LibGuides: Practical Nursing: Top 5

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Bates Visual Guide
This 18 volume series of video clips covers Head-to-Toe assessments for infants to the older adult and reviews vital signs. Discover the various regions of the human body from examination to anatomy and recording your findings including the nervous system and the musculoskeletal system. Videos have transcripts to download and closed captioning capabilities.

bc211 (formerly Red Book online)
Lists agencies in the Lower Mainland that offer assistance with health issues, addiction, grief and many other situations.

Searchable by keyword but the Red Book personnel encourage call-ins to 604 875-6381 for the best help.

CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
Access to articles nursing and related allied health fields.
Nursing & Allied Health Database This link opens in a new window
Articles in nursing and allied health fields including evidence-based resources and streaming videos.
** Access Expires Oct 1, 2023
Medline with Full Text (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
The premier resource for finding articles in the life sciences: nursing, dentistry, the health care system and more.
Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Services (CPS) This link opens in a new window
CPS (formerly RxTx) provides access to CPS and CPhA peer-reviewed monographs, therapeutic choices, drug tables/choices, a drug interaction checker, Health Canada advisories and recalls, etc. It is updated weekly.