Guides: Nursing: Clinical skills

Care frameworks

Make sure your recommendations meet the specifications outlined in a care framework. Some key ones are linked to below.

SA Health Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Directions 2023-2026
'Developed in consultation with South Australian nurses and midwives, as well as the professional, industrial and higher education sector, the Strategic Directions seek to recognise the leadership, innovation, influence and impact of the nursing and midwifery workforce.'
Reclaiming and redefining the Fundamentals of Care: Nursing’s response to meeting patients’ basic human needs
This is a position paper produced the International Learning Collaborative (ILC), a voluntary group of international nurse leaders and supporters of nursing. It includes the CALNH Fundamentals of Care framework.

A list of free apps for medical and statistical calculations, as suggested by the Australian EBP Librarian's Institutute.

Calculate (QxMD)
QxMD Calculate features over 150 calculators and decision support tools, grouped by specialty.
CliniCalc
Search for a variety of calculations and save your favourites.
Medscape
Includes 129 medical calculators covering formulas, scales, and classifications. Also features a variety of extra features, including: Drug Reference, Drug Interaction Checker and Disease & Condition Reference.
Unit Converter
Convert units of measurement such as speeds, temperatures, time, weight and distances, between metric and imperial systems.

A list of free apps for medical and statistical calculations, as suggested by the Australian EBP Librarian's Institutute.

Medscape
Includes 129 medical calculators covering formulas, scales, and classifications. Also features a variety of extra features, including: Drug Reference, Drug Interaction Checker and Disease & Condition Reference.
Unit Converter
Convert units of measurement such as speeds, temperatures, time, weight and distances, between metric and imperial systems.

Paediatric Injectable Guidelines
A key guide which aims to assist Australian health professionals in the safe and effective administration of injectable medicines in children. This guide is a nationally recognised and authoritative reference compiled by experienced paediatric pharmacists at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne. The guidelines are published annually and the online version is updated regularly.
Therapeutic Guidelines (previously eTG Complete)
All topics from the Therapeutic Guidelines series, including analgesia, antibiotics, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrinology, neurology, gastroenterology, dermatology, palliative care, psychotropics and drug prescribing in pregnancy and breastfeeding.
UpToDate
Supports clinical decision-making with evidence-based recommendations. Authored, edited and reviewed by medical practitioners, UpToDate covers thousands of clinical topics grouped into specialties with links to articles, drugs and drug interaction databases, medical calculators and guidelines. Example specialties: allergy and immunology, geriatrics, oncology, pulmonary and critical care medicine.

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