CINAHL Ultimate
CINAHL Ultimate is the definitive resource for nursing and allied health research, providing full text for more of the most used journals in the CINAHL index than any other database. It covers more than 50 nursing specialties and includes quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, CEU modules and research instruments.
The Largest Collection of Leading Nursing and Allied Health Literature
CINAHL Ultimate is the definitive full-text database for nursing and allied health research. It offers full-text access to a substantial portion of the most frequently cited journals in the CINAHL index, surpassing other databases. Providing 1,781 active full-text journals valued at $472,772.09, this database covers over 50 nursing specialties. Additionally, it features full-text quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, continuing education modules, nursing instructional videos, and more.
Updated Learning Resources
CINAHL Ultimate now has updated content in its non-journal nursing education resources. Please refer to these complete lists of available quick lessons, continuing education modules and evidence-based care sheets.
Nursing Instructional Videos
CINAHL Ultimate features instructional videos to help nursing students and nurses learn about specific techniques and enhance their knowledge of procedures and best practices for care. The collection provides 138 videos covering topics including newborn and NICU care, caring for terminally ill patients, pre- and post-op care of orthopedic patients, cultural awareness and more.
See the full list of nursing instructional videos.
International Content Compared
Strengthen Exposure to Open Access Journals
CINAHL Ultimate includes rigorous curation and indexing of open access (OA) journals, which has resulted in a growing collection of 1,537 active global OA journals. Once validated and certified for inclusion, these OA journals are treated with high-quality subject indexing and sophisticated, precise/accurate full-text linking.
NOTE: EBSCOhost databases and EBSCO Discovery Service generate a lot more referrals for DOAJ than any other online platform.
Subject Headings
CINAHL Subject Headings help users effectively search and retrieve information and follow the structure of the Medical Subject headings (MeSH) used by the National Library of Medicine. These Subject Headings help researchers find new concepts, including COVID-19, social distancing and vaping as well as local terminology.
The Highest Quality Subject Indexing
EBSCO has the premier and most highly regarded scholarly vocabularies curated by subject matter experts, covering all disciplines and major publishers.
EBSCO believes in breaking down barriers to information through Enhanced Subject Precision (ESP) mapping, bridging the gap between content and end users through inclusion of natural languages.
EBSCO databases support all learning types through textual and visual subject browse and information literacy training through subject access points in more than 30 languages. Watch video to learn more.
Subjects Covered
- Ambulatory care nursing
- Cardiovascular nursing
- Critical care nursing
- Emergency medical technicians
- Gerontologic nursing
- Nuclear medicine technicians
- Occupational therapy
- Oncologic nursing
- Pediatric nursing
- Physical therapy
- Psychiatric nursing
