Finding Nursing Evidence 

CINAHL - EBSCO

PubMed

Trip database

The Cochrane Library

National Guideline Clearinghouse

MEDLINEplus

Cochrane Qualitative Research methods Group (Joanna Briggs Institute)

Evidence-based filters for:

• PubMed
• CINAHL (OVID)
• MEDLINE (OVID)

• use Advanced search
• limit by Clinical Queries filter
• limit by publication type: “Clinical Trial” ; “Practice Guidelines” ; “Systematic Review”
• limit by Evidence-Based Practice
• limit by Special Interest “Evidence-Based Practice”

• use Clinical Queries

• Advanced Search - Keywords (or title, abstract, keywords) “nurs*” and area of interest

• MeSH Search - Use MeSH “Nursing”; then MeSH for area of interest and combine using “Search History”

• Browse by condition; treatment or intervention; quality measures; organization
• Includes a guidelines in progress register (new or updated)
• Detailed search by “Intended User” – “Advanced Practice Nurse”; “Nurse”; “Hospital”; etc.
• Detailed search by “Clinical Specialty” – “Nursing”; etc.
• Detailed search by “IOM Care Needs” and “IOM Domain”