CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) Complete is a key database for nursing and allied health discipline areas. With material going back to the 1930s, CINAHL Complete offers a mix of local and international content, including leading Australian journals. CINAHL Complete is provided through the EBSCOhost platform and is a key database for reviews that have a nursing or allied health focus. Whether looking for just a handful of articles or searching systematically, CINAHL Complete is a great database to explore. 
 

Session overview: 

• Discover when and why to use CINAHL Complete
• Practice basic searching to find a few articles on a topic
• Explore the powerful CINAHL Complete limits (search refinement options) 
• Learn key features of the contemporary EBSCOhost platform 
• Learn about advanced search options, such as: 
  • how to use the CINAHL Complete thesaurus (Subject Headings) 
  • combining and editing searches using the search history 
• The last part of the session will briefly outline how to use CINAHL Complete for systematic searching as part of a reportable, comprehensive search strategy

Databases in Focus

The UniSA Library Databases in Focus series showcases features of databases available to UniSA students and staff. These concise one-hour workshops provide the opportunity to explore what these powerful literature search tools can offer for study, teaching, and research.