Peer-reviewed journal articles have gone through a special review process (peer review, naturally). This means scholars of a discipline have read an article carefully and determined that it makes a worthwhile contribution and was researched correctly. This is why instructors prefer you to use peer-reviewed articles -- it guarantees that your sources are good ones.
To find an article, search the Journal Locator for the journal title. Here's an example of where in the citation you'll find the title.
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Journal articles report the latest findings in a field, provide reviews of the literature for selected topics, and discuss issues important to a professional group. Search for journals in the Journal Locator, or, under Browse By Discipline, click Nursing & Allied Health to see the more than 700 journals we have access to.
Journals of special interest in Nursing include:
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