Databases

The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Evidence-Based Practice Database provides systematic reviews that complement those found in the Cochrane Library. Published by the international not-for-profit research and development organization, it develops evidence in various formats for nursing, allied health, and medical professionals.  It also supports information for patients. 

Documents include:

• Evidence Summaries - literature reviews that summarize existing international literature on common healthcare interventions
• Evidence-Based Recommended Practices - databases of procedures that describe and/or recommend practice on various clinical topics
• Best Practice Information Sheets - series of information guideline sheets produced specifically for practicing health professionals
• Systematic Reviews - comprehensive systematic reviews of international research literature
• Consumer Information Sheets - standardized summaries for patients and other clients
• Systematic Review Protocols - developed by experts from more than 40 countries
• Technical Reports - documentation of all aspects of the development of Best Practice Information Sheets

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The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature offers fast and easy access to top nursing and allied health journals, evidence-based care sheets, and quick lessons. Besides bibliographic citations, abstracts, and full-text articles from more than 1,300 journals indexed in CINAHL, it also contains continuing education modules; evidence-based sheets; quick lessons providing overviews of disease and conditions, and research instruments.

The BoardVitals for NCLEX-RN and CCRN test prep tool allows for decreased study time, with everything organized under one platform and the best questions to study listed upfront. With BoardVitals, you have the ability to create customized practice tests using many options including a number of questions, subjects, and more. Also included are detailed, up-to-date explanations with each answer, with references and links to applicable sources. 

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Use your @leehealth.org e-mail address to register. If you are not using an institutional e-mail, please make sure to do the initial sign-up from a networked computer. After the initial sign-up is completed, you can sign in and use BoardVitals from anywhere using any device. Or, ask your Medical Librarian for more details.

Note: for optimal performance, this resource is best used with Firefox or Chrome.

The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature offers fast and easy access to top nursing and allied health journals, evidence-based care sheets, and quick lessons. Besides bibliographic citations, abstracts, and full-text articles from more than 1,300 journals indexed in CINAHL, it also contains continuing education modules; evidence-based sheets; quick lessons providing overviews of disease and conditions, and research instruments.

The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Evidence-Based Practice Database provides systematic reviews that complement those found in the Cochrane Library. Published by the international not-for-profit research and development organization, it develops evidence in various formats for nursing, allied health, and medical professionals.  It also supports information for patients. 

Documents include:

• Evidence Summaries - literature reviews that summarize existing international literature on common healthcare interventions
• Evidence-Based Recommended Practices - databases of procedures that describe and/or recommend practice on various clinical topics
• Best Practice Information Sheets - series of information guideline sheets produced specifically for practicing health professionals
• Systematic Reviews - comprehensive systematic reviews of international research literature
• Consumer Information Sheets - standardized summaries for patients and other clients
• Systematic Review Protocols - developed by experts from more than 40 countries
• Technical Reports - documentation of all aspects of the development of Best Practice Information Sheets

Ovid Emcare is a nursing and allied health database that provides access to 3,700 international, currently indexed, peer-reviewed journals, with up to 250,000 records added each year. It provides coverage across all nursing specialties and nursing healthcare professions. Emcare includes international coverage of allied health, education and training, development and management, midwifery, health and healthcare economics, clinical medical and healthcare social work, psychiatry and mental health, and traumatology, emergency, and critical care medicine.

Nursing & Allied Health Premium provides comprehensive and multi-media coverage of the fields of nursing and allied health, as well as alternative and complementary medicine. Research and learning information is presented from leading scholarly and trade journals, books, full-length training videos, reports, pamphlets and ephemeral works, and websites.

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