Clinical & Evidenced-Based Resources

Clinicians

ClinicalKey“clinical

Clinical Key is a point-of-care clinical information service. It provides access to a unique combination of medical reference books, medical journals, drug information, and practice guidelines.

Key Features of Clinical Key

  • Quality reference materials for user at the point of care.
  • Clinical overviews, clinical guidelines, drug monographs, and clinical calculators.

How to Access: SMHCS Medical Library Guide to Setting up Personal Accounts, Off-Network Access, and Mobile Apps for ClinicalKey

Go directly to Clinical Key

  • Using the Library Catalog search bar at the top of every library page.
  • Clinical Key Logo available on the main page: The logo on the main page will take you directly the Clinical Key search interface.
  • Under Popular Databases menu
  • Download the mobile app through Apple Store or Google Play to use on your phone.

Smart Search: 
Begin typing in the search bar to get started. Smart Search immediately offers shortcuts and suggested terms. 
Scoped Search: 
Use the Types filter on the search bar or use the applications below the search bar to filter results before searching.

Clinical Calculators

Clinical Calculators aid nurses in assessment and decision making to help support their goals of improved patient outcomes.

Drug Monographs

Drug and dosing information to guide treatment.

Patient Education

Educate and empower your patients

Clinical Overviews

Comprehensive clinical topic summaries.

Drug Class Overviews

Identify best treatment options within a drug class

Guidelines

Latest clinical guidelines from leading organizations.

Tutorials

From Elsevier: 

Library Assistance

For search assistance please email Medical-Library@smh.com.


Target Audience: Clinicians

DynaMedex“dynamedex”

DynaMedex is point‑of‑care tool. It provides comprehensive bullet points of treatment options, in‑depth drug information, and advanced search capabilities of Micromedex.

Key Features of DynaMedex

  • Quality reference materials for users at the point of care.
  • Clinical overviews, clinical guidelines, drug monographs.

How to Access: SMHCS Medical Library Guide to Setting up Personal Accounts, Off-Network Access, and Mobile Apps for DynaMedex

Go directly to DynaMedex

  • Using the Library Catalog search bar at the top of every library page.
  • DynaMedex logo on the main page links directly to the search interface.
  • Under Popular Databases menu.
  • Download the mobile app through Apple Store or Google Play.

DynaMedex combines the clinical expertise and curated disease content of DynaMed with the comprehensive drug information and AI search capabilities of Micromedex.

Start your search by typing terms in the search bar or by browsing the tools and applications.

Specialties

Browse and follow collections of evidence‑based topics.

Alerts

Stay up to date on specialties and topics.

NeoFax® & Pediatrics Drug Monographs

Neonatal drug monographs from Micromedex®.

Chemotherapy Regimens

2500+ NCCN‑reviewed chemotherapy regimens describing accepted treatments in cancer care.

Isabel DDX

Convert signs and symptoms into a list of relevant diseases or triage advice.

Patient Information

Quick access to patient information sections of topics.

Clinical Calculators

Interactive calculators, equations, and decision trees.

Drug Interaction Checker & IV Compatibility Tool

Available in the Drug Resources menu on Micromedex: Drug Interaction Checker and IV Compatibility Tool.

Tutorials

From EBSCO:

From SMHCS Medical Library:

Library Assistance

For search assistance please email Medical‑Library@smh.com.


Target Audience: Clinicians

MEDLINE“medline”

MEDLINE is the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) bibliographic database. It contains more than 31 million references to journals in the life sciences with a concentration in biomedicine. MEDLINE records are indexed with Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). MEDLINE contains records from 1966 to present as well as selective coverage prior to 1966.

SMHHS Medical Library provides multiple access points and interfaces to search MEDLINE.

  • PubMed: The link to the PubMed interface can be found on this page, in the Popular Databases menu and the Library Catalog.
  • Ovid: The Ovid MEDLINE interface can be access via the Ovid logo found in the main page, the Popular Databases menu, and the Library Catalog
  • EBSCO: The EBSCO MEDLINE interface can be accessed via the Library Catalog.

You can start all MEDLINE searches from your preferred interfaces main search bar.

Search Help Guides From PubMed

Search Help Guides From Ovid

Search Help Guides From EBSCO

Platform Performance

Search Results Outliers Among Platforms This article investigates the varied result counts of the same query across platforms.

Transpose Searches Between Platforms

The various platforms have slight differences in indexing and preferred search terms. Use MEDLINE Transpose to translate your searches between platforms.

Topic Searching in PubMed: Using the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) - Training Course

Learn how to use MeSH for searching in PubMed and across the other platforms. This is a self-paced course. No registration is required to access the resources.

Tutorials

Medline Resources:

Library Assistance

For search assistance please email Medical-Library@smh.com.


Target Audience: Clinicians

PubMed“pubmed”

PubMed is a free resource comprised of more than 38 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.

Key Features of PubMed

  • Easy to use database with comprehensive coverage including MEDLINE citations.
  • Valuable resource for clinicians seeking evidence-based information to support patient care.

How to Access: All PubMed Links on the library website direct to a SMHCS Medical Library supported interface. Cookies from the link will last for 8 hours before needing to refresh with a new link out from the library. The SMH interface will allow you to access content and request ILL directly from Pubmed.

Go directly to PubMed

  • Using the Library Catalog search bar at the top of every library page.
  • PubMed Logo available on the main page: The logo on the main page will take you directly the PubMed search interface.
  • Under Popular Databases menu

PubMed comprises more than 38 million citations from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.

Start your search by typing your search terms in the search bar or by browsing the tools and applications.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) Database

MeSH is a National Library of Medicine (NLM) controlled vocabulary. More information on how to use the MeSH Database can be found here.

Clinical Queries

This tool uses predefined filters to help you quickly refine PubMed searches on clinical or disease-specific topics.

PubMed Single Citation Matcher

Use this tool to find PubMed citations.

PubMed Batch Citation Matcher

Use this tool to retrieve multiple PubMed PMIDs.

Tutorials

From PubMed:

Library Assistance

For search assistance please email Medical-Library@smh.com.


Target Audience: Clinicians           Resource Type: Research Database           Resources Available: Systemic Reviews, Clinical Trials, Guidelines, Original Research, Studies

UpToDate“uptodate”

UpToDate is an evidence-based point-of-care resource authored by physicians.

Key Features of UpToDate

  • Quality reference materials for user at the point of care.
  • Clinical overviews, clinical guidelines, drug monographs, and patient education.

How to Access: SMHCS Medical Library Guide to Setting up Personal Accounts, Off-Network Access, and Mobile Apps for UpToDate

Go directly to UpToDate

  • Using the Library Catalog search bar at the top of every library page.
  • UpToDate Logo available on the main page: The logo on the main page will take you directly to the DynaMedex search interface.
  • Under Popular Databases menu
  • Download the mobile app through Apple Store or Google Play to use on your phone.

Start your search by typing your search terms in the search bar or by browsing the tools and applications.

Drug Interactions

NOTE: This tool does not address chemical compatibility related to I.V. drug preparation or administration. Browse and/or follow our collections of evidence-based topics.

Patient Education

UpToDate offers two levels of content for patients: basic or beyond the basics. Basic content is written in accordance with the plain language principles. It will answer four to five of the most common questions a patient might have. Beyond the Basics is longer, more detailed content best used for patients comfortable with medical terminology.

Pathways

Interactive guides to help make appropriate decisions related to specific clinical questions

Clinical Updates

Stay in the know with important changes in medicine.

Clinical Calculators

Interactive calculators and equations

Tutorials

From UpToDate:

From SMHCS Medical Library:

Library Assistance

For search assistance please email Medical-Library@smh.com.


Target Audience: Clinicians             Resource Type: Point of Care Tool            Resources Available: Clinical Answers, Drug Information, Patient Education

Nursing

AORN eGuidelines+ “AORN”

AORN eGuidelines+ contains descriptive and comprehensive guidelines that reflect evidenced-based practices for the perioperative RN.

Key Features of AORN eGuidelines+

  • Valuable resource for nurses seeking evidence-based information to support patient care.
  • Access to the interactive visual medical program, Cinemed.

How to Access:

Go directly to AORN Guidelines

  • Using the Library Catalog search bar at the top of every library page.
  • Under Popular Databases menu

AORN Guidelines has several ways to access the guidelines. Through the Guidelines tab, search using the search bar at the top of the page or browse by topic on the tools page..

Start your search with by typing your search terms in the search bar or by browsing the tools and applications.

Some additional tools available with the Guidelines+.

Cinemed

This resource requires an AORN account. Register at the login page on Cinemed.

Administrative Checklists

Administrative P&P

Sample Documents

Audit Tools

Back to Basics Checklists

Case Studies

Clinical Calculators

Clinical Checklists

Competency Verification Tools

Gap Analysis Tools

Inservice PowerPoints

Key Takeaways

Policy & Procedure Templates

Tutorials

From AORN:

Library Assistance

For search assistance please email Medical-Library@smh.com.


Target Audience: Nursing              Resource Type: Guidelines & Interactive Visual Media Tool            Resources Available: Guidelines, Interactive Visual Media

CINAHL Ultimatecinahl”

CINAHL Ultimate is an EBSCOhost database and provides full text access to articles in professional and academic journals on nursing, midwifery, and allied health care. Resources cover a variety of topics including:

  • Ambulatory Care Nursing
  • Cardiovascular Nursing
  • Critical Care Nursing

How to Access:

  • Search Bar - The search bar available on all pages searches most library resources, including CINAHL. This search option does not include access to CINAHL's specialized tools like Evidence Based Caresheets and the Subject Heading Thesaurus.
  • CINAHL Logo available on the main page: The logo on the main page will take you directly the CINAHL search interface.
  • Under Resource Guides on the menu bar.

From the CINAHL page, start a search type your terms in the. Use the field limiters and indexes to focus your search.

Search Help Guides From EBSCO:

Evidence Based CareSheets

Evidenced Based CareSheets (EBCS) are summaries on key topics focused on nursing practice. Each caresheet incorporates evidence, statistics, research, and references on the given topic. The references are ranked according to the type of literature they represent (systemic reviews, meta-analysis, etc.). You can find the EBCS on the top menu of the CINAHL interface.

screenshot of evidence based care sheet with arrow pointing to location on the top menu of cinahl site

CINAHL Subject Headings

CINAHL subject headings are based on the MeSH headings, with additional nursing and allied health headings added. The headings are updated annually and revised when needed. New MeSH terms are added when available.

screenshot of the CINAHL interface with red arrow pointing to the subject headings link at the top of the page.

Quick Lessons

Quick Lessons (QL) are clinically organized nursing overviews, with information mapped to the nursing workflow (description/etiology, signs and symptoms, assessment, treatment goals, red flags, what to tell the patient/patients family).

screenshot of the CINAHL interface with red arrow pointing to the quick lessons link at the top of the page.

Tutorials

From EBSCO:


From SMHCS Medical Library:

Library Assistance

For search assistance please email Medical-Library@smh.com.


Target Audience: Nursing

Clinical Key for Nursing“clinical

Clinical Key for Nursing provides comprehensive, reliable information for nurses and interprofessional teams, enabling consistent care.

Key Features of Clinical Key for Nursing:

  • Quality reference materials for user at the point of care.
  • Topic summaries, clinical guidelines, and clinical calculators.

How to Access: SMHCS Medical Library Guide to Setting up Personal Accounts, Off-Network Access, and Mobile Apps for Clinical Key for Nursing

Go directly to Clinical Key for Nursing

  • Using the Library Catalog search bar at the top of every library page.
  • Clinical Key Logo available on the main page: The logo on the main page will take you directly to the Clinical Key search interface.
  • Under Popular Databases menu
  • Download the mobile app through Apple Store or Google Play to use on your phone.

Smart Search: 
Begin typing in the search bar to get started. Smart Search immediately offers shortcuts and suggested terms. 
Scoped Search: 
Use the Types filter on the search bar or use the applications below the search bar to filter results before searching.

Clinical Calculators

Clinical Calculators aid nurses in assessment and decision making to help support their goals of improved patient outcomes. Calculators link out from here, can be searched in the main Library Catalog, by searching in Clinical Key for Nursing search bar, and through the Calculators box shown below.

Screenshot of the clinical key for nursing home page with red arrows pointing to the areas of the interface that give the user access to calculators

Browse Mosby's Evidence-Based Nursing Monographs

Research driven answers to your clinical questions.

Screenshot of the clinical key for nursing home page with red arrows pointing to the areas of the interface that give the user access to calculators

Procedure Videos and Multimedia

Watch videos that demonstrate best medical practice and view images and videos organized by specialty.

Screenshot of the clinical key for nursing home page with red arrows pointing to the areas of the interface that give the user access to calculators

Tutorials

From Elsevier:

Library Assistance

For search assistance please email Medical-Library@smh.com.


Target Audience: Nursing

Cochrane: Database of Systemic Reviews“cochrane”

Cochrane: Database of Systemic Reviews is the leading database for systematic reviews in health care. The CDSR includes Cochrane reviews (systematic reviews) and protocols for Cochrane reviews as well as editorials and supplements.

Key Features of Cochrane

  • Resource for peer reviewed systemic reviews prepared according to Cochrane standards
  • Highly concentrated searchable index of clinical trials.
  • Readable, digestible, and clinically-focused clinical answers.

How to Access:

Go directly to Cochrane Library

  • Using the Library Catalog search bar at the top of every library page.
  • Under Database List on the main page.

Cochrane Library has several search options including Advanced Search, Search Manager, and CENTRAL (Cochrane's Databases of Trials)

Tools available with Cochrane Library

Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL)

Cochrane Clinical Answers

Tutorials

From Cochrane:

From SMHCS Medical Library:

Library Assistance

For search assistance please email Medical-Library@smh.com


Target Audience: Nursing & Clinicians             Resource Type: Database            Resources Available: Systemic Reviews, Trials

Dynamic Health“dynamichealth”

Dynamic Health CDS+Skills is designed to provide fast, accurate, and actionable answers to questions as they arise at the point of care.

Key Features of Dynamic Health:

  • Synthesized evidenced-based information on diseases, conditions, signs and symptoms, tests and labs, and care interventions
  • Drug monographs from Davis' Drug Guide

How to Access: SMHCS Medical Library Guide to Setting up Personal Accounts, Off-Network Access, and Mobile Apps for Dynamic Health

Go to Dynamic Health

Other Ways to Access Dynamic Health

  • Library Catalog Search Bar available at the top of this page and all library pages.
  • Under Popular Databases menu
  • Download the mobile app through Apple Store or Google Play to use on your phone.

When searching Dynamic Health, you have the ability to search for content related to:

To begin your search, start typing terms in the search bar. Choose “Go To” to go directly to the topic or “Search For” to see all results.

Disease & Conditions

Thorough overviews of diseases and conditions for the interprofessional team.

Signs and Symptoms

Guidance on abnormalities that can indicate a medical condition.

Tests & Labs

Located in the top menu bar. This includes: Imaging Tests, Lab Tests, Assessments, and Diagnostic Procedures.

Interventions

This includes Care Interventions and Treatment Modalities.

Drug Guide

Powered by Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, from F.A. Davis Company.

Cultural Overviews

Learn how to deliver culturally sensitive care to different faith and heritage groups.

Leadership

Explore leadership and management topics related to leader development, human resources, professional development, case management, and more.

Tutorials

From EBSCO:

From SMHCS Medical Library:

Library Assistance

For search assistance please email Medical-Library@smh.com.


Target Audience: Nursing

Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI)“jbi”

Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Evidence-Based Database allows you to search simultaneously, a wide range of summarized and appraised evidence, to inform your practice.

Key features of JBI Evidence-Based Database:

  • Subject Area Nodes
  • Recommended Practices

 

How to Access:

Medical Library Quick Guide on how to log in and create a personal account on Ovid.

Go to JBI

Other Ways to Access JBI

  • Library Catalog Search Bar available at the top of this page and all library pages.
  • Under Popular Databases menu
  • For quick access to the syntax search functions: JBI EBD.

 

 

Searching JBI:

To begin you search on the JBI entry page, start typing your search terms into the bar. Ovid suggests using starting your search with the basic search setting. Search terms will be highlighted yellow and related terms will be highlighted in teal on your results page.

JBI's natural language search will automatically select and search related terms. The terms included in your search will appear on the lefthand side of the search results.

 

PACES

Practical Application of Clinical Evidence System (PACES) is a software package designed to assist in the conduct of JBI evidence implementation programs, including evidence-based audit and feedback.

Tutorials

From Ovid:

Library Assistance

For search assistance please email Medical-Library@smh.com.

 


Target Audience: Nursing

Pharmacists

MicroMedexmicromedexlogo

MicroMedex is a comprehensive, evidence-based database of drug, disease, and toxicology information.

Key Features of MicroMedex:

  • Evidence based clinical resources to support informed evidenced-based decisions
  • Patient education for conditions, diagnoses, labs, and procedures, written for every stage of care in multiple languages.
  • An interface providing trusted evidence and global guidance with a Pharmaceutical perspective

How to Access: SMHCS Medical Library Guide to Off-Network Access and Mobile Apps for Micromedex

Go directly to MicroMedex

  • Using the Library Catalog search bar at the top of every library page.
  • MicroMedex Logo available on the main page.
  • Under Popular Databases menu
  • Download the mobile app through Apple Store or Google Play to use on your phone.

Micromedex searches can all start in the search bar. For quick answers, you can use the Micromedex Assistant search bar.

Micromedex Assistant

Search for quick answers

Drug Interactions

Search drug names (generic or brand) and add to the drugs to check column.

IV Compatibility

Add drugs and press view compatibility.

Drug ID

Search by imprint code

Drug Comparison

Search for drug name (generic or brand) and add to search field.

CareNotes

Easy-to-understand informational handouts on standard treatments for various diseases and conditions.

NeoFax/Pediatrics

NeoFax and Pediatrics is a solution that provides clinicians with tools to efficiently and safely manage complex scenarios for neonatal and pediatric patients.

Tox & Drug Product Lookup

Tools and resources used to identify and find information about drugs, chemicals, and other potentially toxic substances.

Calculators

Clinical Calculators

Tutorials

From MicroMedex:

From SMHCS Medical Library:

Library Assistance

For search assistance please email Medical-Library@smh.com


Target Audience: Nursing, Clinicians, Pharmacists           Resource Type: Point of Care

Sanford Guide“jbi”

Sanford Guide provides up to date, concise recommendations for treatment of infectious diseases. 

Key Features of Sanford Guide:

  • Calculators for common dosing adjustments
  • Tables & tools covering adverse effects, drug interactions and more.
  • Continuously updated content for the best available evidence.

 

How to Access:SMHCS Medical Library Guide to Off-Network Access and Mobile Apps for Sanford Guide 
Go to Sanford Guide 

Other Ways to Access Sanford Guide:

 

You can start your Sanford Guide search in the search bar in the upper right-hand corner of the screen, using the quick links, or using the tools at the top of the page.

Syndromes

Pathogens

Anti-Infectives

Prevention

Tables & Tools

Tutorials

From Sanford Guide:

From SMHCS Medical Library:

Library Assistance

For search assistance please email Medical-Library@smh.com.


Target Audience: Pharmacy & Clinicians