NUR 211 / NUR 213 / NUR 214: Resources for NUR211

Check out this website to find credible healthcare information

In order to use library resources, you will need to login.

• SJU in Lancaster students will use their PA College credentials to login. Later in 2024, this will change.
• Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health users can use their credentials.

Check out these clinical reference tools

Check out these places to find demographics for your community

• US Census Bureau's Quick Facts is a great resource for demographic information.  Please note that the census is only done every ten years: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts
• Census Data:  Use the advanced search option to focus your search on a specific zip code and criteria you are looking for, such as marital status: https://data.census.gov/cedsci/
• County Health Rankings & Roadmaps has health outcomes and factors by county: https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/
• Health Data Tools and Statistics from Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce has additional suggested resources for county and local health data: https://phpartners.org/ph_public/health_stats

Below is a PDF that gives an example of citing a website.  See the library's APA guide for additional APA examples and assistance.

Check out these places to find your literature search articles

If you would like additional searching tips, see the boxes below.

Below is a link that gives examples of how to cite a website.  See the library's APA guide for additional APA examples and assistance.

Below is a sample search in one of our databases.  Use this features to help you with your search no matter what database you use.  These options might look different in different database, because they are owned by different companies.

When searching in CINAHL, take advantage of the search features.  Some suggested ones are below.

1. Full-text: This will show you articles the library has access to.

2. Date:  Your professor might give you a date range in your assignment.  If not, you might have to make your own decision.

3. Peer-reviewed (scholarly):  This indicates the the article went through a peer reviewed process and is a criteria your professor might ask you to include.

4, English language: This will only show you articles available in English.

5. Research article:  This will help you find research articles.  If you look in the methods section, you can learn more about the kind of research that was done.

Other options: There are options to limit by clinical area, age of the patient, type of research, etc. on this page.  Try clicking different options to see what happens.

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Source: University of Houston