Please also note that in PubMed they show the AMA Approved Abbreviations for journal names instead of the full journal name sometimes. Make sure you are using the full journal name.
1. Select a specific topic that relates to the general group project subject area to which you have been assigned.
Topic selected: _____________________________
2. Access 2 articles from professional journals about your topic using PubMed. Each article should be from a different year or journal, within the last 5 years. Below these instructions, cite each article in APA format. Then create hyperlink to each article below the citation. Make sure that you double check your hyperlinks. If you can’t pull them up, your instructor can’t either.
3. Find two articles from professional journals about your topic using ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source. Each article should be from a different year or journal, within the last 5 years. Below these instructions, cite each article in APA format. Then create hyperlink to each article below the citation. Make sure that you double check your hyperlinks. If you can’t pull them up, your instructor can’t either.
4. Access 2 articles from professional journals about your topic using ProQuest Health & Medical Collection. Each article should be from a different year or journal, within the last 5 years. Below these instructions, cite each article in APA format. Then create hyperlink to each article below the citation. Make sure that you double check your hyperlinks. If you can’t pull them up, your instructor can’t either.
5. Compare the 3 sources: (worst) 1 2 3 4 5 (best)
A. Ease of Access (Highlight your answer)
1. PubMed 1 2 3 4 5
2. ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source 1 2 3 4 5
3. ProQuest Health & Medical Complete 1 2 3 4 5
B. Level of satisfaction with information available (Highlight your answer)
1. PubMed 1 2 3 4 5
2. ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source 1 2 3 4 5
3. ProQuest Health & Medical Complete 1 2 3 4 5
C. What did you LIKE about:
1. PubMed
2. ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source
3. ProQuest Health & Medical Complete
D. What did you DISLIKE about:
1. PubMed
2. ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source
3. ProQuest Health & Medical Complete
6. List 2 nursing journals available by online subscription through the RCCC library.
a.
b.
Note that you can filter the results with the tools on the left. Here the clinical trials, free full text and last 5 years are highlighted.
***Please note that not all PubMed articles have citations****
If PubMed does not have the citation for an article you can create it yourself. There is an entire page dedicated to APA 7 formatting here on the nursing guide.
This is an example of a journal article with a doi cited in APA 7
Note that you can filter the results with the tools on the left. Here full text and last 5 years are highlighted.
All ProQuest Databases including Nursing & Allied Health have a cite button on its articles that will give you an APA 7 citation. Please do not copy and paste these citations into your assignment without checking them first. For example this citation is missing the e-Locator number and some of the punctuation from it. Always double check your citations!
Note that you can filter the results with the tools on the left. Here full text and Enter date range (so you can filter to last 5 years) are highlighted in yellow.
All ProQuest Databases including Health & Medical Collection have a cite button on its articles that will give you an APA 7 citation. Please do not copy and paste these citations into your assignment without checking them first. For example this citation is missing the e-Locator number and some of the punctuation from it. Always double check your citations!
Hi, this is Laurie.
If you have any questions regarding research or citations, please email me at laurie.robb@rccc.edu.
The NCRC library holds digital copies of journals supporting the nursing programs. Currently we have NO print journals for nursing at any campus.
Click here to see the nursing journals available through the RCCC databases.
When first accessing Rowan-Cabarrus' resources you will prompted to enter your Blackboard login at a screen like this. Only enter your Blackboard login and password (NOT @student.rccc.edu). If you need further assistance, please go to our Remote Access help page.
This service is only for Rowan-Cabarrus Community College faculty, staff, and students.
Use keywords to find articles.
