How do I find information on a nursing theorist or theory?
Last Updated: Dec 05, 2025     Views: 479

To search for a nursing theorist or theory, you can start with the EBSCOhost Nursing database.

To find EBSCOhost Nursing, click on the Research Databases link on the library homepage.

Click the Subjects dropdown, select Nursing, then click Search. On the next screen, you will see a list of the best databases for Nursing research. Choose EBSCOhost Nursing.

In the first search box, enter the theorist's name or the name of the theory. Select SU Subject from the dropdown list to the right.

If you search for the name, you may not get any results, but the database will use SmartText Searching to find them.

Use the limiters at the top of the page to filter your results. For example, you can select All filters, then Language, and then limit to English to remove results in other languages.

Another database to try is ProQuest One Health & Nursing, also listed under Nursing in the subjects dropdown on the Research Databases page.

Type the name of the theory or theorist into the search box and click search.

In ProQuest databases, the limiters appear on the left side of the results page and let you filter by peer-reviewed, publication date, language, and more.


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