Subject Guides: Nursing: CINAHL Article Database

CINAHL

CINAHL is the acronym for Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. In a nutshell, CINAHL is the go-to database for articles on all nursing related articles, as well as articles in the fields of allied health. In addition to the features listed below, it includes instructional videos, the ability to search for images and cited references.

Be sure to check out:

SEARCH TIPS for some quick tricks to develop great search strategies and find relevant results.

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CINAHL Ultimate is the new definitive resource for nursing and allied health research, providing full text for more of the most used journals in the CINAHL index than any other database. It covers more than 50 nursing specialties and includes quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, CEU modules and research instruments.

CINAHL-Search Tips Video Series

Welcome to the “Search Tips” videos for searching CINAHL.

Each video is under 5 minutes. The videos may be viewed individually or as a series.

To get started ensure you:

Have an NIC email and password
Know where to access CINAHL Ultimate (https://library.nic.bc.ca/nursing/CINAHL)
Remember that your search results only remain when you are actively on your computer. They will disappear if you leave your computer for a short space of time.

Overview of Advanced Search Page
A quick overview of the CINAHL Advanced Search page. In less than 5 minutes you will learn how to refine and limit your search so that your results are relevant to your research.
CINAHL Special Features
Learn about Evidence Based Care Sheets, Quick Lessons, Cited References, Images and Citation Matcher.
CINAHL Basic Search Tips
Some tips and tricks for phrase searching, truncation, limiting by date and peer-reviewed articles, as well as how to use AND/OR effectively.
CINAHL Add to Folder and Email to Self
Learn how to add references and articles to a folder and email them to yourself.
CINAHL Saving Searches
Create a free account so that you can save your results and search strategies to review and revise at a later date. **When you create an account, your information is hosted on the EBSCO server in the USA.**
CINAHL Advanced Search Tips
For more precise results you can limit your search terms to specific fields and you can add search boxes.

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Finding Primary Research in CINAHL

Primary Research in CINAHL
Visit this page to discover how to find primary research in CINAHL.