Node.js install cloudant module

Hi I am making a Cordova app for iOS and Android. I am trying to use the cloudant module http://ift.tt/1PhsTRS to access my cloudant couchDB, but for the life of me, I cannot figure out the issue I am having while installing it. Using linux, I executed npm install --save cloudant at the root of my Cordova project folder. When using var Cloudant = cordova.require('cloudant'); in my code, I get the error Uncaught module cloudant not found from within my cordova.js file as it tries to load the module. Also when I run $ node -e 'require("cloudant"); console.log("Cloudant works");' in my shell, I receive a terminal output stating "Cloudant works". I cannot seem to figure out what the issue is, and have tried many different things. Any help is extremely appreciated, as I am at my witts end at this point. Thanks.