Journal Articles

How to Find Journal Articles

The following are the primary databases used to find journal articles, book chapters, and other information on nursing.

Database Name	Full Text	Remote Access	Help
Ovid SP CINAHL Search for articles from nearly every English-language nursing journal. Journals from related fields such as health education, social services, and medical technology are also covered.	Yes	Log In	Info
Ovid SP MEDLINE Search for articles from journals in the fields of medicine, pre-clinical sciences, dentistry, and allied health, as well as nursing. The list of nursing journals covered in MEDLINE is not as comprehensive as that of CINAHL.	Yes	Log In	Info
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Provides access to 550 full-text journals, including numerous nursing and allied health journals.	Yes	Pitt VPN	Info
Ovid SP PsycINFO Contains information on books and journal articles in the field of psychology, as well as the psychological aspects of nursing, medicine, and psychiatry.	Yes	Log In	Info
PubMed Another version of the MEDLINE database, available free to the public from the National Library of Medicine.	Yes	Log In	Info

Database Name	Full Text	Remote Access	Help
Academic Search Premier Contains information on articles from over 8000 scholarly journals from the social sciences, sciences, and humanities as well as current events/news magazines and popular magazines.	Yes	Pitt VPN	Info
AMED Search for articles related to complementary medicine, palliative care, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation, and related fields.	Yes	Log In	Info
Business Source Premier Contains information on articles from nearly 9000 business and management journals, including information related to health administration, health policy, and the health insurance industry.	Yes	Pitt VPN	Info
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI) Provides access to information about measures (questionnaires, checklists, rating scales) used by health and social science researchers.	Yes	Log In	Info
INSPEC Contains information on journal articles covering the fields of information technology, computer sciences and related disciplines. May be useful as a nursing informatics resource.	Yes	Pitt VPN	Info
Social Work Abstracts Contains information on journal articles from the fields of social work and human services.	Yes	Pitt VPN	Info