Research Guides: Literature Review: A Self-Guided Tutorial for NUR 288: Finding Guidelines in Databases

Finding Guidelines in Databases

CINAHL Ultimate

Steps to search for practice guidelines in CINAHL: Type the topic (such as a condition, symptom, or clinical procedure) in the search box on the Advanced Search page. If you already know the name of the guideline, do a title search. Select "Practice Guidelines" from the "Publication Type" menu in the Advanced Search or Limits section.

Organizations that Produce Guidelines

VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guidelines
Developed and produced by the Office of Quality and Performance in the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The NIH is composed of 27 Institutes and Centers and is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research.

Steps to search for practice guidelines within NIH's Institutes:

Select the Institute that pertains to your topic, e.g. the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
Often, you can find practice guidelines by searching the websites of the Institutes within the National Institutes of Health network. Try using each website's "Search" feature to look for "clinical practice guidelines", "practice guidelines", or "guidelines".