Turn evidence into action with integrated clinical learning resources
For nurses and allied health professionals, staying current with evidence and maintaining professional development can be challenging alongside busy clinical workloads.
CINAHL Ultimate is a nursing and allied health research database that provides access to full text journals (including 75 Australian and New Zealand full text journals) and evidence across more than 50 clinical specialties. But more than just a research database, CINAHL Ultimate offers practical learning resources designed to support continuing professional development, clinical skills enhancement, and evidence-based practice.
Learning beyond the literature
While many clinicians know CINAHL as a research database, one of its most valuable features is its integrated collection of educational resources. In addition to journal content, clinicians can access instructional videos, concise learning resources and professional development modules directly within the platform, clinicians can access instructional videos, concise learning resources, and professional development modules directly within the platform. These resources support evidence-based practice while helping clinicians refresh skills, learn new techniques, and maintain their continuing professional development activities.
Nursing instructional videos
CINAHL Ultimate includes a library of more than 300 nursing instructional videos (see the full list and watch this short video) covering clinical procedures and best practice techniques. These videos can be particularly useful for:
- Reviewing clinical procedures before practice
- Supporting skills development for early career clinicians
- Refreshing knowledge of less frequently performed techniques
- Complementing workplace education and supervision
- Reinforcing evidence-based approaches to patient care
Because the videos focus on practical clinical skills and procedures, they can serve as a convenient point of care learning resource for busy healthcare professionals looking to strengthen competence and confidence in clinical practice.
Continuing education and CPD modules
CINAHL Ultimate also includes more than 170 continuing education and CPD modules (see the full list) for nursing and allied health professionals. The modules cover a wide range of clinical and professional topics, including:
- Patient care
- Disease management
- Rehabilitation
- Medication administration
- Mental health
- Infection prevention and control
- Chronic disease management
- Women's health
- Paediatrics
- Older person care
For clinicians seeking structured learning, modules are completed entirely within the CINAHL Ultimate platform. Certificates are available upon successful completion, and learning records are maintained at the individual user level to help support CPD documentation.
More than a research database
While research literature remains at the core of CINAHL Ultimate, its educational content makes it a useful resource for clinicians seeking both evidence and learning opportunities in a single location. The combination of journals, instructional videos, care sheets, quick reference resources, and CPD modules allows users to move from finding evidence to applying and reinforcing that knowledge through structured learning.
For Australian and New Zealand nurses and allied health professionals, the platform's regional journal coverage and extensive professional development resources may be particularly valuable for supporting lifelong learning and maintaining evidence based clinical practice.