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Covid-19 Resources

With information emerging about Covid-19 daily, even hourly, we’re putting a collection of need-to-know resources in one place.

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Bracken Health Sciences Reference

Please contact us at the numbers and email below.

(877) 209-5641
(613) 533-2510

bracken.library@queensu.ca

UpToDate

UpToDate is the point of care clinical reference tool that provides fast answers to your clinical questions.

Welcome to the NHH e-Library

Here’s a welcome video to get you started! Meet your librarian and find out how our resources can help you treat a pregnant patient with pneumonia.

ClinicalKey for Nursing

ClinicalKey for Nursing provides a wide variety of information resources to help you in your practice including evidence-based monographs, practice guidelines, patient handouts and drug information.

RxTx

Formerly e-CPS/e-Therapeutics, this online drug information resource is produced by the Canadian Pharmacists Association. Look up product information, check drug interactions or identify unknown pills by using the product identification tool.

Ovid Medline

MEDLINE (via Ovid) is a database of citations and abstracts in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, allied health and preclinical sciences. It contains more than 26 million references from over 5,600 worldwide journals. Publication coverage: 1946 – present.

Clinical Skills

Step-by-step evidence-based guides to over 1,300 professional skills, including videos, self-tests and patient handouts.

Lexicomp

Available through Pharmacy Services, this drug information resource includes dosing, administration, and warning information, as well as IV compatibility and more. Username/password required.

Healthcare Quarterly

Healthcare Quarterly publishes articles focusing on best practices in both health services as well as policies.

Journal of Nursing Administration

JONA is directed towards nurse managers, directors, and executives. The content focuses on advancements in patient care.

Services

No time? Remember we search for you! Request a literature search, journal article, book chapter or book loan by emailing Bracken Library. Our Health Sciences librarians and staff are here to help you.

Wounds Canada Care at Home Series

The series provides resources to identify, support and implement health-positive behaviours to help better maintain healthy skin and care for wounds in home settings.