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Nursing: a Library Resource Pathfinder

 
 

 

The following selections are starting points for your research.

Reference Books (Selective):

Used to locate background information

Atlas of Human Anatomy (Netter) [REF] QM 25 .N46 2006

Encyclopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, & Allied Health [REF] R121 .M65 2003 

Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health 5 v. [REF] RT 21 .G353 2006

Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice [REF] RT 51 .B78 2001

Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference  [REF] RM 138 .M67 2008

Nursing, the Finest Art : An Illustrated History [REF] RT31 .D66 1996

Circulating Books (Selective)

Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul : 101 Stories To Celebrate, Honor & Inspire the Nursing Profession  RT 61 .C376 2001

Math for nurses RT68 .B68 2006

Nurse's legal handbook RT86.73 .N855 2004

eBooks (Selective; NetLibrary Account required)

Careers in Nursing

Caring for Patients From Different Cultures

Davis's NCLEX-RN Review (2001)

Fundamentals of Nursing : Standards & Practice

Nursing Assistant Exam

Search the Library Catalog

Search the Library Catalog using some of the suggested subjects listed below.  Subject headings consist of words, groups of words, or acronyms that are used to describe the subject of a work and utilized in searching the catalog and other online databases to enhance retreival.

Subject Headings

  • Communication in Nursing
  • Geriatric Nursing
  • Nurses
  • Nursing
  • Nursing Assessment
  • Nursing Care Plans
  • Nursing Diagnosis
  • Practical Nursing
  • Surgical Nursing
  • Transcultural Nursing

Use the Library of Congress Subject Headings (set of red volumes by the Reference Desk) to find other related subject headings to search.
Most books on Nursing are classified as RT in the Library of Congress Classification System.  You may wish to browse the shelves in this area.  Look in both the Reference Collection and the General Collection.

Search the Library Databases for Articles

To find periodical and newspaper articles, select one of the databases listed under "Online Databases."  If  the full text is not available for an article online, these databases will provide a brief citation to the article.

Please keep in mind that the Library does not own every journal listed in these sources.  To find out if the library does own a specific title perform a Title search in the Library Catalog or look up the magazine or journal title in GateWay's Journal Locator.  For those periodicals that we do not carry, Interlibrary Loan is available for requesting such resources, but may take up to 3 weeks, and there may be a charge from the lending library. 

Suggested Databases:

Nursing Journals of Interest (Selective) 

  • American Journal of Nursing
  • Arizona Nurse
  • Imprint (National Student Nurses Association)
  • Journal of Practical Nursing
  • Men in Nursing
  • Nursing
  • Nursing Made Incredibly Easy
  • Outlook
  • RN

Websites of Interest