Nursing Research Guide:Articles & Databases

A research guide for students in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Identifying Article Types

Sometimes you'll be looking for a specific kind of article. A peer-reviewed article, primary research, a Randomized Control Trial (RCT), or an article specifically from a Nursing journal.

If you're having trouble identifying what kind of article you're looking at, check out this Guide's pages on identifying different types of articles. Click the link above or use the blue tabs on the menu above.

Search Google Scholar

Google Scholar Search

Popular Nursing & Medical Databases

Find Nursing and Health Sciences Journals

Once you're in a database, you might need to specify further that you're exclusively interested in Nursing journals (rather than Medical or Public Health). This guide and the accompanying video will show you how to specify what journals you're looking for.

Off-Campus Access

Off-campus access to Bell Library databases and services is available for TAMUCC users only.

Students:
- Access requires a stable internet connection. You'll be asked to log in using your Island ID (the same username and password you use for Blackboard), and you'll need to authenticate using Duo Push.

Faculty & staff:
- Access requires a stable internet connection. You'll be asked to log in using your Active Directory/Outlook username and password, and then you'll need to authenticate using Duo Push.

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Interlibrary Loan

If you need anything Bell Library doesn't own, Interlibrary Loan is the service that can find those materials to you!

Usually, we'll be able to get the material in a few days, but a hard copy (like a full book or journal issue) will take us a little longer.

Don't forget: If you are currently a registered Distance Learner with the Registrar's Office or designated as a Remote Researcher; you can have books from Bell Library’s Main Collection, and borrowed interlibrary loan materials, shipped directly to your home for free. We also supply a prepaid return label for your convenience.