Columbus State University Department of Nursing Columbus, Georgia 31907

NURS 4177 Nursing Research Fall 2005

Online Literature Resources

Online full-text journals available through CSU Library

1. Go to CSU Library Homepage 2. Click on non-Galileo databases 3. Scroll down to Ovid Medical Journals and click on it 4. Click on the second item in the list Your Journals @ OVID (NOT the first itemthey
are not full text even thought the title says they are) 5.

You may then search or browse journals.

ORGANIZATION WEBSITE URL COMMENT Government agency whose mission includes both translating research findings into better patient care and providing policymakers and other health care leaders with information needed to make critical health care decisions. Site offers EBP information as well as information about the agencys Evidencebased Practice Center (EPC) program. Begun in March 1999 under the auspices of the Canadian Office of Health, the non-profit centre promotes evidence-based health care by presenting knowledge-based resources to health professionals in ways that facilitate their optimum use. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group, this regularly updated online text aims to cover common or important clinical conditions seen in primary and hospital care, including the benefits and harms of preventative and therapeutic interventions, with emphasis on outcomes that matter to patients. This international non-profit and independent organization strives to make up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of healthcare readily available worldwide, publishing and distributing systematic reviews of healthcare interventions and promot{ing} the search for evidence in the form of clinical trials and other studies of interventions. The Clinical Practice Model (CPM) Resource Center develops EBP guidelines and information in cooperation with its consortium members and also offers consulting engagements with the goal of co-creating healthy, integrated work cultures that positively influence the health and health care of this humanity. Published by BMJ Publishing Group and the Royal College of Nursing Publishing Company, this quarterly journal scans 140 general medical, specialist and nursing journals to identify clinically

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

http://www.ahrq.gov

Canadian Centre for Health Evidence

http://www.cche.net

Clinical Evidence

http://www.clinicalevidence.com

Cochrane Collaboration

http://www.cochrane.org

CPM Resource Center

http://cpmrc.com

Evidence-Based Nursing

http://ebn.bmjjournals.com

ORGANIZATION

WEBSITE URL

Joanna Briggs Institute for Evidence-Based Nursing and Midwifery

http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au

National Guideline Clearinghouse

http://www.guideline.gov

National Institute for Clinical Evidence (NICE)

http://www.nice.org.uk

National Library of Medicine

http://www.nlm.nih.gov

Netting the Evidence

http://www.shef.ac.uk/~scharr/ir/ netting

NHS Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Sarah Cole Hirsh Institution for Best Nursing Practices Based on Evidence

http://www.cebm.net

http://fpb.cwru.edu/HirshInstitute

University Health Network Centre For Evidence-Based Medicine

http://www.cebm,utoronto.ca

COMMENT important research for nurses, publishing the most relevant articles as structured abstracts. With members within Australia and beyond, this institute seeks to foster a collaborative approach to the evaluation of evidence derived from a diverse range of sources, including experience, expertise and all forms of rigorous research, as well as the translation, transfer and utilization of the best available evidence into health care practice. Produced by the AHRQ in partnership with the American Medical Association and American Association of Health Plans, the National Guideline Clearinghouse offers a comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents whose intended audience is nurses, physicians, and other health care providers. Established within Great Britains National Health Service (NHS) in 1999, NICE works to provide patients, health professionals and the public with authoritative, robust and reliable guidance on current best practice, covering both technologies and clinical management of specific conditions. Maintained by the National Institutes of Health, this site offers search functions to facilitate gathering EBP information. Great Britain-based website offers tools and links for understanding, appraising, and implementing EBP, with the goal of facilitat{ing} evidence-based healthcare by providing support and access to helpful organizations and useful learning resources. Established in Oxford, England to promote evidence-based health care and provide support and resources to anyone who wants to make use of them. Run by the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, this institute offers evidence reviews, conferences, and consulting services with the goal of build{ing} a repository of best nursing practices based on research findings. Funded by the Mount Sinai Hospital University Health Network, Department of Medicine in Toronto, Canada, this site strives to develop, disseminate, and evaluate resources that can be used in practice and in undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing education for health care professionals from a variety of clinical disciplines.

Source

Evidence-Based nursing practice: Instilling rigor into clinical practice. (2005). Washington, D.C.: The Advisory Board,
Nursing Executive Center. Beyea, S.(2000). Finding internet resources to support evidence-based practice, AORN Journal, September. Beyea, S. (2000). More Internet Resources for Learning About Evidence-Based Practice. AORN Journal, October. Ciliska D., DiCenso, A. (2001). Resources to enhance evidence-based nursing practice. AACN Clinical Issues, November. Youngblut, J., Brooten, D. (2001). Evidence-based nursing practice: Why is it important? AACN Clinical Issues, November.