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Clinical Decision Tools

Clinical decision tools are special databases whose purpose is to assist clinicians with making sound bedside/patient-facing decisions based on expert synthesized reviews of the available evidence. Unlike academic databases such as CINAHL or MEDLINE which provide individual research articles related to a topic, clinical decision tools provide gold standard approaches and curated key information related to specific conditions and/or medications to assist in making sound evidence-based decisions when dealing directly with patients.

CADTH Grey Matters

A free online tool for finding health-related grey literature that are not published commercially and which may be inaccessible via bibliographic databases.
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Type
Abstracts and Journals
Directories and Registries
Subject
Nursing
Health Science
Authorized users
Students, faculty & staff
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Free
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Introduction to Nursing Research

Welcome to the Leddy Library's introductory guide to research for nursing students. This guide will acquaint you with the basic research process for writing assignments in nursing at the undergraduate level. Always follow your assignment instructions and if they conflict with the general advice given in this guide then the instructions from your professor should prevail.

Nursing & Allied Health

Welcome to the Leddy Library's subject guide for Nursing. Within this guide you will find curated lists of databases/research tools to support the discovery of scholarly information for nursing and health related topics. If you are unsure of how to start your research you may consult one of our research guides. If you have any questions you can get help from Adam Mulcaster, the Leddy Library's contact librarian to the Faculty of Nursing. Adam is available for one-to-one consultations or by email to assist you on any topic related to research and the library.

Ovid Emcare

Platform: Ovid
Covers all nursing specialties and nursing healthcare professions.
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Type
Abstracts and Journals
Subject
Nursing
Authorized users
Students, faculty & staff
Access
Licensed
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CPG Infobase

Canadian clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) developed or endorsed by authoritative medical or health organizations in Canada. Currently, there are over 1,200 guidelines in this database. CPG Infobase is maintained by Joule, a subsidiary of the Canadian Medical Association.

Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are statements that include recommendations to optimize patient care. Involves a high level of evidence processing.

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Type
Reference
Subject
Nursing
Authorized users
Everyone
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Free
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Trip

A clinical search engine to research evidence to support practice and care.

Trip provides access to health information in the forms of key primary literature, secondary literature (e.g., systematic reviews), summaries, and clinical practice guidelines. The search engine has unique filtering options that allow the searcher to narrow down the results based on the level of evidence.

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Type
Abstracts and Journals
Subject
Nursing
Authorized users
Everyone
Access
Free
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PubMed

Also known as: MEDLINE

Abstracts of biomedical and literature in a variety of health sciences fields including medicine, nursing, dentistry, and the allied health sciences.

PubMed is a free, online index for biomedical literature. Its content is primarily composed of the MEDLINE database, but it also contains records from materials not yet in MEDLINE and all records from the PubMed Central open access repository.

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Type
Abstracts and Journals
Subject
Biomedical Science
Disability Studies
Human Kinetics (Kinesiology)
Movement Science
Physical Education
Integrative Biology
Nursing
Psychology
Social Work
Authorized users
Everyone
Access
Free
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New Study Bikes at the Leddy

Have you ever found yourself torn between studying and staying fit?  Well the Leddy Library has the solution for you!  We’ve installed three new study bikes, so you can get your work done while getting a work out!
 
Stationary bikes with attached desks have been set up along the northern window in the Leddy Library Main building.  Use will be on a first-come, first-served basis.  These bikes allow users to exercise the body as well as the mind even during the busiest times of the semester. 
 

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519-253-3000 ext. 3205
Office: Leddy Library West Building Room 101