Research Guides: Nursing: Background Information

Omni Search

Medscape
Comprehensive clinical information and resources including drug information and clinical guidelines.

UpToDate (For Nursing Students Only)
UpToDate is a comprehensive evidence-based clinical information resource

For access information, please contact D. Gold - dgold@lakeheadu.ca
CPS (Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties) This link opens in a new window
The Canadian standard for drug monographs, contains thousands of products including monographs for drugs, vaccines, natural health products and medical devices, approved by Health Canada. It includes Lexi-Interact drug interaction checker and critical updates such as warnings and advisories.
To access the mobile app, please:

1)Go to shop.pharmacists.ca/s/login/SelfRegister
2)Enter your existing username and password. If you do not have one,
please create an account.
3)You will receive a “welcome” email asking you to create your CPhA
password—follow the instructions
4)Once your password has been set, visit the “profile” icon located
at the top right of the page and select “profile” from the dropdown
menu.
5)Scroll down to the “Set Mobile Enterprise Code” section.
6)Enter the Organization Code 0279474 and set a CPS password. Click
on the “Next” button
7)You are all set! Download the CPS mobile app on your device and use
your email address and the password you just created to login

These steps are only required once you have installed the app on your
device for the first time. To download the content, please ensure your device
is connected to WIFI.

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

To search using subject terms:

In the Omni:

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.