NURS 440
Leadership in Nursing
Find Articles in Databases (Cross-search numerous journals at the same time)
CINAHL
The Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health (CINAHL) currently gathers information from more than 1800 journals. Use the CINAHL Headings subtab to get more subject-specific information on various topics. When you have found your subject heading, you may click on it to break your topic down by subdivision. For example, you may wish to search the CINAHL Headings for Nurse managers or Nurse Administrators, then Search Database with the selected term and subheading.
PubMed
This is the largest biomedical database, with over 18 million citations. Because the database is so large, you may want to use the Advanced Search or Limits tab to narrow your search. Consider using the bottom pull-down menu from the Advanced Search or Limits tab to limit your keywords to being searched in only the Title or Title and Abstract. Make the Related Articles link your friend - it works very well for finding similar articles once you have found a relevant article.
Click here for a PubMed tutorial.
General OneFile
This is a general database that will be useful for searching about any topic you can come up with! The default search is a Subject Guide Search, allowing you to search one topic at a time. In the subject guide search, a search on Nurse Administrators will bring up over 900 results that you can narrow by Subdivision. If you are having difficulties finding the proper subject term, switch to the Basic Search or Advanced Search and perform a keyword search. Also use the Basic Search or Advanced Search if combining search terms. In the Advanced Search you can limit your articles to particular journals, as well as to full-text, peer-reviewed, etc.
Click here for a General OneFile Database Guide.ABI Inform
This business database contains a wealth of information on leadership and management. If you search on nurse managers, note the Narrow Your Results box that gives you suggestions for refining your search.
Find Articles in Nursing Journals Relevant to Leadership in Nursing:
Instead of cross-searching numerous journals at the same time, as you are doing in the databases above, you can search the contents of individual journals such as:
Strategies for nurse managers
Nursing administration quarterly
The Journal of nursing administration
Journal of nursing management
Nursing management
Nurse leader
Nursing economics
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 image below.
Sample 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.
Other Useful Library Links
Find Articles in Databases:
Choose your topic area, and proceed from there.
Find Journals:
Look for journals by doing title, keyword, or subject searches.
Find library materials in the Online Catalog:
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.
RefWorks Tutorial:
Need help using RefWorks? Check out this extensive tutorial that can assist you with using RefWorks. Don't miss the A-Z database exporting guide that will show you how to use all of the FLITE databases with RefWorks.
RefWorks Direct Link:
Learn how to use this helpful citation management tool. Put citations in APA style, MLA, Chicago, etc. with RefWorks.
Nurse Organizations for Nursing Leadership
American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE)
Michigan Organization of Nurse Executives (MONE)
AACN Nurse Managers Resources
Online Books about Management Topics
Excellence in Supervision: Essential Skills for the Nurse Supervisor : Try searching within this book for the keyword delegation. The Search Document option appears above the Table of Contents, then click on the button with the arrow next to the magnifying glass to see each time the word appears. The First Time Manager: Check out chapter 30 on Delegation!
Any more questions? Contact: Alison (Ali) Konieczny / Email / Phone: 231-591-3696 / Office: FLITE 315
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Last update: August 31, 2009