LibGuides: Nursing Research Guide: RN to BSN Program

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Tips for Finding Statistics

Are you looking for statistics? Use Google and limit your results to educational institutions (college, university) and government sources by addingsite:.edu or site:.gov to your search

liver cancer statistics site:.gov
childhood obesity statistics site:.edu
nursing career statistics site:.edu

Organizations

PHSC is working towards applying for initial accreditation with CCNE and once that is completed hopes to apply for a chapter of Sigma Theta Tau.

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
This society was founded in 1922 and supports the professional development and learning of nurses with an eye on global health.
CCNE - Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Officially recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a national accreditation agency, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) is an autonomous accrediting agency, contributing to the improvement of the public's health. CCNE ensures the quality and integrity of baccalaureate, graduate, and residency programs in nursing.

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Nursing Databases

These databases will be specifically useful to students in the RN to BSN Program.

CINAHL Complete (EBSCO)
CINAHL Complete provides broad content coverage including 50 nursing specialties, speech and language pathology, nutrition, general health and medicine and more. This is the definitive research tool for nursing and allied health professionals. With CINAHL Complete, users get fast and easy full-text access to 1,400 journals, evidence-based care sheets, quick lessons and more.
MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCO)
Full-text database providing access to top-tier biomedical and health journals. One of the best sources for scholarly medical information on a huge range of topics. Articles are generally geared toward medical professionals and students.
Sage Journals (Sage Publications)
SAGE is the world’s 5th largest journals publisher. Our portfolio includes more than 645 journals spanning the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology, and Medicine, and more than 280 are published on behalf of 225 learned societies and institutions.