The core index for nursing and allied health
The CINAHL nursing database access is where nursing literature searching starts: more than 5,500 journals indexed spanning nursing, biomedicine, occupational therapy and physiotherapy, several hundred of them available in full text, plus evidence-based care sheets for practice.
Inside this resource
Nursing and the allied professions
Coverage takes in nursing alongside biomedicine, occupational therapy and physiotherapy, which reflects how care actually works — a question about mobility or rehabilitation rarely stops at a single profession’s literature.
Full text within CINAHL nursing database access
Hundreds of the indexed publications are available in full text, so a meaningful share of results can be read immediately rather than noted down and chased through another system.
Care sheets for practice
Evidence-based care sheets sit alongside the literature, translating research into the practical guidance a nurse can apply at the bedside rather than leaving the translation entirely to the reader.
Who this serves
- Nurses and students — the standard index for nursing literature with practical care sheets.
- Occupational therapists and physiotherapists — their fields indexed alongside nursing.
- Educators — a dependable evidence base for teaching practice.
Before you buy
Which professions does it cover?
Nursing, biomedicine, occupational therapy and physiotherapy, across more than 5,500 indexed journals.
Are care sheets included?
Yes — evidence-based care sheets accompany the indexed literature.
The chart
| Format | Online database (subscription) |
|---|---|
| Indexed | 5,500+ journals |
| Full text | Hundreds of publications |
| Access | EBSCOhost account |
| Department | Nursing |
| Delivery | Emailed once your order is verified |

H. Larsen –
Standard CINAHL was enough for my coursework and the full text covered most of what I cited.
Nurse Priya D. –
The index every nursing assignment needs, and the care sheets translate the evidence into something I can actually use on shift.
ot_marcus –
Good that occupational therapy is properly indexed rather than an afterthought.
Dr. Nia W. –
Reliable core index. If you publish you may want Ultimate, but for practice this is plenty.
student_ade –
Solid database for nursing. Less full text than the Ultimate tier, which is the trade for the price — still very usable.