Nursing Research 101Daytona State College Library

Peer-reviewed journal articles are those written by experts and researchers in the

field you are studying. They are the gold standard for quality, and

your instructors require you to use them. You will find them most easily through the

library website. They are also known as scholarly articles,

academic journal articles, professional journal articles, and refereed articles.

What are peer-reviewed journal articles?

http://library.daytonastate.edu/

The Library Website

Use the “Databases” link in the menu on the right to find the list of databases.

Using the letters near the top, choose “C”

Choose “CINAHL Complete” Log in using your student ID and

PIN (the last four digits of your SSN)

Choosing a Database

User-friendly Multiple search features Evidence-based care sheets You MUST choose Full-Text and

Peer-Reviewed boxes

Why choose CINAHL?

Choose your terms carefullyNot too many words It’s easier to begin broadly and

narrow your results than it is to begin narrowly and have to broaden.

Ready to search!

It is best to use the newest research possible.

Generally, the nursing research you use should be five years old or less.

Use the slider to the right of the results list to change your date range.

Choose your date range

Click on “PDF Full Text” to the left of the article description

If you have a choice between PDF and HTML Full Text, choose PDF.

PDF articles come with page numbers. If you use a quote from your article in

your paper, you will need the page number. HTML does not have page

numbers.

Read the article

Look at the “Tools” menu at the right of the page

From here, you can print the article, or email it to yourself

You can also print or save the article by using the icons that

appear at the bottom of the article when you mouse over the area.

Using article tools

Under the Tools menu, find the icon that looks like a yellow sheet of paper.

When you mouse over it, it will say “Cite.” Click on that, then choose your citation style (APA)

from the list. You can copy and paste the citation into your

works cited or references page. Note: the citation is likely to be partially

incorrect. Check with an APA style guide for the correct format. (For instance, the citation in the example has several mistakes.)

This does not give you the in-text citation.

Citing the Article

Need more help? Call 386-506-3518 or 386-785-2017 (Research Assistance Desks)Email: owensr@daytonastate.edu