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Point of Care Tools
- uCentral This link opens in a new windowCollection of manuals, handbooks, and clinical information tools. Also available and searchable through mobile app.
- UpToDate This link opens in a new windowAn evidence-based resource covering multiple medical specialties. Includes topic monographs, patient education, practice updates, drug interactions, guidelines, and medical calculators. To obtain CME, create a personal profile and log in.
- VisualDx This link opens in a new windowClinical information tool with emphasis on dermatological and opthalmological disorders. Thousands of images of diseases and disorders on different locations and skin tones. Search by diagnosis or build a differential diagnosis.
- Lab Tests Online This link opens in a new windowQuick reference tool and resource with information about lab tests in health care. Useful for keeping up with advances in laboratory science.
- GIDEON This link opens in a new windowDatabase for diagnosing infectious diseases. Includes differential diagnosis tool, current information on disease outbreaks, and epidemiological data.
- Diagnosaurus This link opens in a new windowAllows searching of over 1000 differential diagnoses by symptoms, diseases and organ systems. Link from Diagnosaurus directly into other books within AccessMedicine.
Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by
This highly regarded text includes fully illustrated, step-by-step techniques that outline the correct performance of the physical examination and an easy-to-follow two-column format that correlates examination techniques on the left and abnormalities (clearly indicated in red) with differential diagnoses on the right.
ISBN: 9781496398178Publication Date: 2020-08-26
eBook Titles
AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing by
**2019 EDITION ON ORDER** Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and written by top clinical experts in acute care nursing, this textbook thoroughly covers all the need-to-know details on the care of adult, critically ill patients and their families. Supported by helpful tables and algorithms, the book's practical, building-block organization starts with the basics before proceeding to more complex concepts, paralleling the blueprint for the critical care nursing CCRN certification examination.
ISBN: 0071702725Publication Date: 2010-01-01
AACN Procedure Manual for High Acuity, Progressive, and Critical Care by
Authored by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, is the authoritative reference to procedures performed in high acuity, progressive, and critical care settings. It visually guides you through procedures unique to the adult critical care environment, including those performed by advanced practice nurses, in an illustrated, step-by-step format.
ISBN: 9780323376624Publication Date: 2017
AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice
AORN's Guidelines for Perioperative Practice are the gold-standard in evidence-based recommendations to deliver safe perioperative patient care and achieve workplace safety. Developed by an interdisciplinary panel of clinical experts, and approved by the ECRI Guideline Trust, they will help decrease surgical errors, provide quality measurements, and keep your team members safer.
Publication Date: 2023
Cancer Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy and Biotherapy by
Thoroughly revised and reformatted, the sixth edition of Cancer Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy and Biotherapy reflects recent significant changes in cancer treatment. This newly streamlined edition contains full-color illustrations, more tables for quick reference, and new immunotherapy and molecular targeted therapy content that brings you fully up to date with the state of the art in all current cancer therapies. Provides thorough, comprehensive coverage of the scientific and clinical aspects of immunotherapy, biotherapy, and chemotherapy. Includes significantly expanded information on immunotherapy and molecular targeted therapy, as well as the latest information on all drugs and biological agents--their mechanisms of action, interactions with other agents, toxicities, side effects, and mechanisms of resistance.
ISBN: 9781496375148Publication Date: 2018-10-17
Cardiac Surgery Essentials for Critical Care Nursing by
For new and experienced nurses caring for patients in critical care units immediately following cardiac surgery and in the transitioning to home.
ISBN: 9781284154214Publication Date: 2019-05-13
Complete Nurse's Guide to Diabetes Care by
This new edition of the Complete Nurse's Guide to Diabetes Care is a comprehensive resource for all nurses who work with diabetes patients. Inside readers will find expert advice on: The fundamentals of diabetes care Recent research on complications and associated diseases Numerous care and management approaches How diabetes affects women, children, and the elderly Practical issues, such as the effects of anxiety, depression, and polypharmacy
ISBN: 9781580405690Publication Date: 2017-10-01
Contemporary Nephrology Nursing by
**2022 EDITION ON ORDER** This edition includes updating all current chapters with evidence-based data and the addition of 28 completely new chapters, covering the full breadth of nephrology nursing practice. Three exciting new sections deal with nursing management of comorbidities and complications, cultural safety, health literacy, psychosocial issues in nephrology nursing, and regenerative medicine and innovations.
ISBN: 1940325374Publication Date: 2017-04-01
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by
The new edition of this manual provides comprehensive information on the ever-evolving specialty of HSCT, providing nurses and other practitioners with in-depth information on the entire HSCT process, from stem cell mobilization, collection, and infusion to potential complications and long-term effects. It also includes chapters on current research, emerging therapies, ethics, HSCT program development, and professional practice issues"--
ISBN: 1635930405Publication Date: 2020-08-17
Nursing2023 Drug Handbook by
Prevent medication errors and provide optimal patient care with the latest expert advice from the new edition of the best-selling nursing drug guide. Nursing2023 Drug Handbook® delivers evidence-based, nursing-focused drug monographs for nearly 3700 generic, brand-name, and combination drugs. With a tabbed, alphabetical organization and a "New Drugs" section, NDH2023 makes it easy to check drug facts on the spot.
ISBN: 1975183363Publication Date: 2022-05-14Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, 4th Edition by The scope of practice statement answers the who, what, when, where, how, and why questions of nursing. The standards provide authoritative statements of the actions and behaviors that all registered nurses are expected to competently perform, regardless of role, population, specialty, and setting. Each standard is accompanied by detailed competencies for the three practice levels.
ISBN: 9780999308882Publication Date: 2021-03-31
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary by
Put the language of nursing, medicine, and the healthcare professions at your fingertips. Under the editorial direction of Donald Venes, MD, MSJ, the content reflects today's most current and relevant information.
ISBN: 1719642850Publication Date: 2021-02-17
Journal Titles
Multimedia Clinical Skills
- Medcom - Nursing Assessment in Video Nursing Assessment in Video is an online database that provides anywhere, anytime access to the best-selling series of assessment training videos from Medcom Trainex, acclaimed provider of nursing education programs worldwide.
- Medcom - Nursing Education in Video Nursing Education in Video is an up-to-date collection of demonstration and training videos designed to help students improve their clinical skills.
- Medcom - Nursing and Mental Health in Video A nurse’s responsibility extends beyond addressing just physical ailments. Nurses now must understand, assess and manage mental health issues that often present themselves alongside physical conditions.
- Sage Knowledge Video - Nursing This collection goes beyond clinical skills videos to include content that emphasizes “softer” career-building skills and techniques that help nurses better understand and care for the “whole patient.” Some of the specific areas covered include: communication skills, nursing theory and history, global and population health, and nurses’ role in advocacy and policy.