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Point Of Care Resources

CPS (Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties)
The CPS online is essentially a set of modules that provide essential drug information and practical information on hundreds of medical conditions. Look up summaries of medical conditions, Health Canada Advisories, drug interactions (using Lexi- Interact) and more!
Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library includes a database of systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials and Cochrane Clinical Answers (CCA). See the Cochrane Clinical Answers Tab (at the top in the purple bar) for short readable, clinically focused summaries of research from Cochrane Reviews. They are designed to inform point-of-care decision-making.

PEN - Practice Based Evidence in Nutrition This link opens in a new window
Evidence-based answers to everyday practice questions; key practice points that have been synthesized from the literature by experts. Includes four knowledge pathways: Population Health/Lifecycle, Health Condition/Disease, Food/Nutrients and Professional Practice. Developed by Dietitians of Canada.

Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC)
The Canadian Nursing Association has supported the creation of some sections focused on reducing specific unnecessary interventions and treatments, including overuse of opioids and antibiotics.
Lab Test Online
A UK based site that contains summaries of conditions, tests and treatment options. Search by: Condition or Test or browse alphabetically

These are the best places to start looking for articles related to Nursing.

Trip Medical Database
Open-source medical search engine designed to provide evidence for clinical decision-making. In Trip you will find: summaries, clinical practice guidelines, article citations, images, videos, patient information leaflets, and more! Think of Trip as Google for health information. Use the color coded filter on the left to filter results according to type.

CINAHL (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Search CINAHL for articles in nursing and allied health (audiology, nutrition & dietetics, occupational, physical & respiratory therapy, speech-language pathology, consumer health). It is a great spot to find nursing specific literature.
MEDLINE (Ovid) This link opens in a new window
Search Medline (aka almost the same content as PubMed which stands for PUblic MEDline) on the Ovid interface (this link!) for your comprehensive, structured literature searches
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
Search here if you are looking for Systematic Reviews or Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
* Full text articles
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Search here for citations related to psychology. PsycINFO is also a great spot to find citations for qualitative studies.