Nursing Resources

The following is a selective list of Internet resources that focus on the interests of the nursing profession. The sites have been selected by the HS/HSL Liaison to the School of Nursing, Debra Berlanstein (acting liaison) . The selection criteria used to choose the following sites may also be of use to you when evaluating a web site. If you have any suggestions for additional sites, or if you are unable to access a site, please contact Debra at dberlans@hshsl.umaryland.edu or (410) 706-8862.

Associations and Organizations

Board Exams/Licensing/Credentialing Resources

Career Resources

Continuing Education

Databases

  • Nursing Databases
    • CINAHL Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health) with Full Text (EBSCOhost)
      Indexes majority of English-language nursing journals including publications from state nursing associations, ANA & NLN publications, and primary journals from allied health disciplines. Links to selected full-text articles. 1982 to present. Updated monthly.

      Handouts: CINAHL Help Sheet I Instructions for use
    • MEDLINE
      The MEDLINE database from the National Library of Medicine includescitations with abstracts from approximately 3,900 biomedical, dentaland nursing journals. MEDLINE encompasses information from IndexMedicus, Index to Dental Literature, International Nursing Index andselected journals. Links to over 80 full-text journals (Journals @ OvidFull Text) are provided. The database is divided into various yearsegments.

      Handouts: Tutorial
    • PsycINFO
      The database contains citations and abstracts to journal articles, dissertations, book chapters, technical reports and other documents. Covers literature in psychology and the behavioral sciences as well as psychological aspects of related disciplines. Updated monthly. 1887 to the present.

      Handouts: Instructions for use
    • Evidence Based Medicine Reviews
      The EBMR Multifile includes: ACP Journal club (ACP), Cochrane Controlled Trials Register (CCTR), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (COCH), and Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE).

      Handouts: Instructions for use
    • TRIP Database
      The TRIP database is a free clinical search engine. Its primary function is to help clinicians identify the best available evidence with which to answer clinical questions.
  • Drug Information Resources (Selected HS/HSL subscription databases (Library barcode required)
    • MICROMEDEX
      A collection of twelve databases which support clinical decision-making and high-quality patient care by providing comprehensive drug, acute care, and toxicology information. Updated quarterly. Micromedex® is available free to current faculty, staff and students at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and to staff at the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS). Through special agreements, School of Pharmacy preceptors may also access the system.

      Handouts: Micromedex Overview I Micromedex Quick Tips I Citing Micromedex Guide
    • MD Consult
      Provides access to over 30 medical texts, articles from more than 40 clinical journals, practice guidelines, drug information, 2500 patient education handouts, CME and daily medical updates. This resource is available only to faculty, staff and students of the University of Maryland, Baltimore and to staff of the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC).
  • Additional Resources
    • Academic Search Premier
      EBSCOhost's Academic Search Premier is a multidisciplinary, full text database designed specifically for academic Institutions. Through the database, the HS/HSL has provided links to over 600 full text journals in many areas of study - including the social sciences, chemistry, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and more.
    • ClinicalTrials.gov
      This consumer-friendly database, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, provides patients and members of the public easy access to information about the location of clinical trials, their design and purpose, criteria for participation and additional disease and treatment information.

      Handouts: Instructions for use
    • Current Index to Statistics - Extended Database (CIS-ED)
      A bibliographic index to publications in statistics and related fields from 1974 to the present (currently defined as publications through the end of 1998 plus some early 1999 publications). Included are 106 "core journals", as well as selected articles from about 900 additional journals, and about 8,000 books in statistics. Each year, it is updated with an additional year of coverage. CIS is a joint venture of the American Statistical Association and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.

      Handouts: Instructions for use

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Last edited on Wednesday, March 18, 2009