NURS 317 - Spirtuality in Nursing
Nursing Theory I Library Class Help Page
Learning About Spirituality in Nursing
Try these online resources:
- e-book: Spirituality in Nursing: From Traditional to New Age (2nd edition, 2006)
- e-book: Making sense of spirituality in nursing and health care practice : an interactive approach (2nd edition, 2006)
- Article : Using the Synergy Model to Provide Spiritual Nursing Care in Critical Care Settings
- Stat!Ref: Searching on nursing and spirituality provided wonderful information resources.
Finding Library Materials
The snapshot of the Library Homepage below highlights the Find menu which is a good starting point to find various library resources, such as books, articles, journals, subject guides, etc..
Starting your Research
You may want to start off by gathering background information from books, many of which are available online. Several books are listed above. If you specifically want online books (e-books), please see the Finding Online Books Guide.
Try the following database to cross-search many medical reference books
After gathering background information on your topic, you will want to focus your search in general and research databases to find articles on your topic. When doing research from off-campus, you will need to log-on to use databases and other online resources licensed by FSU. Simply use your MyFSU username and password to log-on. For more information on off-campus database access, click here.
Finding Information using FLITE Databases
PubMed
This is the largest biomedical database, with over 20 million citations. Search using keywords and then limit your search if necessary using the Advanced Search, related articles link, or selecting the Review link to see only review articles. The Related Citations link works really well in PubMed, so when you find an article that is on topic, click on Related Citations! You may want to search on spirituality and nursing and use the Limits link, and scroll to the bottom of the limits page and under Search Field Tags select Title so your keywords are only searched in the title.
To get the full text of the articles, you must click into the PubMed record, then click on the Find It link. For more information on getting the full text of articles, see the Obtaining the Full-Text of Articles section below.
Click here for PubMed tutorials
CINAHL
The Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health (CINAHL) currently gathers information from more than 1800 journals. Consider using the Advanced Search, where you can add many limits to your search. Once you've run your initial search, scroll down the results, and use the left-hand sidebar and click on Subject Major Heading and update your topic so it is the primary subject. You can narrow and expand your search using the many options available in this database.
To get the full text of the articles, click on the Find It link. For more information on getting the full text of articles, see the Obtaining the Full-Text of Articles section below.
PsycINFO and PsycArticles
This psychology database cross-searches many journals that will provide you with wonderful information regarding spirituality and nursing. When you find an interesting article, click into the record, and you can then click on the check boxes next to the relevant Descriptors, and click on the Go button to rerun your search with those topics (descriptors).
To get the full text of the articles, click on the Find It link. For more information on getting the full text of articles, see the Obtaining the Full-Text of Articles section below.
Obtaining the Full-Text of Articles
In some databases you will see an option for a Text version of the document or a PDF version. In general, the PDF version is preferable as it is most often a scanned version of the original and will therefore contain the graphics. When e-mailing, printing, or saving a group of articles, be sure to select the full-text or PDF option if available.
Some databases contain little full-text, but allow you to link out to Ferris' holdings or the interlibrary loan request form. You will notice the Find it! links following individual citations that will indicate the availability of the article online, in the library, or the need to interlibrary loan the article. Click on the Go button and you will be taken to the online version, library holdings record, or interlibrary loan form to obtain the article you desire. See the example below:
Sample Journal Article Link-Out:
Evaluating your Articles
Before requesting articles from interlibrary loan, please review the abstract and make sure that the article is on-topic. Also, please insure that the article is in a language that you speak, as some databases, such as PubMed index many non-English articles that have abstracts written in English. After you have evaluated the topical coverage and language of the article, please do not hesitate to request it through interlibrary loan if it is not available on campus.
Getting Library Help
• Call us at the oval information desk: (231) 591-3602
• E-mail the reference desk or e-mail
Ali.
• Chat with us
Other Useful Library Links
Library Homepage
Find Articles: Look for articles using FLITE's databases.
Find Journals: Look for journals by doing title searches.
Find Books and More: Look for books, videos, and other library holdings.
APA Citation Style Guide: Learn basics about APA style, a prevalent citation format in the medical field.
Any more questions? Contact: Alison (Ali) Konieczny / Email / Phone: 231-591-3696 / Office: FLITE 315
Don't forget, you are welcome to come to the Oval Information Desk and ask for help any time. You can also call us 231-591-3602 or chat with us.
Last update: Sept 14, 2010