After logging in to CINAHL from the link or this page or the databases link on the library's home page, select the advanced search link located under the search boxes. The advanced search will allow you to select many options for what articles you would like to retrieve in your search. One can select publication date, peer-reviewed, articles in nursing journals, and many more options.
After entering in your search terms and selecting search, article titles will appear in the results. You may click on the title to read a summary (abstract) of the article, or go directly to the article by selecting the PDF Full text link if available:
If a Check for Full Text Availability link appears, this indicates that the article is not full text in CINAHL. However, it may be located in one of our other databases. To find out, click on the blue link and if the article is in our collection it will state "online access available" and one can access the article by selecting the name of the database where the full text is located. More information on accessing these articles is available in the full text tab on this guide.
