MXC Library Nursing Orientation

Get background information on concepts and topics. Find great overviews from these resources below:

• CQ Researcher
• Opposing Viewpoints
• Gale Virtual Reference Library

Find Nursing resources from these specific databases listed below and general resources available from the CCC Libraries A-Z Databases page. Use your CCC credentials to log on. 

• CINAHL - Features full text articles on nursing and allied health topics.
• Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition - over 500 scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
• Nursing Education in Video - Videos targeting to the education and training of nurses, nursing assistants, and other healthcare workers.
• Academic Search Complete - general database of academic journals
• ProQuest Databases and Newspapers - general database of academic journals, magazines and newspapers
• PubMed - biomedical and life sciences journals

Find articles from the CCC Libraries Databases!

• visit the databases at library.ccc.edu. Use your CCC credentials to log in
• Think of a topic and do a keyword search.     
• Remember to use "key words" from your topic. Do not use full sentences. 

• Skim your results
• Focus your search by adding more keywords
• Filter to source type such as scholarly, eBook, or magazine
• Filter to date to limit your date range
• Email articles to yourself!
• Use the citation tool (remember to select APA from the dropdown)