Welcome to the Calder Library Portal for Nurses

Practice Guidelines:     Guidelines Links Links hand-picked by Calder library staff.   Peer-Reviewed Resources:     Peer-Reviewed Journals in the CINAHL Database Lists up to five categories of peer-review; view an alphabetical list of which journals in the CINAHL database are blind, double blind, editorial board, or expert peer reviewed. Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory Search with the journal title to see if it is refereed (peer-reviewed).

Featured Databases:     CINAHL A database of the nursing and allied health literature. DynaMed Effective alternative to UpToDate, also accessible remotely. Produced by a physician for use at the point-of-care, DynaMed has clinical summaries for about 3,000 topics, which are updated daily and organized by 12 categories: General Information (including ICD-9 codes), Causes and Risks, Complications, History, Physical, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Treatment, Prevention and Screening, References, Patient Information, and Acknowledgements. The information in each category is displayed in descending order by level of evidence. EMBASE Fifty-percent of the content is unique from MEDLINE; a database of the medical, nursing, and allied health literature; the focus is mainly on the medical literature and on medications. Isabel A diagnostic decision support tool. Micromedex A collection of many different drug databases and several alternative medicine databases. Up-to-date information provided on drugs, diseases, acute care, toxicology, alternative medicine, and more.   PubMed MEDLINE A database of the medical, nursing, and allied health literature; the focus is mainly on the medical literature. RefWorks Organize your references and format your bibliography with a click of the mouse. Scopus See who has cited an article since it was published; see who has cited your articles. UpToDate Not available off-campus. A clinical support system designed to answer clinical questions that arise in daily practice. Contains succinct, comprehensive, current and fully referenced evidence on more than 7,000 clinical topics written by physicians. Accessible within the UMMSM/Jackson Health System IP domain only. See additional databases in the Drug Information Portal.

Featured Web Sites:     Instructions for Authors in the Health Sciences Search by journal title to learn what the journal’s guidelines are for writing an article for publication. Magnet Recognition Program® Learn more about this ANCC program that recognizes excellence in nursing care. Nursing History Links from the University at Buffalo Health Sciences Library. Nursing Informatics Links from the University at Buffalo Health Sciences Library. Nursing Links Links hand-picked by Calder library staff. Nursing Theorists Links from the University at Buffalo Health Sciences Library.   Online Books and Journals:     Nursing E-Books Access online nursing texts. Nursing E-Journals Access online nursing journals. AccessMedicine Access important medical books. See additional resources E-Books E-Journals

Images and Multimedia Resources:     E-Images Access thousands of images for use in your presentations or study. Martindale’s Health Science Guide Thousands of video clips and other interactive multimedia resources; also includes a Nursing center.     Consumer Health Resources:   See additional resources in the Consumer Health Portal.

Finding Journals & Books:     Library Catalog E-Books - Title and Subject Listing of Online Books E-Journals Searchable List E-Journal Access Problem Form Journal Article or Book Chapter Photocopy Request Form   Other Library Services:     Interlibrary Request Form to obtain books and other materials not held at the Calder Library Ask the Calder Reference Librarians a Question Sign-up to Take a Free Refresher Database Searching Seminar Recommend that the Library Purchase a Book or Journal Request a Fee-Based Search of the Literature by a Professional Librarian Send a Kudo, Comment, Suggestion or Criticism to the Calder Library Administration Catch up on Calder Communications, the Library's Newsletter

This list is not comprehensive. It serves the function of a little black bag of essential resources for nursing. For assistance with any of these resources, or to find out about other available research and searching options you can browse the library's full web site, come by the library's Reference Desk or call the Reference, Education & Outreach Services department at (305) 243-6648

We always want your feedback! To suggest additions, corrections or changes to the content of the Calder Portal for Nursing page, please send an email to the Reference, Education & Outreach Services department at reference@med.miami.edu