LibGuides: Nursing: Home

Clinical Tools

PROMIS: Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System
A listing of funding opportunities and tools specific to patient reported outcome measures curated by the National Institutes of Health.

Professional Societies

Government Agencies

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

DSM-V
The current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, from Psychiatry.com
Previous DSM editions
All previous editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, from Psychiatry.com

Salem Health

Infectious Diseases and Conditions

Journals

Databases

CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
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Specialized indexing to over 3,000 journals in the fields of nursing and allied health, with many full text articles.
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
Cochrane Library includes Database of Systematic Reviews, Clinical Answers, and the Central Register of Controlled Trials for independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.
MEDLINE Complete This link opens in a new window
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Leading full-text database of top biomedical and health journals.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Database of citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from WCU Libraries, PubMed Central, and publisher web sites.
UpToDate This link opens in a new window
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Clinical database that includes drug information and calculators, patient education, and reports on specialty topics. You will need to register and create an account to log in.
Nursing Education in Video This link opens in a new window
Online videos specifically created to educate and train nurses, nursing assistants & other healthcare workers.
Health Source: Nursing and Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
Access to more than 550 scholarly full text journals, including nearly 450 peer-reviewed journals focusing on many medical disciplines.

Trip Database
Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care. "Turning Research Into Practice."

Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Access all WCU-subscribed Web of Science databases including: Web of Science Core Collection (1984-present), KCI-Korean Journal Database (1980-present), Grants Index (1953-present), Preprint Citation Index (1991-present), ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Citation Index (1637-present), and SciELO Citation Index (2002-present). Web of Science Core Collection contains 4 smaller editions: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) (1984-present), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) (1984-present), Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) (1984-present), and Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) (2019-present).
Anatomy & Physiology Online This link opens in a new window
3D modelling of human anatomy and physiology.
Alt HealthWatch This link opens in a new window
This database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
Health and Psychosocial Instruments This link opens in a new window
HaPI provides primary & secondary material on behavioral measurement instruments (i.e., questionnaires, rating scales, tests, coding schemes, and projective techniques). Covers medicine, nursing, public health, health professions, psychology, social work, sociology, communication, organizational behavior, & education.
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print This link opens in a new window
This database provides information about & reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, & related areas. Note: The actual test instruments are not included.
PolicyMap This link opens in a new window
Easily create maps from the national through the state down to county and local areas using health, nursing, and other vital statistics data from U.S., State and other statistical reports.
View tutorials for more help:
Creating a Map
Creating a Community Profile Report
Cabell's Journalytics Academic This link opens in a new window
Directories of publishing opportunities in journals related to health administration and nursing, among other things.