Patient Care Management
- Nursing Reference Center
(Ebsco) - Nursing Procedures (Books@Ovid)
- Cardiac Nursing (Books@Ovid)
- Fluid and Electrolyte Balance : Nursing Considerations (Books@Ovid)
- Plumer's Principles & Practice of Intravenous Therapy (Books@Ovid)
- UpToDate
- MD Consult
- Books@Ovid (Ovid)
Medications
- Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide (Books@Ovid)QV 39 L7655 2005 Tacoma Reference
- Micromedex (Thomson Healthcare) Clinical information on toxicology, drugs, drug interactions, and reproductive risks
- Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Best evidence on herbals and dietary supplements.
Rules and Calculators
Diagnostic and Lab Tests
- UW Lab Test Information Database Information on collecting, handling, and processing lab tests available at the UW.
- Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests (Books@Ovid)
Patient Education
- UWMC Health On-Line Requires AMC/IRIS account
- HMC Patient/Family Education Manual Requires AMC/IRIS account
- Micromedex: Patient Leaflets
- Search MD Consult Patient Handouts
- Search MEDLINEplus
Cross Cultural Issues
- Culture Clues Tool to improve communication with cultures served at UWMC
- EthnoMed Information about cultural beliefs in medical care.
Databases
- CINAHL Plus (Ebsco) Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
- LactMed Drugs and lactation (including breastfeeding infants)
- PubMed MEDLINE
Journals
Evidence-Based Practice
Certification and CNE
- AJN Career Guide Latest year only
- ANCC
- UW Continuing Nursing Education
- UW School of Nursing