Some databases, such as Joanna Briggs and Nursing Reference Center, will help you find evidence from research that has already been synthesized. These clinical databases use an evidence grade to indicate the strength of the evidence.
Literature databases, such as CINAHL Utlimate and PubMed, will help you find published research. You access the full articles by selecting the links provided within the databases, or search Browzine by the journal name to find the full article text. You will then use critical appraisal skills to determine the strength of the evidence.
The JBI database (on the Ovid platform) is a searchable database of Best Practices, Evidence Reviews, Evidence Summaries and more.
Nursing Reference Center is a point-of-care database designed for nurses. Evidence-Based Care Sheets in Nursing Reference Center have synthesized clinical information taken from published articles and other sources. The references at the end of the document are coded by the type of information source, which can help you determine the level of evidence.
The Trip database is designed to help the user find high-quality clinical evidence in order to answer PICO questions.
