| Searching for articles in the core
nursing journals |
| Nursing faculty at DCCC have identified four core journals
that should be the starting point for your search. These journals are
American Journal of Nursing, MedSurg Nursing, Nursing,
and RN. Below are instructions for searching for articles
in these journals. |
| Searching for Articles in
American Journal of Nursing, MedSurg Nursing, and Nursing |
| American Journal of Nursing, MedSurg Nursing,
and Nursing are accessed through Ebsco. When searching
for articles, be sure to enter the title of the journal
you wish to search. |
- Go to the database login
page.
(you will need the password)
- Click Ebsco CINAHL under the Nursing category heading.
- Select Advanced search.
- Enter the journal title (American Journal of Nursing, Nursing,
or MedSurg Nursing) in the "Find" box
- Use the pull down menu and select "SO Publication Name".
- Enter your disease in the second box.
- Use the pull down menu and select "MJ Word in Major Subject Heading".
- Click "Search"
Full text of Nursing and MedSurg Nursing articles
are available online.
American Journal of Nursing articles are available in hard
copy only. The journal is available in the periodicals section of the
DCCC library, through intralibrary
loan at off-campus locations, and often in your hospital's library. |



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| Searching for Articles in RN |
- Go to the database login
page.
(you will need the password)
- Click Wilson OmniFile Full Text Select under the General Research
category heading.
- Enter "RN" in "Search For" box.
- Use drop down menu to change "Keyword" to "Journal Name."
- Enter your disease or condition in the second box.
- Use the drop down menu to change the "Keyword" to "Subject."
- Click "Start".
Full text of RN articles is available online. |
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