LibGuides: Clinical Tools: Point of Care Resources

Point of Care Resources

Cochrane Library Online

Leading resource for systematic reviews in health care. Contains high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.
Nursing Central

Important access note: To use certain features and to use off campus or offline, create an account while connected to UA's network (eduroam).
A clinical-oriented app that contains textbook-like information in mobile and other online formats. If you have any difficulty using the app, please visit Nursing Central's support page.

Trip Database
Health professional's search tool for quality EBP.
ClinicalTrials.gov (A registry--not a peer-reviewed site; Also check Cochrane.com Trials)
To see a study that has results (if available, MAY BE THE ONLY PLACE TO FIND A REGISTERED STUDY'S RESULTS [especially negative results], review methodologies, access evidence, and access other information about specific trial.
Medscape (from WebMD LLC, registration required)
"offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated medical information and educational tools. After ..... registration, automatically delivers to you a personalized specialty site that best fits your registration profile."
ePSS (Electronic Preventive Services Selector)
Provides "recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and can be searched by specific patient characteristics, such as age, sex/gender, and selected behavioral risk factors."
Epistemonikos
Database for evidence-based health care information resources aimed people making decisions concerning clinical or health-policy questions. Open-web resource.