Nursing

Primary sources for nurses (Western Connecticut State University,WCSU)

Secondary sources for nurses (WCSU)

Primary vs. secondary sources nursing (Xavier University)

Primary Sources at Yale University

Primary vs. Secondary sources (Princeton University)

Primary sources on the Web (American Libraries Assn., Reference and User Services Assn.)

Finding Primary sources (University of California, Berkeley)

A primary source is an original fundamental and authoritative document pertaining to an event or subject of inquiry; a firsthand or eyewitness account of an event. (Dictionary.com)

Examples of primary sources:

•  Patient interviews
•  Clinical Trials
•  Surveys of nursing staff

 A secondary source is any document that describes an event, person, place, or thing,  usually not created during the same time period. A biography is a secondary source. (Dictionary.com)

 Examples of primary sources:

• Evaluations of studies
• A bibliography from a journal article or book
• A narrative of a famous nurse
• Video on nursing skills