CINAHL, the online version of the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, indexes articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, audiovisuals, research instruments, etc., for the nursing and allied health fields. The online version covers 1982 to the present and is updated monthly.
Assessing an Information Need [PDF]
Using CINAHL [PDF]
CINAHL Step-by-Step Search Guide [PDF]
CINAHL Subheading/Document Type/Limits Information [PDF]
Finding nursing literature published prior to 1982
Nursing classifications in CINAHL
University of Florida CINAHL tutorial
Searching the Nursing Literature from Kent State University Libraries. Guest login available.
Go to the Mulford Library's Web page, click on the "CINAHL" link, and scroll down the resulting page; or go directly to CINAHL [on-campus access - off-campus access].Access to CINAHL is restricted to those who are on campus or who are registered with the University Libraries or other OhioLINK library.
While CINAHL is the main database that is used to identify nursing literature, the Library also provides access to other databases that contain nursing information:HealthSource Nursing/Academic Edition [off-campus access]
ProQuest Nursing [off-campus access]
PsycINFO - This is a psychology database that includes nursing information. For more information on what PsycINFO has to offer, see PsycINFO Interdiciplinary Applications: Nursing from the APA web site.
Contact Mulford Reference Assistance at (419) 383-4218 or MulfordReference@utoledo.edu. Chat and IM reference is also available.
