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Nursing & Medicine
Databases
CINAHL with full text (EBSCO)  
Full text nursing & allied health journal articles
CINAHL video (5 min., captioned)
CINAHL Headings video (6 min., captioned)
Nursing and Allied Health Collection (Gale)
Full Text coverage of the nursing profession, direct patient care and health care administration
Ovid Nursing Journals
Full text access to four core nursing titles: AJN, Cancer Nursing, MCN & Nursing
Ovid Nursing Journals video
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health
Full text nursing and allied health journals that complements titles in CINAHL
ProQuest video (3 min., captioned)
PubMed
Scholarly articles & citations in life sciences. Includes articles from Medline.
PubMed video (1 min., captioned)
Science Direct
Full text peer reviewed health and life sciences journals
ScienceDirect video (5 min., captioned, no sound)
NUR 60 - Course specific resources
Assignment for Summer Term
Use this research guide to learn how to do research as a nursing student. At the beginning of Summer term, you will receive an assignment (pdf) with a list of research questions. You will be paired with another student and assigned a particular question to research. You are expected to:
- Read this guide
- Watch the videos in this guide
- Research the question you were assigned
- Present your research to your peers during our library instruction session
Resources
Nursing Department Writing Standard (PDF)
Research Databases video (5 min., captioned)
Search Tips handout (PDF)
Approved Nursing Journal List
The nursing program requires you to use articles from the approved list of nursing journals (PDF).
If you want to use an article that is not from a journal on the approved list, you must have instructor permission. Find out if CGCC subscribes to a specific publication.
Online Videos
Intelecom Online
Websites
Emergency Medicine
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)
National Institute for Urban Search and Rescue (NIUSR)
Health
MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus en Español
State of Oregon: Public Health Division
World Health Organization (WHO)
Nursing
American Nurses Association
National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA)
Oregon State Board of Nursing
Practice Tests
Databases
LearningExpress Library
Practice tests & tutorials for standardized tests, career skill-building, writing resumes, etc. You need to create a free login to start.
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About the Library
Use your library card to access library resources from any computer with an Internet connection. If you don't have one, use our online request form.
Before You Start
Think carefully about the topic. What are the best places to find information on that topic?
Research Databases video (5 min., captioned)
General Interest vs. Scholarly
Scholarly articles are usually written by experts for other experts and tend to be technical and contain professional jargon. General interest articles are written for the general public and are less technical.
Finding Books
Library Catalog - Find books, ebooks, & media
EBL Ebook Library - Search for ebooks
WorldCat - Search millions of books on all topics.
Click "Request Item through Interlibrary Loan" to request items.
Borrow from Other Libraries
If CGCC doesn't have the book or article you want, use this online form to request it from another library. Articles take 3-14 days, books 5-14 days.
Using Websites
Think critically! Remember, anyone can put anything on the internet.
Creating Citations
Comprehensive information on how to format your paper and create citations.
How to Get Research Help
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