Below are the "best bet" databases for researching within the health sciences, see descriptions of these research tools, their potential uses and the types of resources that can be discovered below.
CINAHL stands for Cumulated Index in Nursing and Allied Health Literature. CINAHL Complete provides indexing of over 3,800 top nursing and allied health literature available including nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses Association. Literature indexed in CINAHL covers a wide range of topics including nursing, biomedicine, health sciences, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. CINAHL also provides access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, audiovisuals, book chapters and summarized evidence-based resources such as care sheets and quick lessons.
How to search and find resources (including articles) for an assignment.
Once you have chosen a database from the A to Z list to search in (find help with choosing here), you will need search strategies for finding information related to your topic:
Evaluate your search results. Are they relevant to your topic? Are there enough or too many results? If not, change your search terms, think of synonyms (words that mean the same or similar thing) that you could also search. Several searches may have to be done before finding information on your topic. Sometimes, you may need more background research or have to make changes to your topic based on what you find.