Nursing

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CINAHL Ultimate  
Database with full text, providing authoritative coverage of the literature related to nursing and allied health.
Health Source: Nursing /Academic Edition  
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NGC-National Guideline Clearinghouse
​NGC is a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
Nursing & Allied Health Database  
Formerly Nursing & Allied Health Source, this resource provides citations, abstracts and select full-text articles about all aspects of nursing and allied health. A great source for evidence-based research articles. Also has thousands of Medcom/Trainex videos to embed in presentations and lessons.

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Human Anatomy Online
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Nursing Education in Video 
Nursing Education in Video is an online collection of videos created specifically for the education and training of nurses, nursing assistants, and other healthcare workers.
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Welcome to the Nursing Open Educational Resources. OER's are teaching, learning, and research resources that are in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free-use and re-purposing by others. 

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The Praxis of Critical Thinking in Nursing by Nancyruth Leibold This OER Nursing Textbook focuses on the use of critical thinking in nursing practice. Each chapter includes images, critical thinking exercises, discussions, and activities.
Publication Date: 04/01/2019
Nursing 322 PHARMACOLOGY by MK Swain Subject: Applied Science Level: College / Upper Division Material Type: Textbook Date Added: 01/10/2017
License: GNU Free Documentation License Language: English Media Format: eBook. Publication Date: September 30, 2011
Cases Spanning the Globe by Drue H. Barrett; Leonard W. Ortmann (Editor); Angus Dawson (Editor); Carla Saenz (Editor); Andreas Reis (Editor); Gail Bolan (Editor) This Open Access book highlights the ethical issues and dilemmas that arise in the practice of public health. Publication Date: 2016-01-01
Clinical Procedures for Safer Patient Care by Glynda Rees Doyle This open educational resource (OER) was developed to ensure best practice and quality care based on the latest evidence, and to address inconsistencies in how clinical health care skills are taught and practiced in the clinical setting. Publication Date: November 24, 2015
Health Case Studies by Glynda Rees The book covers eight case studies of common inpatient or emergency department scenarios.
Publication Date: 2017
Innovative Lesson Plans for Active Learning: Teaching Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice by Susan M. Strouse PhD, RN, Grand Valley State University Innovative Lessons Plans for Active Learning: Teaching Research and Evidence-Based Practice is a resource in research and evidence-based practice for active learning in the undergraduate nursing classroom
Publication Date: 2018

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NCLEX-RN Khan Academy