Information Resources for Nurses Web Portal

With such a broad array of information resources and services available through the Internet, Web searchers can become lost in an information jungle. Web portals — Web sites that serve as a gateway to information resources in a specialized area — can help searchers negotiate this maze.

With this in mind, HSLS librarians have created Information Resources for Nurses <www.hsls.pitt.edu/guides/students/nursing>, a Web portal to help nurses locate relevant, authoritative health information. The Web site development serves as a good starting point for University of Pittsburgh nursing students, UPMC professional nurses, and anyone interested in locating research information in the field of nursing.

Key portal topics include:

  • Descriptive information about online databases of particular interest to nurses, including CINAHL, MEDLINE, and PsycINFO
  • How to access databases from a computer on the University of Pittsburgh campus or at a UPMC facility, as well as remotely from a personal computer
  • A help guide for searching the CINAHL and MEDLINE databases
  • How to access HSLS full-text electronic journals and reference books
  • Evaluating Internet Web sites for valid and authoritative health information
  • Links to recommended health information Web sites
  • A link to the APA Style Manual for Electronic Media and URLs

Turn to the HSLS Information Resources for Nurses Web portal for quick and efficient access to nursing research information.

--Jill E. Foust

Links and information are up-to-date when published but are not updated after publication.

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