Q. How do I get peer reviewed articles on LVN versus RN scope of practice?

You can access our top nursing databases on the A-Z Databases Nursing page. From there, your best bet is CINAHL, which is considered to be the definitive nursing database. 

Since you are essentially searching two different topics, LVN and RN, the best approach to your search is to:

1. Start with the phrase scope of nursing practice.
2. Limit to peer reviewed under the Limit Your Results box.
3. Limit to full text under the Limit Your Results box.
4. Limit dates. As a nursing student you should not use anything older than 5 years.
5. At this point you may be able to pick out enough articles that cover both RN and LVN.

1. Add LVN the search box after scope of nursing practice to get all articles that focus on LVN.
2. When you have found enough articles on LVN, replace LVN with RN to get all articles that focus on RN. 

Did you know? Our databases provide citations!

For citations, it depends on the individual database, but they all provide citations. You can go to the Grab a Citation page in the Cite APA Style and Cite MLA Style guides to get step by Step instructions with screen shots.