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Evidence Appraisal for Nurses

For students in Prof. Knight's class.

Picking a Database

Cochrane Collection
The Cochrane Collection combines several databases providing high-quality, independent evidence to inform health care decision-making including: the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and the Cochrane Methodology Register. Coverage: 1982 - present

CINAHL Plus with Full Text
A core research tool for nursing and allied health fields. Provides full text for over 770 of the journals indexed in CINAHL, including many of the most heavily used titles, beginning in 1962.

Coverage: 1937 - present

MEDLINE
MEDLINE is the National Library of Medicine journal citation database. It provides over 31 million references to biomedical and life sciences journal articles published worldwide. MEDLINE is a subset of PubMed. Coverage: 1946 - present

Ovid Journals (full text content)
Full text access to over 120 publications in 100+ specialty areas. Exclusive access to the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Coverage 1860 - current. Journal access limited to 1 or 2 simultaneous users.

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Last Updated: Feb 17, 2025 10:33 AM
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Subjects: Nursing

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