There are different types of articles in Nursing literature, each with distinguishing characteristics and finding strategies:

To find citations, abstracts or (some) full-text Nursing articles, search the online periodical indexes listed here.

Research articles: Usually published in peer-reviewed journals. Although a research article will include a bibliography of other literature reviewed, and may lead you to similar articles, its primary purpose is to present original findings. Look for the following elements

Review articles: Summarizes and synthesizes the results of many different original studies. Its purpose is to define the state of the literature on a particular topic, and discuss different methodologies for conducting research. Review articles are excellent sources for locating research articles, and contain helpful bibliographies.

Clinical articles: Written for practitioners. Clinical articles might present a particular case study or define a new technique.

Patient/consumer education articles: In CINAHL, limit to document type: "consumer patient teaching materials"