LibGuides: *Nursing Resources: Clinical Nursing Tools

Point of care tools

UpToDate This link opens in a new window
Evidence-based point of care resource. Free mobile app is available for iOS & Android devices.
Visual Dx This link opens in a new window
Evidence-based point of care resource. Free mobile app is available for iOS & Android devices.
Lexicomp This link opens in a new window
Point of care drug information, dosing, administration, warnings, precautions, clinical content, calculators & tools.

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses (2021)
PDF Access - Unlimited user access
Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses (2021)
Digital Book - Limited to 5 simultaneous users
Mosby's Drug Guide for Nursing Students
Information on drugs and FDA-approved medications

Lexicomp This link opens in a new window
Offers drug information, including interaction checkers, a drug identifier, patient education, and toxicology information.
Natural Medicines (formerly Natural Standard) This link opens in a new window
Natural Standard systematically reviews scientific evidence on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
LactMed This link opens in a new window
The LactMed database contains information on drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed

Trusted Clinical Practice Guideline Repositories

ECRI Trust Guidelines (Formerly guideline.gov)
Repository of evidence based clinical practice guidelines. Note: you will need to create a free account to search for guidelines.
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
An independent, volunteer panel of national experts that provide evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services.
VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines
Evidence-based clinical guidelines developed by the US Department of Veteran Affairs and the Department of Defense
Best Practice Guidelines - Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario

Finding Guidelines in Databases

PubMed@Marian This link opens in a new window
Searching for practice guidelines in PubMed: Search your topic in the search box. Click on Additional Filters and check the boxes next to "Practice Guideline" and "Guideline" under the section labeled "Type of Article"
CINAHL Cumulative Index Nursing & Allied Health Literature (via Ebscohost) This link opens in a new window
Type in your keyword in the search bar and run your search. On the left hand side of your search there is a "Limit to" area, select the link that says "Show More" --> Scroll to the Limit that says "Publication Type" and select "Practice Guidelines"
Clinical Key This link opens in a new window
look to the bottom of the search bar and select Guidelines OR run your search and look to the left of the results and select the Guidelines option.