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Patient Safety

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Databases

Databases-Natives Interfaces

In EBSCO, you can search for the following databases: 

  • CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literatures) - Covers all aspects of nursing and allied health disciplines.
  • Medline - Covers a broad range of medical topics relating to research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues and health care services.
  • Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection -  a comprehensive database covering behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods. 
    (Copyright (c) Exeter Library)

EBSCO support: 

Basic searching

Advanced searching

Ovid is a platform that will allow you to search in the databases Medline, EMBASE, Emcare, HMIC, AMED and Social policy and practice. 

  • Medline - Covers a broad range of medical topics relating to research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues and health care services.
  • EMBASE - Covers pharmacology, pharmaceutics, drug research, toxicology and more.
  • Emcare - Covers nursing and allied health disciplines.
  • HMIC (Health Management Information Consortium) - Covers health policy, management & administration, quality and safety etc.
  • AMED (Allied & Complimentary Medicine) - Covers complementary medicine, palliative care and allied health professions.
    (Copyright (c) Exeter Health Library)
  • Social Policy and Practice - Covers a broad range of evidence-based social science research. Fields covers: public health, social care, community development, mental and community health, homelessness, housing, crime, equalities, law and order, children and families, and older people. 

Ovid Training Support: 

Ovid training centre

Video training: 

Basic searching

Advanced searching

In ProQuest, you can access the following databases: 

  • PsycINFO - Covers psychology and related disciplines.
  • Medline - Covers a broad range of medical topics relating to research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues and health care services.
  • BNI (British Nursing Index) - Covers all aspects of nursing, midwifery and community healthcare.
    (Copyright (c) Exeter Library)
  • Coronavirus research databases - A free health and medical research database for openly available content related to the COVID-19 outbreak. 
  • Health Research Premium Collection - broad range of medical content, include health, administration and psychology contents. 
  • PTSDpubs - covers traumatic stress subject journal articles. 

EBSCO Support: 

Basic search 

Basic search quick guide

Advanced search

Advanced search quick guide