Welcome to the Calder Library Portal for Nurses

Quick Search: Nursing   Title Author Full Text Keyword ISSN Any

Practice Guidelines and Evidence Based Practice:     Guidelines Links Links hand-picked by Calder library staff. Evidence-Based Medicine Practitioners Portal   Peer-Reviewed Resources:     Nursing journals available through the Calder Library Peer-Reviewed Journals in the CINAHL Database Alphabetical list of journals in the CINAHL database, including information on which are 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 Clinical evidence-based reference with point-of-care summaries for more than 3,200 topics. HealthSTAR HealthSTAR focuses on both the clinical and non-clinical aspects of health care delivery, such as: evaluation of patient outcomes; effectiveness of procedures, programs, products, services and processes; administration and planning of health facilities, services and manpower; health insurance; health policy; health services research; health economics and financial management; laws and regulation; personnel administration; quality assurance; licensure; and accreditation. 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.   QUOSA Information Manager Retrieve hundreds of full-text articles in seconds from your PubMed or Ovid search with one click, organize article collections, search across the full-text of the articles you retrieve, and more. PubMed 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 Clinical decision support tool designed to answer clinical questions that arise in daily practice. 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 Links Links hand-picked by Calder library staff. Nursing Theory Information on nursing theory and models.   Online Books and Journals:     Nursing E-Books Access online nursing texts. Nursing E-Journals Access online nursing journals. 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:   Health Library Information on conditions, medications, procedures, videos and calculators. Some in Spanish. 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

Portal maintained by Emily Vardell, MLS, evardell@med.miami.edu.  Last updated 11-9-2011.

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