School of Nursing

DNP Guide to Information sources

Local links
LLUMC VIP
Clinical desktop
Policies & procedures
Oncology clinical research trials
KIM

Libraries
Del E. Webb Memorial Library
Jesse Medical Center Library
National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health
US Dept. of Health & Human Services
Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library

Databases
CINAHL
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical Queries
ClinicalTrials.gov
Cochrane Library
HAPI
MDConsult
Micromedex
PDR Health
PubMed
SUMSearch (University of Texas)
TOXNet
UptoDate

Government Sources
ClinicalTrials.gov
CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
HealthFinder.gov
MEDLINEplus
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine
NHLB Women’s Health Initiative
(NIH) National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
NLM Gateway
US Food and Drug Administration

Useful links to remember:

Evidence-based sources on the Web:
Core library for evidence-based practice
Evidence-based Practice Centers
Evidence-based clinical tutorial
Center for Health Evidence
Netting the evidence
Teaching and learning resources for evidence-based practice
Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center
Sources in evidence-based nursing
Mayo Clinic health decisions guides
EBM resources/SUYNY Downstate Medical Center

Patient information
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996)
MEDLINEplus - consumers informational from NLM
Healthfinder (Español) - US consumer health and human services web site
Health Source/Nursing - must have LLU login if off campus.
Guide for Loma Linda Medical Center patients
Ask NOAH about evidence-based medicine
Mayo Clinic Health
Intellihealth

Nationwide clinical trials
CenterWatch clinical trials listing service
Clinical trials listing by medical subjects
Clinical trials.gov
Clinical articles archives

Drug information
Drug information association
Facts & comparison
PDR Drug directories
US Food and drug administration

Selected Web resources
Duke Clinical Research Institute
HealthWeb Nursing
Mayo Clinic
MedInfo Network
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Merck Manual of Geriatrics
Merck Manual - Second Home Edition
National Institutes of Health
Resources for patients and patient advocates
Sources of practice guidelines

Library instruction for nurses:
LLUSN library instruction for nurses
LLUSN Quick Library guide for nursing students
Evidence-based sources
Research guide to nursing
Health statistics

Other sources:

Guides & Tools - McGill University
National Guideline Clearinghouse

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