Nursing/Medicine Databases
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[edit] Nursing
*CINAHL Access to a variety sources in nursing and allied health disciplines, such as diet, nutrition, physical and occupational therapies. Includes journal articles, books, dissertations and other publications. (1981-present)
*Health Source: Academic/Nursing Access to journals and citations in nursing and allied health, as well as other medical disciplines. Includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which provides patient information sheets for generic and brand-name drugs.
*Nursing Journals (Proquest) Covers nursing journals and other medical literature, including alternative and complementary medicine. Also useful for research in public health and pharmacology. (1986 - present)
*Ovid Nursing Journals Containing full-text of many clinical peer reviewed nursing journals.
*Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Connect Provides resources and tools to search, evaluate and use evidence-based nursing and medical information. It is designed for service providers, students, health professionals and consumers to assist in the clinical decision-making process and to support best practice.
*Virginia Henderson Nursing Library Information and abstracts from over 13,000 studies in nursing. Citations only.
[edit] Health and Medical
*Evidence Based Medicine Reviews EBM Reviews allows you to simultaneously search three Evidence Based Medicine databases--Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), and ACP Journal Club (ACP)—in order to access systematic evidence based resources that will help you to answer clinical questions.
*MEDLINE Health and medical citations and abstracts on topics such as communication disorders, pathology, gene therapy, medical legislation and regulations, nursing practice and much more (1997-present). Citations only.
*PubMedScholarly journal articles about health and medicine, nursing, audiology, and biology, primarily from MEDLINE. PubMed also includes some citations for articles that have not yet been added to MEDLINE.
[edit] Drug Information
*MicromedexMicromedex is a comprehensive database collection which contains resources on drug information, alternative therapies, emergency medicine and protocols, toxicological management, and Micromedex is a comprehensive database collection which contains resources on drug information, alternative therapies, emergency medicine and protocols, toxicological management, and patient care handouts. It is used to support clinical decision-making and high-quality patient care.
*Micromedex Patient CareNotes CareNotes contains 5,000 (2,500 English/2,500 Spanish) customizable documents addressing patient condition, treatment, laboratory tests, follow-up care, psychosocial issues, continuing health, and the most frequently administered drugs.
*Facts and Comparisons Provides information on drugs, drug interactions, natural medicines and drug news updates, and also contains handouts for patient education, counseling, and drug therapy management.
*Up To Date UpToDate covers more than 7,700 topics in 14 medical specialties and includes more than 80,000 pages of text, graphics, more than 260,000 references, and a drug database.
*TOXLINE Sources on chemicals, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, pollutants, and related substances. Covers the last 5 years plus the current year.
*Lexi-Comp Online Lexi-Comp provides point-of-care drug information from 13 clinical databases and 4 clinical applications. Databases include Lexi-Drugs, Pediatric Lexi-Drugs, and Geriatric Lexi-Drugs as well as Clinician's Guides to Diagnosis, Internal Medicine and Laboratory Medicine. Clinical Applications include drug interactions, tablet & capsule identification, medical calculations and patient advisory leaflets.
[edit] Psychology & Sociology
*PsycINFO Material, primarily from peer-reviewed sources, on psychology and related disciplines. Also useful for information on psychological aspects of disciplines including law, medicine, education, business and more. (1887-present)
*Social Services Abstracts Information on areas related to social work and community development. Useful for research on gerontology, abuse, health policy, social welfare and more. (1979-present).
*PsycBooks Contains chapters from over 1,000 books published by APA and other publishers. Includes most scholarly titles published by APA from 1953 - 2005 as well as more than 700 books of historical significance in psychology.
[edit] Other
*ScienceDirect: Elsevier Journals Covers journals in physical sciences and engineering, health sciences, life sciences and social sciences and humanities. Includes backfile of 43 psychology journals dating from 1936. Also includes books, handbooks and some reference works.
*Oxford Journals OnlineAccess Oxford journals in a variety of subject areas: humanities, law, life science, math, physical sciences, medicine and social sciences. Search or browse by journal title.
*LexisNexis Academic Includes articles from national and regional newspapers, business publications, federal and state codes, case law & reference information (1990-present). Useful for finding information on current events and stories in the popular press.
*Science Citation Index Expanded Article citations, author abstracts, and cited references from 5,900 science and technical journals (1980-present). Useful for research in the health sciences, computer science, mathematics and life sciences.
*Biomed Experts Taking data from PubMed, BiomedExperts allows users to create profiles, linking researchers to others within their field. Provides Geonetwork and network views of connections between scientists.
*BasicBIOSIS - Some full text
Contains basic information about biology and other life sciences.
*Kluwer Online (SpringerLink) Includes journals, books and reference works in the humanities, sciences, technology, mathematics, architecture and more. Also useful for medical and business ethics and behavioral science research.
*Academic OneFile Articles in a variety of subject areas, including technology, the arts, theology and more, from scholarly journals and general periodicals.
*Academic Search Premier Includes general interest and scholarly articles in a variety of areas including the physical sciences, social sciences and humanities. (1990-present).
