Using CINAHL headings to search can help you find more focused results. Click play, then enlarge the tutorial by clicking on the full screen box in the lower right.
CINAHL® subject headings follow the structure of the Medical Subject Headings, or MeSH, used by the National Library of Medicine. Using these subject headings is often the most effective way to search CINAHL. General CINAHL subject areas include:
Addictions Nursing
Ambulatory Care Nursing
Anesthesia Nursing
Burn Nursing
Camp Nursing
Cardiovascular Nursing
Community Health Nursing
Coronary Care Nursing
Correctional Health Nursing
Critical Care Nursing
Dermatology Nursing
Emergency Nursing
Enterostomal Therapy Nursing
Family Nursing
Flight Nursing
Forensic Nursing
Gastroenterology Nursing
Genetics Nursing
Gerontologic Nursing
Geropsychiatric Nursing
Gynecologic Nursing
HIV-AIDS Nursing
Holistic Nursing
Home Nursing, Professional
Hospice and Palliative Nursing
Intravenous Nursing
Maternal-Child Nursing
Medical-Surgical Nursing
Mental Health Nursing
Military Nursing
Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing
Neonatal Nursing
Nephrology Nursing
Neuroscience Nursing
Nurse Midwifery
Obstetric Nursing
Occupational Health Nursing
Office Nursing
Oncologic Nursing
Ophthalmic Nursing
Orthopedic Nursing
Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck
Parish Nursing
Pediatric Critical Care Nursing
Pediatric Nursing
Pediatric Oncology Nursing
Perianesthesia Nursing
Perinatal Nursing
Perioperative Nursing
Practical Nursing
Private Duty Nursing
Psychiatric Nursing
Radiological Nursing
Rehabilitation Nursing
Respiratory Nursing
Rural Health Nursing
School Health Nursing
Spinal Cord Injury Nursing
Surgical Nursing, Plastic
Trauma Nursing
Urologic Nursing
Athletic Training
Audiology
Cardiopulmonary Technology
Dental Hygiene
Emergency Services
Health Information Management
Medical Assisting
Medical/Laboratory Technology
Nutrition & Dietetics
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Physician Assistants
Radiologic Technology
Respiratory Therapy
Social Service in Health Care
Speech-Language Pathology
Surgical Technology
AIDS Care
Alternative/Complementary Medicine
Behavioral Science
Biomedicine
Chiropractic
Consumer Health
Gerontology
Health Promotion and Education
Health Sciences Librarianship
Health Services Administration
Law and Legal Issues in Health Care
Oncology
Optometry
Podiatry
Women's Health