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Anatomy.TV This link opens in a new window
3D interactive models of human anatomy as well as media, x-rays, MRIs, animations, and live-action movies. Video clips can be downloaded for use in presentations.

CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
CINAHL, The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, is cross-searching approximately 3000 journals, including: American Journal of Nursing; MEDSURG Nursing; Journal of Nursing Administration; Nursing Research; Journal of Nursing Education; and many, many, more. Dissertations can also be found in CINAHL.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
This is the largest biomedical database, made freely available by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), that is cross-searching approximately 5000 journals, with many in the nursing field.
Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Over 10 million full text articles from titles cited in CINAHL and other sources on nursing topics related to the specialized care, treatment, and management of all sorts of patients.
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
Contains different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making and provides information about Cochrane groups.
Gale PowerSearch This link opens in a new window
Cross-searches numerous Gale databases, including health-oriented databases, as well as many other subject areas.

Lexicomp Online This link opens in a new window
Drug and disease information including drug identification, drug dosing calculation, AHFS content, and patient education materials. Also includes Trissel’s IV compatibility, drug reports searchable by adverse reaction, indication, and contraindication, as well as MSDS and toxicology information.
Natural Medicines This link opens in a new window
Information with links to citations and full text articles on over 90,000 commercial natural products including product data, effectiveness, safety, drug interactions, and adverse effects.

eBook Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
This is the ebook database with your Scope & Standards books, and also contains other nursing-relevant books.
Ebook Central (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Ebooks from many disciplines, including nursing and other health & medical areas.
STAT!Ref (Teton Data Systems) This link opens in a new window
STAT!Ref = Immediately (STAT) available Reference Books (Ref). This collection of medical e-books includes a significant amount of nursing-specific information, and is a great place to get overviews of conditions and procedures.

BoardVitals: Dental Hygiene and Nursing This link opens in a new window
Prepare for your national licensure exam by using this high-quality exam review tool that lets you take practice tests, track your performance, and review selected subject areas that are mapped to the blueprint of your national exam.

MedlinePlus This link opens in a new window
Freely available! Another database made available through the National Library of Medicine, this database has health information on over 1000 topics with information oriented toward patients.
Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Full text of and citations for over 500 publications on health and wellness topics from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine.
Consumer Health Information (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Detailed answers to the 200 most-commonly-asked health questions. Available in 17 languages. Answers are provided in evidence-based reports that feature graphics, illustrations, easy-to-read text and links to additional information.
Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Full text articles from over 190 journals and citations for over 200 general health publications on topics such as nutrition, medicine, and sports medicine. Also includes full-text searching of current health pamphlets.
STAT!Ref (Teton Data Systems) This link opens in a new window
**Note: To find patient-oriented information, first run your search, and then use the top filter to the left of the results that defaults to All Titles and change that filter to Patient Information.

Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Over 26,000 streaming videos including thousands of award-winning documentaries, training films, and theatrical releases. Highlights include: the Criterion Collection, PBS, Kino Lorber, New Day Films, The Great Courses, and California Newsreel.
Ovid Gateway This link opens in a new window
Searches journals, books, and multimedia in scientific, medical, and healthcare disciplines including a large collection of videos available under the multimedia tab.

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