CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) is one of best databases to use when searching for journal articles related to nursing. Unlike more general databases (e.g., Academic Search Complete), virtually all content in CINHAL is related to nursing and healthcare. There are other excellent nursing databases,that you should learn about (see this list), but becoming comfortable with searching CINAHL will help jumpstart your ability to conduct quality research.
CINAHL Basic Searching
The configuration of CINAHL presented in this video may be slightly different than the one used at MSUM, but the information shown is still useful.
CINAHL Advanced Tutorial
As with the video above, the configuration of CINAHL presented in this video may be slightly different than the one used at MSUM, but the information shown is still useful.
Using CINAHL/MeSH Headings
As with the video above, the configuration of CINAHL presented in this video may be slightly different than the one used at MSUM, but the information shown is still useful.
