NUR 424 | Nursing Informatics & Health Policy

Use CINAHL like PubMed. It's a very large database that focuses on nursing and allied health literature. This is a good source for finding a whole range of review-type papers and individual studies.

Cochrane is a premier database for finding systematic reviews. Reviews indexed in Cochrane are typically considered gold-standard because they have to pass Cochrane's rigorous peer-review process.

The DSM is another important resource for informaticists working in behavioral and mental health. Use it to locate complete reference listings for different diagnoses in fields of mental health.

MedlinePlus is the premier database for online consumer health information. This is a vital source for working in consumer health informatics, and is also useful when working in public health informatics. It is an excellent source for locating background information.

PubMed is more an ecosystem than a database. It is the largest source of primary research you will find. Typically, it is one of the first places you should look for information.

UpToDate is the most well-known place to find point-of-care research. It is easily navigable, and its guidelines go through a peer-review process. Guidelines are updated once every several years.

Web of Science is a good database to use if you want to search for research using citations. The database allows researchers to go "back and forth" by clicking through citations referenced in different papers. It's very useful for focusing on specific topics.