Swisher Library: DNP: Orientation

Starting the Research Process

For help developing your PICO/clinical question, visit the Nursing PICO Method page.

For help with the EBP process, visit the Evidence Based Nursing Process page.

Ovid - Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database
This comprehensive range of resources includes over 3,000 records across five publication types: Evidence Based Recommended Practices, Evidence Summaries, Best Practice Information Sheets, Systematic Reviews, and Systematic Review Protocols.
UpToDate
(UpToDate is only available to Graduate Nurse Practitioner students and Nursing faculty.) UpToDate is a peer-reviewed clinical decision support tool specifically designed to answer the clinical questions that arise in daily practice.

National Guideline Clearinghouse
Public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Structured abstracts summarize guidelines and development process. All guidelines in English, < 5 years old, and systematically developed. Full-text links when available. Produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

CINAHL Complete (EBSCO)
CINAHL Complete is the world's most comprehensive nursing & allied health research database, providing full text for more than 1,600 journals. Content coverage includes 50 nursing specialties, speech and language pathology, nutrition, general health and medicine, and more.
Nursing & Allied Health Premium (ProQuest)
Nursing & Allied Premium is a database for nursing research, clinical skills development, and curriculum support complete with a diverse mix of scholarly literature, clinical training videos, reference materials, and evidence-based resources.
PubMed
PubMed® comprises more than 35 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

UpToDate
(UpToDate is only available to Graduate Nurse Practitioner students and Nursing faculty.) UpToDate is a peer-reviewed clinical decision support tool specifically designed to answer the clinical questions that arise in daily practice.

National Guideline Clearinghouse
Public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Structured abstracts summarize guidelines and development process. All guidelines in English, < 5 years old, and systematically developed. Full-text links when available. Produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

The Writing Center is located within the Academic Support Center (Swisher Library, room 308).

Phone: 904-256-7123

RefWorks
RefWorks is an easy-to-use web-based research management tool that can help you organize research and citations. For access, users must register for an account using a valid JU email address.
RefWorks Registration
Use this library-created guide to assist in registering for a RefWorks account.