The primary database for nursing and allied health research with access to journal articles, book chapters, evidence-based care sheets, nursing dissertations, state newsletters, and continuing education modules.
In UST databases, you will sometimes see the full text of articles readily available. Other times, you'll have to click on the "Get It" button to be directed to the full text.
This feature checks all of the databases and will list a print or electronic copy, and will provide links where available.
Empirical Articles are primary sources where authors report on the experiments or observations they conducted. Empirical articles include the researcher's data that they collected from an actual experiment, rather than from a theory or belief.
Use these tips to determine if an article is empirical:
Empirical Articles usually follow a set article outline called IMRaD:
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Use the IMRaD acronym to skim the article to judge relevancy. Once you are familiar with the outline, go back and read the whole thing.