The library purchases access to hundreds of databases that allow you to search for individual journal articles. The databases listed here are most relevant for your discipline.
Learn how to more efficiently search these resources on the Database Searching (How-To) tab.
Journals articles in medicine, nursing, dentistry and other health fields.
To sign up click log in at the top right and find "sign up" at the bottom. Students can then select gmail or another sign up method. Once you have an account setup go to Preferences and add SDSU as an "outside tool." This will add in links to the full text from SDSU. Contact Margaret Henderson, Health Sciences Librarian.
PubMed screen reader instructions
Journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, conference proceedings, care plans, and pamphlets. Nursing and other allied health fields. Cited reference searching available. Pre-CINAHL contains in-process material for CINAHL.
Ebsco platform read-aloud feature and screen reader instructions
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings.
To click through to the database, click on the San Diego State University, San Diego option.
In Evidence-Based Nursing, there are two types of questions that are often asked: background questions and foreground questions. Background questions are often asked by those who are new to the field or a topic and need to know what's already well-documented.
Books compile a lot of known information into one place to provide an in-depth overview of a topic. You often learn the history and evolution of topics and practices. Books are your primary resource as you learn the basics or need background information.