FNP Clinical Practice Toolkit
Background Information
A selected list of databases and online resources can be found below to help guide you in your search for evidence-based material and peer-reviewed articles. In addition, you will find several resources for gathering current health data. These databases can be a valuable resource as you move forward in the MSN-FNP program.
Selected Nursing Databases
- CINAHL Complete - EBSCO This link opens in a new windowMost comprehensive nursing and allied health database. CINAHL covers nursing, biomedicine, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines.
- Cochrane - EBSCO This link opens in a new windowAn essential source of high quality health care data for providers, patients, administrators, and educators. Includes the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Cochrane Methodology Register.
- DynaMed - EBSCO This link opens in a new windowDynaMed is a clinical reference tool of more than 3000 topics designed for physicians and health care professionals for use primarily at the point-of-care. DynaMed is updated daily and monitors the content of over 500 medical journal and systemic evidence review databases.
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition - EBSCO This link opens in a new windowProvides scholarly, full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines and abstracts and indexing for over 550 journals
- Nursing Journals on Ovid This link opens in a new windowA collection of full-text journals in nursing, including "American Journal of Nursing" (AJN)
- UpToDate This link opens in a new windowUpToDate is an evidence-based, peer-reviewed clinical decision support resource that assists with point-of-care decisions on patient care, diagnosis, and treatment. NOTE: All users must register for accounts to use this database. Please see the UpToDate access FAQ for account creation and renewal information.
Health Data Resources
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
AHRQ is the lead federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of healthcare for all Americans. AHRQ develops the knowledge, tools, and data needed to improve the healthcare system and help consumers, healthcare professionals, and policymakers make informed health decisions
Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare
Based at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, the Dartmouth Atlas Project documents glaring variations in how medical resources are distributed and used in the United States.
PeriStats
PeriStats is the online source for perinatal statistics developed by the March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center and provides free access to maternal and infant health-related data at the US, state, county, and city level.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
SAMHSA's Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) is the lead federal government agency for behavioral health data and research. CBHSQ maintains several data collection systems and surveys on key topics in U.S. behavioral health.
Youth Behavioral Risk Surveillance System (YBRSS)
The YRBSS monitors health-related behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults as well as prevalence of obesity and asthma.
Reference Resources
These resources provide you the key concepts related to a variety of health topics and can include clinical aspects, treatment, control and prevention, related primary literature, and additional reading. Some examples of the information contained in each database include, Infectious diseases and epidemiology, virology, nutrition, and many other health-related topics.
- AccessScience This link opens in a new windowAccessScience is an online resource that contains material covering all major scientific disciplines, including links to primary research material, videos, animations, and curriculum maps for teachers. The McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms is also integrated into the search function.
- Health Reference Center This link opens in a new windowHealth Reference Center includes comprehensive, in-depth coverage of body systems, current health issues, major diseases and conditions, treatments, and procedures, as well as health and nutrition information specific to men, women, children, teens, and seniors.
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine This link opens in a new windowNCCIH conducts and supports research and provides information about complementary health products and practices
Recommended eBooks
Research for Advanced Practice Nurses by Call Number: Available OnlineISBN: 9780826151322Publication Date: 2021
Making Sense of Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing by Call Number: Available OnlineISBN: 9781000642520Publication Date: 2022
Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice by Call Number: Available OnlineISBN: 9781284194678Publication Date: 2020
Anatomy & Physiology : An introduction for nursing and healthcare by Call Number: Available OnlineISBN: 9781908625748Publication Date: 2020
Recommended Videos
- Core Concepts of Pharmacology [Video] This link opens in a new windowAn overview of pharmacology for nurses is provided, including the nurse's responsibilities, an explanation of how drugs are named, types of drugs, classification of drugs, maintaining a medication administration record, and the timing of medications.
- Pharmacodynamics [Video] This link opens in a new windowThe various methods of administering drugs are discussed, as well as ways of maintaining a therapeutic effect, drug–food interactions, and other factors affecting drug distribution and metabolism.
- Pharmacokinetics [Video] This link opens in a new windowThe processes of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs are explained.
- SAGE Video This link opens in a new windowSAGE Video hosts streaming video collections created to support a range of levels, from reference content for research, to pedagogical content for undergraduate teaching, to higher- level academic interest material. Currently available collections include counseling and psychotherapy, criminology and criminal justice, education, media and communication, psychology, and sociology.