To search for a book in the Himmelfarb Library, use the search box at the top of the library homepage.
Drug Information Portal: Gateway to selected drug information from the National Library of Medicine and other key government agencies.
Epocrates Essentials: Evidence-based resource providing disease and drug information
Lexicomp: Comprehensive clinical drug information
Natural Medicines: Provides information on dietary supplements, natural medicines, and complementary alternative and integrative therapies.
Searching for journal articles? To view the full list of Himmelfarb databases by subject area see the "all databases" page
For nursing literature, the best places to start:
CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature): Nursing and allied health literature. **Please note, if you need to identify articles authored by a nurse, there is a checkbox that allows you to limit to articles with a nurse as any author or as a primary author.**
Need help searching the databases? See Himmelfarb's tutorials page, call the reference desk at 202-994-2850, or chat with a reference librarian by using the "Ask Us" link on the right side of the library homepage.
A peer reviewed journal is one in which articles are submitted to researchers who are experts in the field and its content, research methodology, and references are evaluated for accuracy before they are published.
There are two ways to determine if an article is peer-reviewed:
How to find articles with a nurse as one of the authors
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