The fullest CINAHL, with the embargo removed
The CINAHL Ultimate nursing database is the most complete version of the nursing and allied-health index: more than 6,000 journals indexed, over 1,300 available in full text, no embargo on key publications, and coverage extended into public health, rehabilitation and related sciences.
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Inside this resource
Index depth and full text together
Indexing more than six thousand journals gives the search its reach, while full text from over thirteen hundred means a large share of what you find can be read immediately rather than requested.
No embargo in the CINAHL Ultimate nursing database
Key publications carry no embargo period, so recent nursing research is readable now — which matters when practice guidance is being revised and you need the paper that prompted it.
Beyond nursing into allied sciences
Expanded coverage in public health, rehabilitation and related fields makes it suitable for the interprofessional questions that nursing research increasingly asks.
Who this serves
- Nurse researchers — the deepest CINAHL index with full text attached.
- Advanced practice nurses — current evidence without an embargo delay.
- Allied health professionals — expanded rehabilitation and public health coverage.
Before you buy
How does it differ from standard CINAHL?
It indexes more journals (6,000+ versus 5,500+), carries more full text, removes the embargo on key titles and expands allied-science coverage.
How much is full text?
More than 1,300 journals are available in full text.
The chart
| Format | Online database (subscription) |
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| Indexed | 6,000+ journals |
| Full text | 1,300+ journals, no embargo |
| Access | EBSCOhost account |
| Department | Nursing |
| Delivery | Emailed once your order is verified |

M. Bergström –
Worth the step up from standard CINAHL if you publish. Index reach is noticeably wider.
anp_claire –
Deepest nursing index I have used. The rehabilitation coverage helped a project outside my usual area.
Dr. Rosa I. –
No embargo is the reason to pay for Ultimate — I read a paper the month it appeared while colleagues waited. Full text on 1,300 journals is substantial.
Dr. Tunde F. –
Public health expansion made it useful for interprofessional work. Search is precise.
nurse_res_kim –
Excellent database. Not everything indexed is full text, which is normal, but the proportion here is good.