Professional Journals

tater.jake · Sep 17, 2014

some NPs at work regularly have this one in print: http://www.npjournal.org/

BrnEyedGirl, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN · Sep 17, 2014

Thank you tater.jake!! That is one I've been looking at!

llg, PhD, RN · Sep 17, 2014

I would also suggest talking with your school's librarian. He/she may know a way for you to get free access to some of the more common journals.

Finally, I would definitely talk to the director of you NP program. Providing students with appropriate library resources is an expectation of a good educational program -- and I believe a criteria included in some accreditation programs. If the school library doesn't have the journals the students need to use, your program director may be able to get the library to start subscribing to some of those journals. That wouldn't help you in the short term, but it might help future students.

BrnEyedGirl, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN · Sep 17, 2014

For anyone who is interested,....I just joined AANP,....it included access to two NP journals,..including the one mentioned above!! Student membership is only $55.

allnurses Guide · Sep 17, 2014

For anyone who is interested,....I just joined AANP,....it included access to two NP journals,..including the one mentioned above!! Student membership is only $55.

And when you take your boards, AANP membership discount is more than $55 so you end up actually saving money :)

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athomas2244 · Sep 18, 2014

Do you work? My employer has a research medical library that gives me more access to articles than my school does

newFNP2015 · Sep 18, 2014

My school offers free access to many journals if I do my search through the library website. I agree with some of the above posters to do a little research with your library and see what is already offered.

In addition, I have several journal apps on my iPad which allow you to see past and current issues, but not necessarily search, if you are interested in those options.

lhflanurseNP, APRN · Sep 18, 2014

As others have noted, your school school may provide access to most of these peer reviewed journals. If you access it online, check with the librarian how best to enter the information. For me, I just need the doi number. There are still a few journals that may be restricted, but most are readily accessible and free through the online library. Good luck!

BrnEyedGirl, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN · Sep 18, 2014

Do you work? My employer has a research medical library that gives me more access to articles than my school does

Do I work? Oh to have the luxury to not work while in grad school!! Kudos to all of you who have managed to do this!! Yes, I do work full time. My school and employer do offer the services you are all describing,...it just seems that I often find THE article I want and it isn't available through school or work! I usually just keep searching,..this is time consuming and frustrating. I am excited to have access to at least two more peer reviewed journals. Perhaps this will ease my frustration.

zmansc, ASN, RN · Sep 19, 2014

google scholar is a good search engine that you can sometimes find access to articles via. As others have mentioned the school library should have access to a sufficient number of articles, on every search engine I've had the pleasure of using there is a checkbox somewhere to only search articles that you have access to. Our school also has a way for you to submit a request to get a copy of the article on loan from another school, your school may offer a similar feature, it might be good to talk to the school librarian about your options.