Evidence-based Practice Resources

One Stop Sites

• Nursing and Allied Health Resources
  http://sites.google.com/site/nahrsnursingresources/Home
  From the Medical Library Association Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section´s Wiki. Use the left-hand navigation to browse the content. The content includes free resources for nurses including databases, electronic books, electronic journals, and Web sites related to nursing and allied health disciplines.

Evidence Based Resources

• Nesbit Guide to Evidence-Based Resources
  http://www.urmc.rochester.edu
  An extensive list of web-based resources for Evidence Based Practice, including organizations, guides, tools, guidelines, and more)
• Health Services/Technology Assessment Text (HSTAT)
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=hstat
  "The Health Services Technology/Assessment Texts (HSTAT) is a free, Web-based resource of full-text documents that provide health information and support health care decision making. HSTAT's audience includes health care providers, health service researchers, policy makers, payers, consumers and the information professionals who serve these groups."
• ClinicalTrials.gov
  http://clinicaltrials.gov/
  "ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details. This information should be used in conjunction with advice from health care professionals."
• Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library (VHINL) database
  http://www.nursinglibrary.org/portal/main.aspx
  "The Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library is committed to providing knowledge resources to help advance nurses and patient care. The library is dedicated to bringing you the latest research on nursing knowledge that is important to all nurses – clinicians, researchers, educators, and students."
• Turning Research Into Practice (TRIP)
  http://www.tripdatabase.com/index.html
  The TRIP Database began in 1997 as a result of the work of the founders (Jon Brassey and Dr Chris Price) in answering clinical questions, using the principles of evidence based medicine.

Online Books

• NCBI Bookshelf
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=books
  "The Bookshelf is a searchable collection of online biomedical textbooks and other literature. In addition to some classic biology and medical textbooks and monographs, it also includes books and databases produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). The Bookshelf is one of the many databases that make up Entrez, NCBI´s powerful search and retrieval system."

Online Journals

• Searching PubMed For Full-Text (tutorial)
  http://screencast.com/t/IzkHRZagMv
  Limit searches to "Links to free full text" OR "PubMed Central." Brief video showing you how to limit your PubMed search to help you find full-text articles.
• STTI Registry of Nursing Research
  http://www.nursinglibrary.org/Portal/Main.aspx?PageID=4100
  "The Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library is the realization of Sigma Theta Tau International´s goal to offer nurses, in all roles around the globe, online access to reliable nursing information that can be easily utilized and shared."
• International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship
  http://www.bepress.com/ijnes/announce/20090402/
  The International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship (IJNES) is the first fully electronic peer-reviewed journal in which original papers on nursing education issues and research are published. The Journal is a member of the Berkeley Electronic Press (bepress). The Editors and Editorial Board are fully committed to maintaining excellence in the quality and scientific rigor of the articles they recommend for publication. Papers involving theory, research, innovations, issues and perspectives about nursing education, as well as responses to articles are published in IJNES.
• Evidence-Based Nursing
  http://ebn.bmjjournals.com
  Surveys a wide range of international medical journals applying strict criteria for the quality and validity of research. Practicing clinicians assess the clinical relevance of the best studies. The key details of these essential studies are presented in a succinct, informative abstract with an expert commentary on its clinical application. Published quarterly, Evidence-Based Nursing is designed to alert practicing nurses to important and clinically relevant advances in treatment, diagnosis, etiology, and prognosis.
• Online Journal of Issues in Nursing
  http://www.nursingworld.org
  "OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing™ is a peer-reviewed, international, online publication that addresses pertinent topics affecting nursing practice, research, education and the wider health care sector. The journal is indexed by Medline, CINAHL and Scopus."

Guidelines

• National Institute for Nursing Research
  http://www.ninr.nih.gov
  The mission of NINR is to promote and improve the health of individuals, families, communities, and populations. NINR supports and conducts clinical and basic research and research training on health and illness across the lifespan.
• Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
  http://www.ahcpr.gov
  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is a resource provided by U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
• National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)
  http://www.guidelines.gov/
  "The NGC mission is to provide physicians, nurses, and other health professionals, health care providers, health plans, integrated delivery systems, purchasers and others an accessible mechanism for obtaining objective, detailed information on clinical practice guidelines and to further their dissemination, implementation and use."
• Best Practice Information Sheets
  http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/pubs/best_practice.php
  "The Joanna Briggs Institute is an International not-for-profit Research and Development Organization specializing in Evidence-Based resources for healthcare professionals in nursing, midwifery, medicine, and allied health. With over 54 Centers and groups, servicing over 90 countries, The Joanna Briggs Institute is a recognized global leader in Evidence-Based Healthcare."