Royal Children’s Hospital Clinical Guidelines

NOT a database, but a listing of Clinical Guidelines developed by the RCH nurses "to act as a guide, based on current best evidence, to reduce variation in practice and to promote the best care of the patients and their families

In brief, Nursing Clinical Guidelines, are:

  • specific to RCH.
  • evidence-based.
  • reviewed and have specified creation and revision dates.
  • developed and reviewed with stakeholder contribution and approval.
  • approved via the Nursing Clinical Effectiveness Committee."

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e-Books

Collection of professional e-books and e-textbooks to assist you at work.

EBSCOhost Databases

Includes access to the following databases offered though EBSCO - CINAHL, Cochrane, Medline, Eric, e-Journals, e-Books (professional books), Health Business Elite, Psychology & Behavioral Science Collection, and Open Dissertations. 

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Global Index Medicus

The Global Index Medicus (GIM) provides worldwide access to biomedical and public health literature produced by and within low-middle income countries. The main objective is to increase the visibility and usability of this important set of resources. Maintained by WHO Regional Office Libraries on a central search platform allowing retrieval of bibliographical and full text information.

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Lexicomp

Provider of drug information and clinical content including drug I.D., calculators, I.V. compatability, and patient education. 

LILACS

Latin America and Caribbean Health Science Literature

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Natural Medicines

Natural Medicine was founded by healthcare providers and researchers to provide high-quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative medicine including dietary supplements and integrative therapies. Grade

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PEDro

Evidence-based research for PTs and OTs, maintained by the University of Sydney's Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health

Publication Finder

Find e-Books and e-Journals 

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speechBITE

speechBITE is a database at the University of Sydney holding EBP intervention studies across the scope of communication and swallowing disorders.

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Trip

Trip is a clinical search engine where users can quickly and easily find high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care. Access to the database, like PubMed is free. Access to the articles requires a subscription.

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UpToDate

Provided by the Division of Nursing, UpToDate is physician-authored clinical decision support resource for point-of-care and patient education.