Databases: Health Sciences: Nursing

AccessScience VCU

Online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. Includes embedded video and images in the articles which can be downloaded for use in class presentations and demonstrations.

Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities VCU

Search and select journals most likely to publish your manuscript. Covers business, computer science, education, health administration, nursing, psychology and psychiatry. Includes submission guidelines, circulation, contacts, and acceptance rates.

CHEMnetBASE VCU

A collection of chemical and chemical related dictionaries. It includes Handbook of Physics and Chemistry. The dictionaries are renowned for quick search for chemical and physical properties of compounds.

CINAHL Plus with Full Text VCU

Coverage: 1937 - present

Expanded version of the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature with full text for over 600 journals, plus evidence-based care sheets, legal cases, drug records, and more than 200 books.

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry of clinical trials in the U.S. and around the world. Provides information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations and contacts for more details.

Cochrane Library VCU

Database of systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare. Includes Database of Systematic Reviews, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness, Controlled Trials Register, and Review Methodology.

The Cochrane Collaboration 

Colloquium Digital Library of Life Sciences: Collection One VCU

Collection of e-books of dynamic Research & Development topics written by leading scientists around the world.

CRCnetBASE VCU

CRCnetBASE is a collection of over 6,000 electronic books that span over 40 disciplines in 34 separate collections. VCU Libraries does not subscribe to all the collections, but abstracts are available for all entries.

Dissertations and Theses Full Text (ProQuest) VCU

Coverage: 1637 - present

Full text for most dissertations from 1997 to the present. Includes full text for some earlier dissertations, along with over 2.4 million dissertations and theses citations from around the world.

eBook Collection from EBSCOhost VCU

A collection of thousands of electronic books from leading university, trade and professional publishers. Formerly NetLibrary.

FIRSTConsult VCU

Evidence-based primary care information designed to be used at point-of-care. Tools for differential diagnosis, evaluation and management of medical conditions, patient education and procedures skills review.

Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) VCU

Coverage: 1985 - present

Information on measurement instruments (e.g., questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, index measures, tests, etc.) in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information science.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition VCU

Coverage: 1975 - present

Citations and abstracts to articles in more than 800 nursing, allied health and medical journals. Over 500 journals include the full-text articles. In addition, drug patient education sheets are available from the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide.

MEDLINE/PubMed VCU

The primary database of information in biomedical and health sciences fields.

MEDLINEplus

Extensive guide to health information resources. Includes common diseases and conditions, dictionaries, organizations, clearinghouses, publications, directories, consumer health libraries, MEDLINE and other medical databases.

New York Times VCU

Coverage: 1851 - 2006

More than a newspaper for an American city, the New York Times is an international record of national and world news, as well as personal stories of how events affect individuals.

Nursing Health Assessment Video Series VCU

Presents the basics of nursing health assessment and techniques of interviewing, performing the physical assessment, and collecting data.

PubMed/MEDLINE VCU

The primary database of information in biomedical and health sciences fields.

Royal Society of Chemistry Journals VCU

Portal to full runs of high-impact journals in all areas of the chemical sciences.

SpringerLink VCU

Coverage: 1990-present

Collection of world's leading interactive databases of high quality Science, Technology and Medicine journals, book series, books and reference works.

STAT!Ref Electronic Medical Library VCU

Full-text cross-searchable reference books for the health professional. Includes Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment and DSM-IV-TR.

STTI Registry of Nursing Research

Searchable database of over 10,000 nursing research studies; from Sigma Theta Tau International, the International Honor Society of Nursing.