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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

RxTx (includes E-CPS access via NOSM)
Clinical decision support tool licensed from the CPhA (Canadian Pharmacists Association). Includes Therapeutic Choices, e-CPS (online version of the Compendium of Pharmaceuticals), Lexi-Comp's Lexi-Interact and more.
Supports 6 concurrent users

e-CPS provides health care professionals with the most current information on drugs available in Canada.

To search the CPS, click on the RX Drugs tab and click CPS Drug Monographs

Encyclopedia of Nursing Research

Nursing Subject Headings

An effective way to find information is to search by subject headings:

Nursing Care Plans
Nursing Theory
Palliative Treatment

To search using subject terms:

In the Omni:

Go to the Omni
Type in your term and select Subject Heading from the drop-down menu

In article databases

Look for a thesaurus in the database or try the "suggest subject headings" feature in CINAHL.
Review the Medical Subject headings (MeSH) vocabulary database in PubMed.