Medications
Micromedex
Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses
Drug information for nurses; includes Nursing Implications and Dose Calculations.
Natural Medicines
Rules & Calculators
Diagnostics & Lab Tests
UW Medicine Laboratory Test Catalog
Information on collecting, handling, and processing lab tests available at the UW.
Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests
Davis's Comprehensive Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications
Patient Education
UWMC Health On-Line
HMC Patient/Family Education Manual
Requires AMC/IRIS account
Micromedex: Patient Handouts
Requires UWNetID.
MedlinePlus
Herbs and Supplements: MedlinePlus
UpToDate: Patient Information
Click 'Patient Education' in the drop down menu of 'Contents' in the upper left corner.
Cross Cultural Issues
Culture Clues
Tool to improve communication with cultures served at UWMC.
EthnoMed
Information about cultural beliefs in medical care.
Handbook for Culturally Competent Care
Databases
CINAHL Complete
LactMed
A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed.
PubMed
PubMed comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
TERIS (Teratogen Information System) new
Evidence-Based Practice
ECRI Guidelines Trust
Registration required.
Certification and CNE
Other Resources
Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy
Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine
HSL liaison to UW School of Nursing: Caitlin Maloy
