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Nursing Databases: Use These To Find Articles
Full-text titles cited in CINAHL supporting specialized care, treatment, and patient management.
The Cochrane Library is a collection of six databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making, and a seventh database that provides information about Cochrane groups
Consumer heath resource has full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and much more.
Full text not found? Use OneSearch or ProQuest search boxes on main library page to search for article title.
ProQuest Ebook Central
DNP Quality Improvement links
Quality improvement usually includes clarifying best practices - a literature review of what is currently known on the topic using medical databases.
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Using Pico To Search
Finding Tests & Measures
Generally, sources provide descriptions but not the actual test instruments. Journal articles may include a portion or example of a test instrument. You might locate the actual test instrument by:
Note: You need the copyright holder's permission to use the test if you plan to publish your research.
PsyArticles - In advance search, select TM Test & Measures as the search field. This field captures the tests and measures used in research study. It may be in the body or with an Appended label: Tests and Measures: Quest Atlantis Commitment Questionnaire (Appended)
CINAHL Plus - In advance search, select Instrumentation as the search field.
For other databases, search for your topic AND Test & Measures as the Subject search term. Look for alternate subjects such as inventory, questionnaire, assessments, or rating.
For reviews of tests, see Mental Measurements Yearbooks and Tests in Print.
Other books may be available that are specific to a discipline.