About This Page
Information needs change in a clinical setting. Whether you're going out on a clincal placement or preparing to graduate, this page will identify resources you might want to take with you.
Resources include:
- Mobile Apps
- Free Online Resources
- Entry to Practice Competencies
Free Online Resources
Free access to the following meta-search engines, databases, and clincal practice guidelines is available outside of McMaster University subscriptions.
Meta-Search Engines
Databases
- NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) DARE: Systematic reviews evaluating health care interventions and the delivery of health services. NHA EED: Studies examining two or more interventions and the costs and outcomes associated with them (i.e. Cost-benefit analyses, cost-utility analyses, and cost-effectiveness analyses). HTA: Completed and ongoing health technology assessments from around the world. Grey literature from 72 international health technology assessment organizations.
Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Best Practice GuidelinesRegistered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO)
- RNAO Condensed GuidelinesBest Practice Guidelines (condensed) from RNAO for smartphones and other mobile devices
- CPG InfobaseCanadian Medical Association
- NICE Clinical GuidelinesNational Institute for Health and Clinical Evidence, UK
Websites
- NurseONENursing Portal from the Canadian Nurses Association
- Learning NurseLearning Nurse Resources Network
Transition to Practice Resources
Mobile Apps
"Most Popular Devices" = iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Blackberry, & Android
The resource is free.
There is a cost associated with the resource.
Content accessible through McMaster library subsciption
Hover over for complete pricing information.
Databases
- CINAHL MobileFree for iOS and Android devices when content is accessed through library subscription. Download the Ebscohost app, navigate to CINAHL through the library website and click on Ebscohost for iPhone and Android at the bottom of the screen. Follow the directions to authenticate. Once your in the app, go to settings and select only the CINAHL database.
- PubMed for HandheldsFree for iOS devices when content is accessed through library subscription. Offers PubMed searching as well as PubMed’s Systematic Reviews subset and the Clinical Queries filters. Full-text can be accessed if on-campus.
- Cochrane ReviewsAvailable for most popular devices. Packages range from $25-30/yr. A comprehensive and easy to use source of continuously updated evidence-based medical information. Available through the Skyscape store. There is a cost for the app + content, with the option to buy or rent. The cost includes the content - there's no option to access content separately through the library.
Drug Information
- ShotsFree for iOS devices. A quick reference guide to the 2011 Childhood, Adolescent, and Adult Immunization Schedules for the United States.
Evidence-Based Texts
- DynaMed MobileFree for most popular devices when content accessed through library subscription. To authenticate, e-mail DynaMed with your Mac ID to obtain a serial number and follow the instructions for installing on your device.
- Clinical OverviewsFree for iOS devices when content accessed through library subscription. To access the content through the library's subscription, you must set up an account first on MD Consult on a library computer. Then when you download the app for free from the iTunes store, login using the account you created.
- UpToDateContent available for a fee for iOS, Android, and Windows 8 devices. You need an individual subscription to UptoDate to use the app. The app can be downloaded through iTunes or the Android store for free, but there is a cost to accessing the content.
Medical Calculation
- MedCalc MobileFree for iPhone and iPod Touch.
$4.99 for iPad-enhanced version. Designed for rapid calculation of common equations used in medicine (including anesthesiology, pediatrics, emergency, intensive care and internal medicine). - ArchimedesFree for most popular devices. Comes with over 130 preprogrammed formulas that include specialties such as Cardiology, Pharmacology, Hematology, FEN, Pediatrics, Pulmonary and Renal.
- More Mobile Health AppsDesigned for rapid calculation of common equations used in medicine (including anesthesiology, pediatrics, emergency, intensive care and internal medicine).
Entry to Practice Competencies
- "National Competencies in the Context of Entry Level Registered Nurse Practice"College of Nurses of Ontario
- "Gerontological Nursing Competencies and Standards of Practice"Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association
- "Standards and Competencies for Cancer Chemotherapy Nursing Practice"Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology
