LibGuides: Graduate Nursing: Evidence-Based Practice

DynaMed

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DynaMed is a clinical information resource that provides evidence-based information at the point of care.

DynaMed provides evidence-based treatment recommendations with links to evidence and varying levels of recommendation strength. It also features patient education materials, physician expert review, practice-changing updates, and a mobile app.

DynaMed Mobile App Download Instructions
The DynaMed app is free for students and is compatible with iOS and Android devices.
Follow these steps to download the DynaMed mobile app. There are different instructions depending on whether you're on Brenau's campus or elsewhere.

DynaMed 2-Minute Overview Video
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MEDLINE with Full Text By EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
Medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and pre-clinical sciences, and much more.

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CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides full text for more than 770 journals indexed in CINAHL®, including many of the most-used journals in the index—with no embargo. Offering complete coverage of English-language nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses' Association, CINAHL covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines.
In addition, this authoritative file offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters.

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Nursing and Allied Health Database This link opens in a new window
Covers nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine, and much more. This database offers reliable, comprehensive coverage including journals, video, dissertations, reference books and more.

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ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
A leading full-text scientific database covering the life and health sciences.
Health Source: Nursing / Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
This resource provides nearly 550 scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong, including full text from Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Journal of Community Health Nursing, Journal of Nursing Management, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Forum, Nursing Inquiry, and many more.

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Sage Journals Premier This link opens in a new window
Covers the health sciences, the life sciences, the social sciences (anthropology, business, communication and media studies, cultural studies, education, gerontology, psychology) and the humanities (conflict resolution, gender studies, history, law, philosophy, politics and international relations).
Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews, Clinical Answers, & Clinical Trials This link opens in a new window
Cochrane Library provides a collection of 6 databases that contain different types evidence to inform healthcare decision-making, and a 7th database that provides information about Cochrane groups. Cochrane Library includes over 1 million records of controlled trials, over 30,000 records of abstract and reviews of effect, and over 16,000 records of health technology assessments.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Over 26 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Includes links to some full-text content from PubMed Central and the Brenau Trustee Library.
AHRQ Evidence-Based Practice This link opens in a new window
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), through its EPCs, sponsors the development of various reports to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve the quality of health care in the United States. These reports provide comprehensive, science-based information on common, costly medical conditions and new health care technologies and strategies.
DynaMed This link opens in a new window
DynaMed is a clinical information resource that provides evidence-based information at the point of care.

Journals

Direct links to a few of the essential journals for evidence based practice. For more comprehensive information, search the databases above.

Annals of Internal Medicine Articles, case studies, medical research, reviews and editorials in the field of internal medicine.
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Original, peer-reviewed research and clinical reports on important trends and developments in physical medicine and rehabilitation and related fields. This international journal brings researchers and clinicians authoritative information on the therapeutic utilization of physical, behavioral and pharmaceutical agents in providing comprehensive care for individuals with chronic illness and disabilities. Indexed in CINAHL, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, and MEDLINE
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing Original, peer-reviewed research that is of interest to psychiatric and mental health care nurses. The field is considered in its broadest perspective, including theory, practice and research applications related to all ages, special populations, settings, and interdisciplinary collaborations in both the public and private sectors. Indexed in CINAHL and MEDLINE.
Bandolier - Evidence based thinking about health care Monthly independent evidence-based health care journal from the UK. Commentaries appear on website two to three months following print publication.
Clinical Scholars Review: The Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice Biannual, peer reviewed publication focused on articles demonstrating clinical excellence in the application of evidence-based practice of doctoral nursing. Articles discuss clinical practice and patient care; case studies; practice issues, including management, scope of practice, and reimbursement; ethical dilemmas, legal issues, and business practices; and innovative methods of teaching and evaluating advanced practice and profiling the scholarly nature of the clinical practice of nursing.
Diabetes Original research about the physiology and pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus. Emphasis is on investigative reports focusing on areas such as the pathogenesis of diabetes and its complications, normal and pathologic pancreatic islet function and intermediary metabolism, pharmacological mechanisms of drug and hormone action, and biochemical and molecular aspects of normal and abnormal biological processes.
Journal of Addictions Nursing Official journal of the International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA), this journal is a peer reviewed quarterly international journal publishing original articles on current research, issues, practices and innovations as they relate to the field of addictions.
Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine Features observational and analytical reports on treatments outside the realm of allopathic medicine which are gaining interest and warranting research to assess their therapeutic value.
Journal of Emergency Nursing The official peer-reviewed journal of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), the Journal of Emergency Nursing reaches the greatest number of emergency nurses, emergency/trauma departments and emergency department managers of any journal. The journal is always expanding its coverage of the practice and professional issues, based on current evidence, that challenge emergency nurses every day. It features original research and updates from the field. Indexed in CINAHL, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, MEDLINE, and MEDLINE with Full Text.
Research in Nursing and Health A general, peer-reviewed, research journal devoted to publication of a wide range of research and theory that will inform the practice of nursing and other health disciplines. Indexed in CINAHL, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, MEDLINE, MEDLINE with Full Text, and Research Library (at ProQuest).
Seminars in Oncology Nursing. A quarterly journal for the dissemination of knowledge in the complex field of cancer nursing. The Journal contains topical reviews carefully prepared by selected experts. Each issue focuses on a specific topic, with the aim of comprehensive coverage. Indexed in CINAHL, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, MEDLINE, and MEDLINE with Full Text.
The Lancet medical news, original research, and reviews on all aspects of clinical medicine and public health.
The New England Journal of Medicine Research and key information at the intersection of biomedical science and clinical practice. Presents the information in an understandable and clinically useful format.
Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing Includes original articles and systematic reviews.

Additional Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Featuring thousands of full-text journals, this collection of scholarly trade and popular articles offers information on a broad range of important areas including: anthropology, biology, chemistry, ethnic & multicultural studies, law, mathematics, music, psychology, women's studies, and many other fields.

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Alt HealthWatch This link opens in a new window
Provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine. Focusing on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to healthcare and wellness, this database offers libraries full-text articles for more than 180 international peer-reviewed journals and reports. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, and book excerpts.

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BioMed Central: The Open Access Publisher This link opens in a new window
BioMed Central has successfully published over 290 quality peer-reviewed journals in Biology, Clinical Medicine, and Health. BioMed is devoted to making scientific research freely accessible and discoverable through partnerships, innovation and collaboration with the scientific community.
ClinicalTrials.gov This link opens in a new window
ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry and results database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants conducted around the world.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts, and articles.
National Library of Medicine Databases & Resources This link opens in a new window
The world’s largest biomedical library, NLM maintains and makes available a vast print collection and produces electronic information resources on a wide range of topics that are searched billions of times each year by millions of people around the globe. It also supports and conducts research, development, and training in biomedical informatics and health information technology.
PDQ® - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database This link opens in a new window
Information on cancers, treatments, and research, including PDQ Cancer Information Summaries.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
99% peer-reviewed journals. Selected by APA experts based on quality and relevance to the field, this is one of the most current resources available for behavioral and social science research.

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Social Science Database This link opens in a new window
Social Science Database provides extensive coverage across a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, communication, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work, and sociology.

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Merck Manual, Professional Version This link opens in a new window
Find information on medical topics, symptoms, drugs, procedures, news and more, written for the health care professional.

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Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library
is a database maintained by Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), the nursing honor society. Users will want to visit the Registry of Nursing Research, a database of abstracts to grey literature comprising descriptions of conference presentations and ongoing/unpublished research studies

Theses and Dissertations

Dissertation Abstracts By ProQuest Dissertations and Theses This link opens in a new window
PQDT — Full Text includes 2.7 million searchable citations to dissertation and theses from around the world from 1861 to the present day together with 1.2 million full text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. Over 2.1 million titles are available for purchase as printed copies. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full text coverage for older graduate works. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses — Full Text also offers researchers unlimited access to digital copies from their own institutions as well as affordable copies from others.

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Georgia State University Electronic Theses and Dissertations This link opens in a new window
Georgia State's Electronic Theses and Dissertations database is a collection of original work by students of Georgia State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduate degrees.

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Georgia Tech Theses and Dissertations - available through SMARTech This link opens in a new window
Georgia Tech Theses and Dissertations is a collection of original work by students of the Georgia Institute of Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy or Master of Science degrees.

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NDLTD: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations This link opens in a new window
Full-text theses and dissertations from numerous universities
University of Georgia Electronic Theses and Dissertations This link opens in a new window
University of Georgia Electronic Theses and Dissertations is a collection of the theses and dissertations submitted electronically to the Graduate School at the University of Georgia since the summer of 1999.

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College of Nursing UMass Dissertations

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