Databases
- PubMed@USC This link opens in a new windowThe largest medical database. Use "Find It @ USC" links to get access to resources.
- CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new windowMost comprehensive database of full-text for nursing & allied health journals from 1937 to present. Includes access to scholarly journal articles, dissertations, magazines, pamphlets, evidence-based care sheets, books, and research instruments.
- Cochrane Database of Systematic ReviewsThe Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews provides access to full-text systematic reviews.
- Natural Medicines This link opens in a new windowNatural Medicines is a product of the Natural Standard Research Collaboration and includes all content previously found in Natural Standard and the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database.
- Embase This link opens in a new windowEmbase provides access to over more than 29 million citations for biomedical articles and conference proceedings. This version has been customized for USC users to find the full-text of articles from library holdings.
- GIDEON This link opens in a new windowKnowledge database for diagnosing infectious diseases, includes
- Profiles of 231 countries
- Profiles of 349 infectious diseases
- Information on outbreaks and surveys
- Decision making tool
Allows limited number of simultaneous users - Web of Science This link opens in a new windowUse "Cited Reference Search" to find who's citing you.
- Scopus This link opens in a new windowLarge abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature in science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Includes bibliometrics tools to track, analyze and visualize research.
- PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowAbstract and citation database of scholarly literature in psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences. Includes journal articles, books, reports, theses, and dissertations from 1806 to present.
Differential Diagnosis
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Diagnosaurus Allows searching of over 1000 differential diagnoses by symptoms, diseases and organ systems. Link from Diagnosaurus directly into other books within AccessMedicine.
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GIDEON Database for diagnosing infectious diseases. Includes differential diagnosis tool, current information on disease outbreaks, and epidemiological data.
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VisualDx Clinical 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.
Online Journals
A selection of online journals.
Find an Online Article
Point of Care
Tools designed to provide information for clinicians at the point of care.
- BMJ Clinical EvidenceEvidence-based evaluations of interventions for common clinical conditions. Developed in collaboration with the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Internal Medicine. Published by BMJ.
Updated monthly.
- JAMAEvidence This link opens in a new windowCollection of resources to teach and promote evidence based medicine. Textbooks, glossary, worksheets, and education worksheets.
- 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.
ebooks
Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice, 10th edPublication Date: 2014This manual is meant to guide students and nurses in every setting and specialty to provide excellent patient care.- AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice (2017)Allows limited number of simultaneous connections.
- Nurses' Guide to Clinical Procedures (2010)A reliable clinical reference tool for almost two decades, the book explains the key steps necessary to perform nursing skills as well as provides cues to the critical thinking needed for client care.
Allows Limited Simultaneous Users 
Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice, 8th ed.
This introductory nursing research text focuses on how to read, understand, analyze, and evaluate research for utilization in clinical practice.
Allows limited number of simultaneous connections.
ISBN: 9781451176797- Critically Appraising Evidence for HealthcareCritically appraising an article is much more than simply reading it. Appraisal is a technique that will improve the effectiveness of your ability to read research and determine if it is of adequate quality. This book will teach you how to critically appraise all types of research using questions geared to the particular type of research. You will then be able to determine if the research results are valid and can be applied in practice.
Allows limited number of simultaneous users. 
The Business of Nurse Management: A toolkit for successISBN: 9780826155733This book is a toolkit for newly promoted Nurse Managers, nursing students, and anyone looking to understand the business side of health care and to contribute to the viability of hospitals.
Allows limited number of simultaneous connections.
Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy: The Matrix method by Publication Date: 2017
Welcome!
Welcome to the Nurses of USC library guide! This site contains information resources used by the Nurses of USC.
Additional resources may be found at the Clinical Professionals and the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Program guides.
Drug Information
- Facts and Comparisons E-Answers This link opens in a new windowConstantly updated drug monographs for prescription and over-the-counter drugs; drug interaction checker. Includes additional handbooks on specific aspects of drugs, such as Review of Natural Products.
- Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide 14th ed.Publication Date: 2014
- Natural Medicines This link opens in a new windowNatural Standard is an international research collaboration that aggregates and synthesizes data on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Natural Standard is impartial; not supported by any interest group, professional organization or product manufacturer.
- Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses 15th ed.Publication Date: 2017