Databases

• PubMed for Nurses: Provides free access to MEDLINE, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) database of indexed citations and abstracts.
• Welch Medical Library: For Johns Hopkins Health System employees
• CINAHL Complete: A research tool for nursing and allied health professionals
• Guideline Central: Free resource providing latest clinical practice guidelines based on scientific evidence
• Joanna Briggs Institute: A repository for publications and information for policy makers and health professionals
• Sigma Repository: A resource of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International
• Cochrane Library
• US National Library of Medicine
• VCU Libraries Research Guides

Writing and Publishing

• Writing for Professional Journals: Review the key steps needed in writing a manuscript for publishing in professional journals.
• APA Style Guide (Purdue Owl)
• APA Style Tutorial
• Citation Builder