
Mariela Hristova
Associate Professor, Nursing Librarian
hristova@oakland.edu
248.370.2464
Available for research consultations by appointment. Consultations are virtual in Google Meet.
START by exploring Library OneSearch (includes books, ebooks, academic journals, newspapers)
*Try search terms like "health promotion" AND "at risk" AND teen* (using * will get teens, teenages etc) and use facets on left to narrow by source type - choose " Limit to articles from scholarly publications, including peer-review"
Suggested databases with evidence-based literature:
CINAHL Complete
The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) is a full-text database for nursing and allied health journals from 1937 to present. Includes access to scholarly journal articles, dissertations, magazines, pamphlets, evidence-based care sheets, books, and research instruments. How to Export to RefWorks / CINAHL tutorials
PubMed (MEDLINE)
The National Library of Medicine's free interface for MEDLINE, the premier database for biomedical journal citations. PubMed dates back to 1946 and includes more than 32 million citations in medicine, nursing, allied health, and dentistry. PubMed also includes citations from PubMed Central and the NCBI Bookshelf.
Cochrane Library
This is a collection of databases that contain evidence for healthcare decision-making. Includes systematic review abstracts, technology assessments, economic evaluations and individual clinical trials. How to export to Refworks.
View full list of Nursing related databases
*Try search terms like "health promotion" AND "at risk" AND teen* (using * will get teens, teenages etc) and use facets on left to narrow by source type - choose " Limit to articles from scholarly publications, including peer-review"
Suggested databases with evidence-based literature:

The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) is a full-text database for nursing and allied health journals from 1937 to present. Includes access to scholarly journal articles, dissertations, magazines, pamphlets, evidence-based care sheets, books, and research instruments. How to Export to RefWorks / CINAHL tutorials

The National Library of Medicine's free interface for MEDLINE, the premier database for biomedical journal citations. PubMed dates back to 1946 and includes more than 32 million citations in medicine, nursing, allied health, and dentistry. PubMed also includes citations from PubMed Central and the NCBI Bookshelf.

This is a collection of databases that contain evidence for healthcare decision-making. Includes systematic review abstracts, technology assessments, economic evaluations and individual clinical trials. How to export to Refworks.
View full list of Nursing related databases
Professional Nursing Practice
- Role development in professional nursing practice (4th ed.)
- Advancing professional nursing practice: Relationship-based care and the ANA standards of professional nursing practice
- Nursing models, theories and practice - ebook
- Advancing your career: Concepts of professional nursing (6th ed.) - ebook
- Essentials of nursing leadership and management (6th ed.) - ebook
- Advanced practice nursing: Emphasizing common roles - ebook
- Nursing ethics: Across the curriculum and into practice (4th ed.)
- Nursing theories: A framework for professional practice (2nd ed.)
- Patient safety and quality: An evidence-based handbook for nurses - ebook
- Advancing your career: Concepts of professional nursing (3rd ed.)
- Self care theory in nursing: Selected papers of Dorothea Orem
- Lippincott manual of nursing practice (10th ed.) - ebook
Be sure to view the library services and information relevant to you at Services for YOU > Undergraduates
The library also houses the Technology Help desk that can assist with using Word, Powerpoint and other programs and technogy related challenges.
The library also houses the Technology Help desk that can assist with using Word, Powerpoint and other programs and technogy related challenges.
This guide was originally created by Julia Rodriguez, Associate Professor at Kresge Library.
Julia Rodriguez is currently the Health Sciences and Scholarly Communications Librarian. From 2008 to 2020, her professional focus also included serving as the nursing librarian and this content is the result of that work.
Julia Rodriguez is currently the Health Sciences and Scholarly Communications Librarian. From 2008 to 2020, her professional focus also included serving as the nursing librarian and this content is the result of that work.
APA Manual
Available for shared use only in Kresge Library
APA 7 style guide with examples
Detailed guide from OWL-Purdue
Sample APA paper
Shows formatting of headers, etc...
Available for shared use only in Kresge Library
APA 7 style guide with examples
Detailed guide from OWL-Purdue
Sample APA paper
Shows formatting of headers, etc...
Refworks allows you to create a personal database of references and automatically generate formatted bibliographies for your projects.
The Writing Center
They will assist you with every stage of the writing process. Consultations are in demand, so plan ahead when scheduling an appointment.