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As always, start your research at the Shimberg Health Sciences Library homepage http://www.library.hsc.usf.edu

Nursing Research. EBSCO. CINAHL. Library Hours Mon. - Fri. 7:30 am – 11:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Sunday 12:00 noon – 11:00 pm. C umulative I ndex to N ursing and A llied H ealth L iterature. Where to Find Information.

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  1. Nursing Research EBSCO CINAHL Library Hours Mon. - Fri. 7:30 am – 11:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Sunday 12:00 noon – 11:00 pm Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature Where to Find Information • CINAHL, the primary database for scholarly research articles in the nursing and allied health literature, is a collection of over 2, 850 journals and contains more than 1,000,000 records dating back to 1982. In addition to nursing, it also contains scientific, medical, and technical journals, book chapters, and dissertations. • Our CINAHL pamphlet provides an in depth look at features and options. To maximize your success, do the following: • Sign In to My EBSCO host. You can save your searches and use other features. Create your own username and password. • The Advanced Search provides many options to refine your search: subject headings, text words, author, etc. • Peer Reviewed is a check-box option that limits your search results to Peer Reviewed (refereed) articles. There are many limits and subsets options to use. • Use the icon to access online full text journals available from the library. • Search results can be printed, emailed, or downloaded. Reference Hours Mon. – Fri. 9:00 am – 5:00 pm As always, start your research at the Shimberg Health Sciences Library homepage http://www.library.hsc.usf.edu Telephone Numbers Information 974-2243 Circulation 974-2243 Course Registration 974-2990 Education 974-2990 Interlibrary Loan 974-2123 Reference 974-2288 Serials 974-9080 GME Librarian 396-9667 Direct links to the databases in this guide are on the library homepage. Director: Beverly A. Shattuck, MS, MBA Hinks & Elaine Shimberg Health Sciences Library University of South Florida 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC-31 Tampa, FL 33612 03/09

  2. Up-to-date, full-text, medical, health, and wellness information from journals, pamphlets, authoritative medical sources, and pertinent Web sites. All searches include the PDR Family Guides to: Prescription Drugs; Over-the-Counter Drugs; and Natural Medicines and Healing Therapies. Provides access to: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine - for diseases and medical conditions Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine - for diseases and medical conditions Medical & Health Information Directory – search for: 1. Health organizations, agencies, schools 2. Journals, newsletters, publishers and Web sites 3. Hospitals and health care facilities, programs, and special care. PsycINFO Get online, full text articles in PubMed! Change the Display option from Summary to Abstractand look for the Online/In Print icons. Also, use the ‘Limits’ feature to select Nursing Journals from the Subsets option (see the PubMed for Nursing guide. Use the link on the library homepage.) Produced by the American Psychological Association PsycINFO covers the scholarly professional and academic literature in psychology and the related disciplines of medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, health administration, law, public health, and more. Original research and journal articles, literature reviews, reports of surveys, case studies, theoretical discussions, bibliographies, and descriptions of tests and apparatus are also included. Indexed materials are selected from more than 1,300 journals as well as book chapters and books in the English language. Most records have abstracts. HAPI Health and Psychosocial Instruments HAPI provides access to information on measurement instruments (i.e., rating scales, questionnaires, index measures, interview schedules, checklists, coding schemes/ manuals, projective techniques, vignettes/ scenarios, tests) in the health and psychosocial sciences. HAPI assists to identify measures needed for research studies, grant proposals, program evaluation, client/patient assessment, class papers/projects, and theses/dissertations. HAPI does not provide the actual instrument, but does provide analysis, evaluation, and citations to locating a variety of instruments. • Questions? Study guides, tutorials, and more are available on the homepage links. • Tips and Guides Searching link for: • Tutorial for using CINAHL (quick tips) • Tutorial for PubMed • Frequently Asked Questions link for: • Reference header • Nursing Instruments and Nursing Theorists • How to cite a resource (APA style guides) • Where to find statistics • Consumer Health • The FAQ may also provide answers to your questions about Services, Computing, Books and Journals, and other Reference topics. This database is a subset of Health and Wellness Resource Center. Simultaneous Users: 5 Users This multi-source database provides access to full text nursing and allied health journals, plus a wide variety of personal health information sources. 40 full-text nursing and allied health journals. "Virtual" Martindale's Nursing Center A compilation of links to online nursing resources, some free, some for sale, some are by USF subscription. Electronic journals, Online reference resources, and interactive courses, databases, and tutorials.

  3. Up-to-date, full-text, medical, health, and wellness information from journals, pamphlets, authoritative medical sources, and pertinent Web sites. All searches include the PDR Family Guides to: Prescription Drugs; Over-the-Counter Drugs; and Natural Medicines and Healing Therapies. Provides access to: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine - for diseases and medical conditions Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine - for diseases and medical conditions Medical & Health Information Directory – search for: 1. Health organizations, agencies, schools 2. Journals, newsletters, publishers and Web sites 3. Hospitals and health care facilities, programs, and special care. PsycINFO HAPI Produced by the American Psychological Association Get online, full text articles in PubMed! Change the Display option from Summary to Abstractand look for the Online/In Print icons. Also, use the ‘Limits’ feature to select Nursing Journals from the Subsets option (see the PubMed for Nursing guide. Use the link on the library homepage.) Health and Psychosocial Instruments PsycINFO covers the scholarly professional and academic literature in psychology and the related disciplines of medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, health administration, law, public health, and more. Original research and journal articles, literature reviews, reports of surveys, case studies, theoretical discussions, bibliographies, and descriptions of tests and apparatus are also included. Indexed materials are selected from more than 1,300 journals as well as book chapters and books in the English language. Most records have abstracts. HAPI provides access to information on measurement instruments (i.e., rating scales, questionnaires, index measures, interview schedules, checklists, coding schemes/ manuals, projective techniques, vignettes/ scenarios, tests) in the health and psychosocial sciences. HAPI assists to identify measures needed for research studies, grant proposals, program evaluation, client/patient assessment, class papers/projects, and theses/dissertations. HAPI does not provide the actual instrument, but does provide analysis, evaluation, and citations to locating a variety of instruments. • Questions? Study guides, tutorials, and more are available on the homepage links. • Tips and Guides Searching link for: • Tutorial for using CINAHL (quick tips) • Tutorial for PubMed • Frequently Asked Questions link for: • Reference header • Nursing Instruments and Nursing Theorists • How to cite a resource (APA style guides) • Where to find statistics • Consumer Health • The FAQ may also provide answers to your questions about Services, Computing, Books and Journals, and other Reference topics. Another source of full- text, nursing and allied health articles. Just click the Lexis-Nexis link. Search for FULL-TEXT articles in three areas: Medical News – articles from medical and health news sources covering healthcare Medical Journals – articles from medical and health journals covering a wide range of medical topics Abstracts – The National Library of Medicine’s Medline (PubMed)

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