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NOTE: Some databases require a password. If you are an authorized user and require a password, please contact the Medical Library (library@rcrh.org) or call (605) 719-7101.
TRIALS
TRIAL - Lippincott's Nursing Procedures & Skills - Access to more than 580 evidence-based procedures and skills. Step-by-stop procedures provide highly detailed instruction. Hundreds of video clips also make learning simpler. Competency checklists are included.
TRIAL - Nursing Reference Center - Clinical evidence + knowledge on conditions + diseases, pt education, + drug & ref info. This tool is designed to provide relevant clinical resources to nurses, + access to thousands of full text documents. OFF CAMPUS: Username=rapid; Password=EBSCO
TRIAL: Mosby's Nursing Consult - "A comprehensive online resource to answer nurses questions quickly, meaning more time spent with patients and better quality care." (per vendor)
TRIAL: Mosby's Nursing Skills - "An easy to use education and reference system to help nurses refresh their knowledge or learn entirely new skills and procedures." (per vendor)
Medical
Clin-eguide - Clinical decision making database including EBM Guidelines, National Guidelines, Patient Handouts, Drug Information and e-books. Includes Full-Text. If you need to access outside of the RCRH network, contact the Medical Library for a password.
MEDLINE OVID (1966-present) ***300 Full-text journals*** - Index to 4,600 medical journals. Includes FULL-TEXT TO 300 JOURNALS. Limit to FULL-TEXT or to RCRH LIBRARY JOURNALS. Access from any Regional Health computer.
MEDLINE OVID (REMOTE ACCESS) ***300 Full-text journals*** - Index to 4,600 medical journals. Includes FULL-TEXT TO 300 JOURNALS. Username and password required.
MEDLINE via PubMed (1966-present) - Index to 4,600 medical journals. Includes citations and abstracts.
Micromedex - Full-text drug information, poisoning and toxicology data. Access from any Regional Health computer.
Natural Medicines Database - Clinical information on natural medicines. Access from any Regional Health computer.
Allied & Complementary Medicine Database (AMED) - Selection of journals in complementary medicine, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation, podiatry and palliative care. Access via OVID. Access from any Regional Health computer.
CancerNet - Gateway to cancer information from the National Cancer Institute.
Clinical Trials Database - Current public information about clinical research studies.
Clinical Trials Listing Database - Resource listing for patients and professionals.
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) - Information on measurement instruments in the health and psychosocial sciences. Coverage 1985-to date. Access via OVID. Access from any Regional Health computer.
Healthstar - Literature on the clinical and non-clinical aspects of health care delivery including health services, technology, administration and research. Access via OVID. Access from any Regional Health computer.
ToxNet - Toxicology and hazardous chemicals.
Nursing
EBSCO CINAHL Full Text - ***Full-text journals*** - Index to nursing and allied health journals. Can limit to FULL-TEXT only. Access from any Regional Health Computer.
Clin-eguide - Clinical decision making database including EBM Guidelines, National Guidelines, Patient Handouts, Drug Information and e-books. Includes Full-Text. If you need to access outside of the RCRH network, contact the Medical Library for a password.
CINAHL OVID (1982-present) ***Full-text journals*** - Index to nursing and allied health journals. Can limit to FULL-TEXT or to RCRH LIBRARY JOURNALS. Access from any Regional Health computer.
CINAHL OVID (REMOTE ACCESS) ***Full-text journals*** - Index to nursing and allied health journals. Can limit to FULL-TEXT. Username and password required.
MEDLINE PubMed 1966-present - Includes journals from the International Nursing Index. Select "Limits", then Subset "Nursing journals".
Consumers & Patients
Health Information - Health Encyclopedia, Drug Information & Wellness Tools
e-Krames Healthsheets - Patient Education handouts. Access from any Regional Health computer.
MEDLINEplus - Links to authoritative health information, including drug information, dictionaries, interactive tutorials, organizations, news sources and 600 health topics.
Electronic Books
Gale Virtual Reference - * Drugs and Controlled Substances, 2003 * Gale Encyclopedias of: Cancer, 2006; Children's Health, 2006 ; Medicine, 2006; Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers, 2004; Nursing and Allied Health, 2007
Evidence Based Medicine (EBM)
Evidence Based Medicine Reviews - Resources include ACP Journal Club, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, & Clinical Evidence (from BMJ). Access via OVID. Access from any Regional Health computer.
Other Databases
EBSCOHost Research Databases - Includes Academic Search Premier, a multidisciplinary database, providing full-text of more than 4,000 scholarly publications. CLICK on EBSCOhost Web for a list of all the databases available.
Academic Search Premier - A large academic multi-disciplinary database. Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles.
Business Source Premier - A business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals. Coverage includes all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.
Learning Express Library Practice Tests - Sharpen your skills and improve your score with online practice tests and self-pace courses for various topics: Nursing, ACT, GED, EMS, SAT, TOEFL, Rraxis/PPST, and more.
ProQuest - Databases covering a wide range of subject areas. Many of the periodicals are full-text. Remote access available with any South Dakota Library Network card.
Ingenta (formally UNCOVER) - Access article summaries from 20,000 publications.
Masterfile Premier - This multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,730 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text reference books.
ERIC - Education Resources Information Center - Database of journal and non-journal education literature
Library and Information Science Abstracts - Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.
Regional Business News - This database provides full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the U.S.
Teacher Reference Center - Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.


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