CINAHL
CINAHL provides articles about nursing, allied health, biomedical, consumer health journals, and publications of the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing.
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CINAHL Headings
To find a CINAHL headings, go to advanced search and type in the keyword. Check the Suggest Subject Terms box to the right. See example below.
CINAHL will provide a list of CINAHL headings. If you want to search one of these terms, check the box next to the term and add it to the search box. CINAHL headings that may help you locate evidence-based literature include: nursing practice, evidence-based or evidence-based medicine.
It is best to search CINAHL using Advanced Search. The advanced search function has a Refine Search tab that can be used to add limits to your search. Limits that you might want to use in CINALH include:
- Publication year
- Evidence based practice
- Journal subset (limit to nursing journals, peer-reviewed journals, etc.)
- Publication type (limit to case study, clinical trial, practice guidelines, etc.)
- Language
- Gender
- Age Group
- Special Interest (Evidence based practice)
