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OTA Program: Searching the Databases

This library guide details the library resources available for Occupational Therapy Assistant students.

About Polk State Library Databases

Polk State Library Databases are your gateway to online articles including peer-reviewed and evidence based articles. The page below will teach you to Access the databases, efficiently search the databases & has short video tutorials.

Accessing Databases

Polk State Libraries provide you access to over 100 databases.  They can be viewed alphabetically, in an A-Z list, or they can be filtered by subject. Click here to access the library databases! You login with your Passport account information.


 

Database Tutorials

 

CINAHL Ultimate Database - 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 - with no embargo. It covers more than 50 nursing specialties and includes quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, CEU models and research instruments.

Nursing & Allied Health Database - (ProQuest) - Access articles and graphics from more than 270 nursing-related publications, including Nursing, Nursing Management, RN, American Journal of Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy, and Patient Care Management.

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