Nursing & Health Studies

University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies
 

• Access Medicine

Provides access to books, images and illustrations, interactive self-assessment, case files, diagnostic tools

Mobile Device access: http://m.accessmedicine.com

• Clinical Key

Provides full-text access to a vast number of medical & surgical journals and also clinical eBooks, guidelines, trials, images, and pharmacology information. For management summaries of patient conditions, select from the drop down menu on the search bar and then specify the topic.

Mobile device access: Register link (top rt corner of the home page).

• DynaMed Plus

Is an EBP clinical reference tool providing summaries for research or at 'point-of-care'. Content is drawn from journals, journal review services, systematic review collections, guideline collections and drug information sources.

Mobile device access: DynaMed homepage under "How to use DynaMed".

• MD Consult

Is now called First Consult. Can be filtered in the search box of Clinical Key.

• UpToDate

Like DynaMed (above), is a EBP tool where research is examined by researchers and synthesize into summaries for diagnosing and treating conditions.

• Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Evidence Based Practice (EBP) Database

Based on collaboration from 40 countries, JBI  develops & provides evidence for nursing, allied health and medical professionals for clinical decision making as well as to consumers. Understand JBI Levels of Evidence

MedlinePlus - Health Disparities

U.S. Department of Health - Office of Minority Health

ethnoMED

Specialized Information Services (SIS) US Dept. of Health & Human Services

Minority Health (SIS)

AIDS.gov

Objectives: "Expand visibility of timely and relevant Federal HIV policies, programs, and resources to the American public; ... increase use of new media tools to reach communities most at risk; increase knowledge about HIV and access to [services for high risk people]".

AIDSource

"AIDSource offers access to HIV/AIDS-related resources ... developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to ensure that those seeking information about HIV/AIDS have a source of quality reviewed current content [From both inside and outside the Federal Government]. In 2005, it was linked to AIDSinfo to make access easier for users of both sites".

HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Atlas (NCHHSTP) CDC
"A tool that gives you the power to analyze, map, and create tables using more than 10 years of data." For direct access, click on NCHHSTP Atlas.

• BioMed Central- an independent open access publishing house providing immediate free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research
• British Medical Journals (BMJ)
• Dissertations and Theses Online - includes more than 1.6 million doctoral dissertations and masterâs theses from 1861 to the present. Also includes Dissertations and Theses written by U.M. students, including many from Nursing
• Embase - a biomedical and pharmacological database
• EthicShare - is for scholars in the field of ethics. Features everything from scholarly articles to blogs.
• MedlinePlus - produced by the National Library of Medicine for patients, providing reliable, up-to-date health information information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in non-technical language. Freely available.
• National Academies Press Digital Library - provides full-text book length research studies and policy reports and includes IOM (Institute of Medicine) titles.
• Nurses-Medscape - free from WebMD targeted at nurses. POC information for drugs, diseases, procedures. Medscape Mobile available for iPhone/Pad, BlackBerry, Android. See Medscape homepage for instructions.
• Public Library of Science (PLOS) - is a nonprofit publisher and advocate of Open Access research in medicine, biology, health studies, pathogens, genetics, tropic diseases, & nursing from researchers around the world.
• Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) - provides developed guidelines and fact sheets to promote best practices. Though Canadian, it is useful for American students and practicing nurses. It has
• Scopus - a large abstract and citation database of research literature and web sources covering life, physical, health, and social sciences.
• Sociological Abstracts - provides indexes and abstracts in sociology related publications.

Searching via the Library catalog:

In addition to "Keyword" searching, click on the arrow (right of "Keyword" in box below) to find other choices from the drop down menu. For instance, select "Subject"to see all the nursing eBooks.

e-books at UM Libraries

Or, click here to use the Advanced Search.

Still can't find what you're looking for? Try WorldCat, a cooperative catalog of many US and international libraries. If we don't have it at UM, try requesting it through Interlibrary Loan.

A to Z Nursing e-Journals

Grey literature is information not commercially published.

However, at the 2th International Conference on Grey Literature (2010) in Prague, the following definition was conceived:

"Grey literature stands for manifold document types produced on all levels of government, academics, business and industry in print and electronic formats that are protected by intellectual property rights, of sufficient quality to be collected and preserved by library holdings or institutional repositories, but not controlled by commercial publishers i.e., where publishing is not the primary activity of the producing body."

MedlinePlus - Health Disparities

U.S. Department of Health - Office of Minority Health

ethnoMED

Specialized Information Services (SIS) US Dept. of Health & Human Services

Minority Health (SIS)

AIDS.gov

Objectives: "Expand visibility of timely and relevant Federal HIV policies, programs, and resources to the American public; ... increase use of new media tools to reach communities most at risk; increase knowledge about HIV and access to [services for high risk people]".

AIDSource

"AIDSource offers access to HIV/AIDS-related resources ... developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to ensure that those seeking information about HIV/AIDS have a source of quality reviewed current content [From both inside and outside the Federal Government]. In 2005, it was linked to AIDSinfo to make access easier for users of both sites".

HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Atlas (NCHHSTP) CDC
"A tool that gives you the power to analyze, map, and create tables using more than 10 years of data." For direct access, click on NCHHSTP Atlas.

The evidence based process originated in the field of medicine where it is referred to as Evidence Based Medince (EBM). The process has migrated into other professions which refer to it as Evidence Based Practice. In Nursing it is sometimes called Evidence Based Nursing (EBN).

Definition: Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) is "the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. The practice of evidence based medicine means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research." Sackett, David L, et al. "Evidence Based Medicine: What It Is and What It Isn't." BMJ 1996; 312: 71-72.

4 components EBM (or EBP or EBN):

(1) clinical expertise and (2) patient preference which "may override the other components of the model for a given decision. "For example, clinical expertise must prevail if the nurse decides that the patient is too frail for a specific intervention that is otherwise âbestâ for his condition, and the patient's preference will dominate when he declines a treatment that [even though] (3) research evidence indicates the treatment is best for his condition. All of these factors, however, have to be considered in the light of the fact that (4) resources for health care are limited."
DiCenso A, Cullum N, Ciliska D. "Implementing evidence-based nursing: some misconceptions" [editorial]. Evidence-Based Nursing 1998 Apr;1:38-40.

• Critical Appraisal Skill Programme (CASP) Check out: Checklists & Useful Links
• Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step (American Journal of Nursing)
• Evidence Appraisal Winona State University
• Evidence Updates from BMJ
• How to Critically Appraise an Article - Medscape Links on this page are provide websites, organisations, and resources, relating to evidence-based healthcare, statistics, and research.

Finding good resources involves not only selecting appropriate databases and websites, but also type of study design. Different study designs produce different levels of evidence are organzied hierarchically. See blue pyramid and note that study designs at the top, e.g., meta analysis, systematic review offer the highest level of evidence.

Nurse Caring for Infant, 1958. From University Archives, University of Miami Historical Photographs Collection.

From the Rand Health

HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study (HCSUS)

HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services surveys (CHIPTS website)
and CHIPTS Project Database

HIV Patient-Assessed Report of Status and Experience (HIV-PARSE)

Do you need a refresher on how to present statistics? Visit lyndaCampus (access through Databases on the library homepage), create your free lynda account and learn how to use spreadsheet software.

Evidence Based Resources

Pre-Formulated and Filtered Searches of Published Studies

Healthy People 2020 Structured Evidence Queries (National Library of Medicine) â Provides specialized searches of the PubMed database to find research articles related to selected Healthy People 2020 objectives.

PubMed Health Services Research (HSR) Queries (National Library of Medicine) â Provides specialized PubMed searches on healthcare quality and costs. (Change filter to Cost)

Public Health Online Journals

Public Health Databases

Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Data & Statistics

• CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)  Statistics & Data.
• CDC's Health United States - quick link
• CDC's Injury Center Injury Prevention & Control Focus includes: prescription drug overdose, child abuse, sexual violence, etc.

National Institutes of Health NIH (from the Department of Health and Human Services)

National Institute of Mental Health NIMH

National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA (from National Institute of Health NIH)

HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Atlas (NCHHSTP) CDC
"A tool that gives you the power to analyze, map, and create tables using
more than 10 years of data." Click on NCHHSTP Atlas.

HealthData.gov

Kaiser Family Foundation KFF.org
Select 'Topics' on the horizonal tabs bar to discover site offerings, which include information on policy, cost, health reform, Medicare and Medicaid, etc. Explore the 'Perspectives' tab for policy insights.

SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
An agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
Stated mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable

• Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
• Office of Minority health (HHS)
• Aging Statistics (HHS)

From the Admin. of Aging (AoA) at the U.S. Dept.or HHS, this site offers statistical and program information for this growing demographic.

Women'shealth.gov

•  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HHS

United States Census Bureau

FedStats
Statistics gathered from over 100 U.S. government agencies

(Federal) Statistical Abstract (2012)
Provides statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Sources from Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other Federal agencies.

ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political & Social Research)
Archive of digital social science data

NationMaster
Statistics from CIA World Factbook, OECD, WHO, World Bank, World Resources Institute, UNESCO and additional sources. Data presented graphically.

Statista
Though this is a partly a business site, it's not to be overlooked. It offers excellent quantitative data, statistics and demographics (US and International) and health information. On home page, click on United States (mid page - last tab) and also try Health & Pharmaceuticals in the search box.

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2012 (131 Edition)
Published from 1878 to 2012, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Discontinued

U.S. Data and Statistics
Long an organized list of sources for federal government data.

Public Health Partners
A collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries. Global, Federal, State and County

State Health Facts (from Kaiser Family Foundation)

Florida

Florida Charts - Florida Public Health Statistics
Behavior risk factor data obtained by survey of adults in Florida to obtain county level estimates of health behaviors contributing to morbidity and mortality.

County

Miami-Dade County Health Department: Disease Control
Includes Monthly Disease Report and Vital and Morbidity Statistics links

Country Health Rankings and Roadmaps  
The annual Rankings provide a revealing snapshot of how health is influenced by where we live, learn, work and play.

eldis
Aim of oganization is to share the best in development policy, practice and research. Content from over 7,500 development organisations - all available free to download.

Institute of Developmental Studies (IDS) | University of Sussex
Global institution producing various materials â journal articles, research and evidence reports, policy and rapid response briefings, and working papers.

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

UNICEF: Monitoring & Statistics
Links to statistics globally and by country

World Bank
Links to data and research, countries, projects and more.

WHO: Research Tools
Includes links to burden of disease statistics and much more.

Data Online for Population, Health and Nutrition (DOLPHN)
Selected demographic and health indicators from sources for selected countries.
 

American Heart Association

National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (2008)
Survey of RNs reports personal, professional, employment characteristics of RNs living in the U.S. Conducted every 4 years.

During blood meals taken from persons infected with malaria, mosquitoes pick up parasites and transfer them into another host, possibly a human. In 2008, malaria caused nearly one million deaths, mostly among African children (WHO). Content Providers(s): CDC/ James Gathany

This peer reviewed journal is edited by Dean Nilda Peragallo (UM Dean of Nursing 2003 - 2016) and Dr. Elias Provencio-Vasquez (UTEP Dean of Nursing).
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Early Nursing Class, University of Miami. Photo from University of Miami Digital Initiatives, University of Miami Legacy.

Bibliography adapted from Celebrating Nursing History: What to Keep by Margaret (Peg) Allen the list can be found at the Nursing and Allied Health Resource Section of the Medical Library Association.