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Features of Journal Articles:

Also known as peer-reviewed or academic articles, they are written by experts and/or highly trained professionals in a particular field.
The rigorous peer-review process ensures articles are vetted and fact-checked before publication.
Journal articles typically focus on a topic through a very narrow lens.

Find Journal Articles:

CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
The Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature database indexes more than 5,300 journals and provides full text for 1,400 journals. Includes research instruments, clinical trials, and continuing education modules.
Nursing Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new window
Evidence-based resource, providing quick reference at the point-of-care including: disease and condition overviews, evidence-based care sheets, nursing cultural competencies, patient education handouts, and point-of-care drug information.
MEDLINE Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full text for over 1,800 medical journals, and abstracts from over 5,400 current biomedical journals indexed by the National Library of Medicine.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed, a free National Library of Medicine database, includes over 27 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals.
Alt Health Watch This link opens in a new window
In-depth coverage of complementary and alternative medicine. This database provides full text articles from international and often peer-reviewed journals, reports and proceedings, as well as association and consumer newsletters. Also includes pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts.
1984 - present.
BioMed Central This link opens in a new window
BioMed Central is an STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) publisher of 293 peer-reviewed open access journals. The portfolio of journals spans all areas of biology, biomedicine and medicine and includes broad interest titles.
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) This link opens in a new window
Focused primarily on systematic reviews that evaluate the effects of health care interventions and the delivery and organization of health services. Includes the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE) and the NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED). Hosted by the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination at the University of York (UK).
DSM Library This link opens in a new window
Online access to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR). Also includes DSM-5™, DSM-5™ Handbook of Differential Diagnosis, and DSM-5™ Clinical Cases.
Information on how to cite the DSM-5 in APA Style, can be found in the APA Style Guide: Diagnostic Manual References.
Health Source: Consumer Edition This link opens in a new window
Indexing for nearly 600 periodicals as well as pamphlets and book sections for general health, nutrition and professional health care. Provides access to nearly 80 full-text, consumer health magazines.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
Provides access to 550+ scholarly full text journals, most of which are peer-reviewed. Includes the AHFS Consumer Medication Information, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.
Journals@Ovid This link opens in a new window
Full-text for over 110 health care journals and searchable abstracts for more than 3,000 health science & science journals.
To limit to full-text, check "Ovid Full Text Available" near bottom of search screen. truncation $
Nutrition Care Manual This link opens in a new window
For those interested in nutrition and geared primarily to registered dietitians: a client education library of evidence-based nutrition education materials, cutting-edge clinical nutrition resources, and a customizable diet manual.
NOTE: There are a limited number of simultaneous users. Please logout after use.
Ovid Nursing Database This link opens in a new window
Includes Journals@Ovid and indexing information from MEDLINE, the United States National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database. Has options to limit to 'Ovid Full Text Available' and to ' Include Related Terms' using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).
PEDro This link opens in a new window
PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database) is a free database of over 38,000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
PEDro is produced by Musculoskeletal Health Sydney, School of Public Health at the University of Sydney and is hosted by Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA).
Primal Pictures: Anatomy & Physiology Online (Bloomsburg Only) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to 20 modules with clear 3D images and interactive models, narrated animations and illustrations, dissection slides for labeling, clinical case studies, the impact of aging on each body system, pronunciation guide, quizzes and more.
For instructions in using, view a pdf User Guide, a 7 minute video, or a longer 35-minute online tutorial.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Full-text journals primarily in the health sciences.

If full text is not available, request on InterLibrary Loan.
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SAGE Journals Online This link opens in a new window
Full-text journals in health sciences, social sciences and humanities, materials sciences and engineering, and life and biomedical sciences.
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Features of Scholarly Books:

Due to the length, they typically cover a topic more broadly than journal articles.
They are typically written for a larger audience than journal articles.
They may contain a collection of related chapters by different authors.

Important Note: In most cases you'll only use a chapter or two for your research so don't be scared off by the length of a book.

Find Books:

Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
Search for materials in the Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, and Mansfield libraries plus online books, online media, and government publications.
Oxford Scholarship Online This link opens in a new window
Access to over 16,000 scholarly books from Oxford University Press, covering subjects ranging from the humanities, social sciences, sciences, medicine, to law.
Limit to available items on the results page.

Encyclopedia of Nursing Research by Joyce J. Fitzpatrick
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9780826133045
Publication Date: 2017-07-01
Proposal Writing for Clinical Nursing and DNP Projects by Wanda Bonnel; Katharine Smith
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9780826144430
Publication Date: 2017-07-01
Teaching in Nursing and Role of the Educator, Second Edition by Marilyn H. Oermann (Editor); Jennie C. De Gagne (Editor); Beth Cusatis Phillips (Editor)
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9780826140135
Publication Date: 2017-08-28

eBook Central This link opens in a new window
Ebooks in all academic subject areas.

Websites:

National Institutes of Health
The mission of the NIH is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone. Today the National Institutes of Health is one of the world's foremost medical research centers, and the Federal focal point for medical research in the United States.
United States CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This website is the CDC's primary online communication channel. CDC.gov provides users with credible, reliable health information on a variety of topics.
allnurses.com
Nursing news, discussions and related information.
Nursing World
A wealth of information compiled by the American Nurses Association.
American Nurses Association
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is the premier organization representing the interests of the nation's 4 million registered nurses.
EthnoMED
Contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and related topics pertinent to the health care of immigrants to Seattle or the U.S.
Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
Drugs.com
Drug side effects, interactions, and use. Pill identifier.
Advance for Nurses
Online access to a trade publication for nursing. Good source for continuing education, jobs, etc.
Medscape - Nurses News & Perspective
A current awareness website, which requires you to create a free login.

Find Statistics and Data:

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista.com consolidates statistical data on over 80,000 topics from more than 22,500 sources.

United States CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This website is the CDC's primary online communication channel. CDC.gov provides users with credible, reliable health information on a variety of topics.
PA health statistics
PA Department of Health

Statistical Abstract of the U.S. Online This link opens in a new window
Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Data Sources
To improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans
Data.Census.Gov
Housing, population, economic, and geographic data from the Census Bureau. Formerly known as American Factfinder.
FastStats
Quick access to data from the National Center for Health Statistics
Health.gov
Portal for health-related information from the government
HealthyPeople 2020 Data
Search HP2020 objective data by topic area or data source.
U. S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
Use the American Community Survey to look up information on a community.
U. S. Census Bureau New American Fact Finder
Use the New American FactFinder to find more detailed information.
Center for Rural Pennsylvania
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania is a bipartisan, bicameral legislative agency that serves as a resource for rural policy within the Pennsylvania General Assembly. PA has nearly 3.5 million rural residents.
Policy Map
Provides free access to a limited amount of data; some data only available by subscription.
https://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/Data
Serves as Pennsylvania's official source of population and economic statistics. Acts as Pennsylvania's liaison to the Census Bureau, and the state's representative to the Federal-State Cooperative Programs for Population Estimates and for Population Projections. Housed within the Institute of State and Regional Affairs at Penn State Harrisburg.

Features of News Articles:

Written by journalists and typically reviewed by one or more editors.
Can provide in the moment coverage of current events.
Written for a broad audience.

Find News Articles:

Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Selected full text for 40+ national (U.S.) and international newspapers,full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 389 regional (U.S.) newspapers.
New York Times (Account Activation) This link opens in a new window
Use this link to activate your New York Times online subscription. Once created, you can access nytimes.com directly on the web or mobile app. Includes breaking news, multimedia, opinion, blogs, videos and more.
NOTE: Create your account using your university email.
Includes access to archived articles between 1851-2002 (5 pdf downloads per day per user)

Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
Offers more than 68,000 titles spanning of subject areas of anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. More than 14,000 titles are exclusive to AVON, including content-types: documentaries, films, demonstrations, etc.
Films on Demand (Library-Owned) This link opens in a new window
List of 16 Films on Demand videos owned by CU. To view, select film title, click on Online Access, then on Full text available at: Films on Demand Own.
Films On Demand: Nursing Collection This link opens in a new window
Collection of nursing streaming videos covering a range of topics covering Academic Success Skills; Career Development and Exploration; Diseases, Disorders and Disabilities; Nursing Foundations; Patient Care and Interventions; Skills; and Special Topics in Nursing.

DNP Projects completed to fulfill degree requirements for the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at Bloomsburg University are added to the Bloomsburg University Research Commons, the institutional repository maintained by the Andruss Library. Projects are viewable at the link below.

DNP Projects at Bloomsburg University
Projects completed beginning in 2018/2019 to the present.

Search Everything

Search Everything is the library's equivalent to Google. In addition to searching everything in the Library's Catalog (books, ebooks, media, etc.) it also searches most of our databases containing journal articles and other electronic resources.

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