Research Guides: Nursing: Point of Care Tools and Videos

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Why Use Books?

Good places to acquire in-depth information on a topic.

Tips:

Use the index in the back and table of contents in the front to find relevant information quickly.
Check the bibliography to find other sources of similar information.

Monographs ("single - writing") are books dedicated to one subject.

Point of Care Tools

5MinuteConsult This link opens in a new window
Provides clinicians and students quick information and targeted, evidence-based medical content on diseases, conditions, drugs, and more at the point-of-care.
DSM-5-TR This link opens in a new window
First published revision (2022) to DSM-5 (published 2013) and includes updates from three separate revision processes. A classification of mental disorders with associated criteria designed to facilitate more reliable diagnoses of these disorders.
DynaMed Plus This link opens in a new window
An evidence-based point-of-care tool ideal for clinical settings. It contains concise summaries and detailed recommendations based on the most current evidence, as well as drug content, medication management, and IV compatibility information from Micromedex Standard Drug Information.
Nutrition Care Manual This link opens in a new window
Provides research-based nutrition information and clinical tools for dietitians, dietetic technicians, and other health care professionals.
Pediatric Nutrition Care Manual This link opens in a new window
A professional practice manual for registered dietitian nutritionists; nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered; and allied health professionals working with the pediatric population.
UpToDate This link opens in a new window
An evidence-based knowledge system with content written and edited by a global community of physicians, world-renowned experts in their specialties. Includes clinical topics across many specialties, including graded treatment recommendations. Authors follow a rigorous editorial process, continually reviewing the content to ensure it is of the highest quality and based on the latest evidence. Also includes medical calculators and a drug and drug interaction database.

Video Databases

ICE (International Clinical Educators) Video Library This link opens in a new window
Provides educational materials, visual resources, and information for therapists, educators, and caregivers in the physical and occupational therapy field. Videos have actual patients and therapists in real life treatment settings. Stroke patients are just a fraction of the content; diagnoses include musculoskeletal, nervous system, mental and behavioral, respiratory, and pediatric disorders.
Kanopy Streaming Service This link opens in a new window
Offers access to a library of videos across diverse content areas like architecture, teacher education, health and safety, culture and politics in media, health studies and more. Note: there is a bug with Edge and Chrome browsers that prevents embedded video playback. Kanopy recommends providing a direct link to films or using non-Chromium browsers such as Safari or Firefox to watch embedded content.
Symptom Media: Mental Health Education & Training This link opens in a new window
Mental health education and training film library of mental health simulations providing viewers with training tools critical for symptom recognition. The films offer visual guideposts to better understand what a particular mental health diagnosis looks like and decreases the stigma for those facing psychological issues. See Resource Library and Blog for tools and tips.