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CINAHL Plus with Full Text - ADVANCED Search (EBSCO)
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Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
International Clinical Educators (ICE) video database
OvidSP: SEARCH Nursing Journals
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OvidSP: NURSING JOURNALS - Title List

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EBSCO Health Resources (EBSCO from BadgerLink)
Using new EDS Search form. Access point to EBSCOhost health-specific databases. For high school, college, and adult researchers.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (BadgerLink)
MEDLINE (EBSCO from BadgerLink)
NOT Full-Text. Would need to order these through Interlibrary loan form Bibliographic database containing citations and abstracts for biomedical and health journals used by health care professionals, nurses, clinicians, and researchers.
PTSDpubs (Was PILOTS: Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress) This database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It provides citations and abstracts to the international literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health sequelae of traumatic events.(1871 - current) Literature related to traumatic stress - journal articles

Databases (Topical collection of articles, books, videos, etc.)

Merck Manuals (merckmanuals.com)
National Library of Medicine (NLM) Bookshelf (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
OpenMed.com Health Site Directory - Medical Dictionary (openmd.com) Directory of Popular Health related websites, with notes about ease of use, free, or subscription. Use multiple sources.

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Top tabs with most commonly used limits: Full text, Peer-reviewed, Last 5 Years
Example screen shot of search narrowed down to full text, peer-reviewed, and 5 years
Biggest change: Top browser link now the permanent link instead of a temporary dynamic link!

ARTICLES, BOOKS, VIDEOS's: Catalog Search: Example search for "research topic"
Use Photo ID to borrow (check out) items.
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ARTICLES: Research and decision worthy peer-reviewed articles: Example search for "research topic"
E-BOOKS: Ebsco Academic Books: Example search for "Research Topic"
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INTERNET SEACRH EXAMPLE: site:edu for "artificial intelligence OR ai OR a.i."
Results will include only websites allowed to use .edu (education) domain.
Authoritative when posted by departments or professors with a reputation to risk.
INTERNET SEARCH EXAMPLE: site:gov for "artificial intelligence OR ai OR a.i."
Results will include only websites allowed to use .gov (government) domain.
Authoritative source of data, statistics, guides, definitions, procedures, etc.
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>>>> Ask: What do they RISK by giving you misleading information?
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