Covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health, and the allied health fields. It offers access to health care articles, books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, and audiovisual materials.
In addition to the CINAHL original content, CINAHL Plus includes over 300 additional journals; new materials such as Evidence-Based Care Sheets, Quick Lessons, and Search Strategies; expanded searchable cited records; and indexing for important journals in nursing and allied health dating back to 1937.
This resource provides guidelines for perioperative practice, with quick and easy access to evidence-based recommendations.
Guideline implementation tools include policy and procedure templates, competency verification tools, in-service PowerPoints, case studies, frequently asked questions about guideline topics, and illustrated, step-by-step guides on positioning best practices (indications, prep, positioning, and workflow for pre-, intra-, and post-op), skin prep, anesthesia, and medication.