing Collection. Use Ovid Core Nursing Collection Full Text for all Ovid journals. See: Ovid opens new windowTutorials & short Demos.
Provides full-text of selected nursing journals as well as access to tables of contents, bibliographic citations, abstracts, and references of hundreds of scientific, technical, and medical journals.

More database information from OVID.
PLOS - Public Library of Science This link opens in a new window
From website: "PLOS publishes a suite of influential Open Access journals across all areas of science and medicine" -- Biology, Computational Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Pathogens. Covers original research from all disciplines within science and medicine. Indexed in opens new windowAcademic Search Complete, PubMed Central and several other databases, so it can be searched in a database or independently. Articles undergo opens new windoweditorial and peer review led by one of approximately 6,000 PLoS ONE Academic Editors. opens new windowLearn more. Includes article downloads, views and cited references.
PLOS ONE is multi-disciplinary and "facilitates connections within and between disciplines."
PubMed Central This link opens in a new window
Sample Keyword Search: Muscogee Creek Nation
Provides access to the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Library of Medicine free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
More database information from US National Library of Medicine.
SAGE Premier This link opens in a new window
Over 1,000 peer-reviewed journals covering a broad scope of disciplines. Offering scholarly and professional research in partnership with over 400 key societies.
ScienceDirect Databases (All) This link opens in a new window
Sample article to search: Navigation as an Intervention to Eliminate Disparities in American Indian Communities (May 2013)
Provides full-text, peer-reviewed articles from journals related to health & life sciences, physical sciences, and social & behavioral sciences.

Related Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
A scholarly multi-disciplinary full-text database with book reviews, images, and some books with full-text. Areas covered include biology, chemistry, mathematics, multicultural studies, sciences, psychology, religion and theology, women's studies and more.
More database information from EBSCO.
Basic Searching Tutorial on EBSCOhost.
Advanced Searching Tutorial on EBSCOhost.

Sample articles to search:
- "Transforming the Healthcare Referral Process" (Mar 2016)
- "The Goodness of America" (Sept. 2010) - includes information on Good Samaritan clinics in Tulsa

APA PsycArticles® This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text articles on current issues in psychology from journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations; includes all aspects of psychology, behavioral and social sciences.
(Formerly accessed as PsycARTICLES)
APA PsycInfo® This link opens in a new window
Provides citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in the field of psychology, ninety-nine percent of which is peer-reviewed; links to full-text when available.
(Formerly accessed as PsycINFO)

Sample article to search:
- "Muscogee Creek spirituality and meaning of death" (2009)

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Provides in-depth coverage of current issues related to health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.
More database information from CQ Press.
Video tutorial: CQ Researcher Tour.

Oklahoma Websites

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opens new windowOklahoma Historical Society: Muscogee Creek Nation