Library Homepage: DNP Research Support: Recommended Resources

Welcome, DNP Students

The library has resources to support students in all DNP specializations.

Access all sections of the library through the links in the footer at the bottom of this page.

There are nearly 45,000 full-text journals and over 61,000 books in the databases linked in the A-Z List of Databases

Search options for finding Nursing Journals in the Library:

use the All Databases search box on the Library Homepage
search in a specific database in the A-Z List of Databases
use the Journal Finder search box on the Library Homepage

For additional guidance on topics like Nursing Theory, PICOT Tips and Understanding Scholarly Research, consult the links at the bottom of the page.

Questions? Contact the librarians at: asc-thevirtuallibrarian@post.edu. Help is available 7 days a week.

Recommended Resources in the Library

The following licensed library databases contain filtered evidence-based practice content in the form of literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, clinical practice and clinical trials.

Many databases have search and results limiters for narrowing to evidence-based practice.

ALL EBSCO databases This link opens in a new window
Search ALL EBSCO databases simultaneously or choose specific databases from the list. Includes CINAHL, Psych Info, Health Business Elite, Health Policy Reference Center, Medline Complete, and Open Dissertations.
CINAHL with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Use the search page limiter - Evidence-based Practice located in the Special Interest drop-down menu.
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.

ERIC - Education Resources Information Center
Full-text content through this index is linked into the library searches in EBSCO and Proquest Central.

DynaMed This link opens in a new window
A clinician-focused tool designed to facilitate efficient and evidence-based patient care. Includes drug content from Micromedex, international guidelines, and clinical images.
Health & Medical Collection This link opens in a new window
Access full text content in general medicine, psychiatry, dentistry, alternative medicine, and other research areas in healthcare.
Journal of Professional Nursing This link opens in a new window
A growing collection from Science Direct - currently includes the Journal of Professional Nursing. Coming Oct 1, 2023 additional journal titles: Nurse Education Today, Nursing Outlook, Clinical Simulation in Nursing, Teaching and Learning in Nursing, Nurse Leader, Journal of Nursing Regulation
MEDLINE Complete This link opens in a new window
Full text database covering an extensive range of subjects including biomedicine, pre-clinical science, health policy development and much more
Nursing Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new window
For EBP:
Search for a disease or condition and Select "Evidence-Based Care Sheets" tab (note- this is not considered a journal article).
OVID Nursing & Healthcare Journals This link opens in a new window
Access the customized collection of 31 journals on specialized topics in Nursing and Healthcare.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
This is the largest journal article database in the library, including Coronavirus Research Center, Health & Medical Collection, Health Administration Database, Nursing & Allied Health, Psychology Database, Public Health Database.
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses: The Sciences and Engineering Collection B This link opens in a new window
Access full-text dissertations and theses in the biomedical sciences and review the content cited in the references for evidence-based practice literature.

Selected Full-text Academic Journals Outside the Library

Clinical Nursing Studies
Health Affairs
JAMA Network Open
Journal of Nursing
The Lancet Open Access
Minority Nurse
Nursing Research and Practice
Online Journal of Health Ethics (OJHE)
Online Journal of Nursing Informatics
The Open Nursing Journal
Pan American Journal of Public Health
PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academies of Science
Preventing Chronic Disease
PubMed Central
Open Access (free) nursing and healthcare journals indexed in PubMed.

DNP Research Support

Contact Us

Questions? Contact the librarians at:

a sc-thevirtuallibrarian@post.edu

Indexes Outside the Library (not full-text)

The following resources are indexes. (Not full-text)

Welcome, DNP Students

Recommended Resources in the Library

The following licensed library databases contain filtered evidence-based practice content in the form of literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, clinical practice and clinical trials.

Many databases have search and results limiters for narrowing to evidence-based practice.

Selected Full-text Academic Journals Outside the Library