The Hardway Library Guide to

Selected Nursing Resources

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Works in this library are arranged according to LC Classification .

General medicine ............ Call No. R; Nursing .......... RT Therapeutics ......... RM

Use the VTLS Library Catalog to search the books you need.

Printed References

Frequently Used References: (Located in the central reference section)

R121 D73 R121 M89 RC81 A2 M67

Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary . Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary . The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia.

General Reference: (Located in reference section)

RS75 P37 RS58 D795 RT21 M33

PDR Guide to Drug Interactions, Side Effects, Indications . Drug Identification Bible. McGraw-Hill Nursing Dictionary.

Historical and Ethical: (Located in reference section)

RT31 D66 RT34 A44

Nursing, the Finest Art: an Illustrated History . American Nursing : A Biographical Dictionary.

Government Documents: (Located in the government document section)

XDOCS HE 20.6209/ XDOCS HE 6512/5: XDOCS HE 20.3161:

Journal of The National Cancer Institute. [Periodical] Vital and Health Statistics... [Series] Research Activities. [Series]

Electronic Sources
Access:Library Web Page

Online Indexes:

Use the following databases to find journal articles on nursing topics.

• CINAHL Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature.
  
• InfoTrac--Health Reference Center
• Applied Science & Technology Index
• Medline (through PubMed)

Internet Resources:

Comprehensive Directories & Guides:

• Achoo Healthcare Online A directory for searching medical & healthcare information, news, books and journals, etc.
  
• Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources A list of link collections produced by the Health Sciences Library of the University of lowa. It is arranged by topic.
  
• The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy A reference guide to medical and nursing information.
  
• Subject Listing for Nursing A list of links on variety of nursing topics.
  

Nursing Organizations' Home Pages:

• American Association of Colleges of Nursing Bluefield State's nursing programs are associated with American Association of Colleges of Nursing.The AACN web site offers links to Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), CareerLink, AACN's Institutional Data Systems (IDS) and Research Center, Educational Standards and Special Projects, and more.
  
• National League for Nursing The NLN web site provides information on many aspects of nursing and health care.
  
• Nursing World, American Nurses Association contains a great deal of information on legal, educational, and professional issues as well as the Online Journal of issues in nursing.
  
• Virtual Nursing College A resource center for nursing education, professional development and nursing collaboration.
  
• American Medical Association Information on education extending to the graduate medical and continuing medical education and more.
  

Specialized Sites Related to Nursing :

• HealthTouch Online provides a drug information database that provides patient information for a wide variety of prescription and over-the-counter medications.
  
• Food and Nutrition Information Center A center at the National Agricultural Library, part of the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service.
  
• CDC's Adolescent and School Health Information pursues four strategies: identifying and monitoring highest priority risks; synthesizing and applying research; implementing national programs to prevent these risks; and, evaluating and improving those programs.
  

Online Journals:

• NurseWeek/HealthWeek An online version of a journal published by US based Nursingweek Publishing Inc., offering full text news items, continuing education for nurses, information on jobs, feature articles and further links to related sites.
  

Selected Periodicals

Advances in Nursing Science	Current 5 yrs
American Journal of Health Behavior	Current 5 yrs
American Journal of Nursing Online	Current 5 yrs
American Journal of Public Health	Current 5 yrs
AORN Journal	Current 5 yrs
Applied Nursing Research	1994-
Clinical Issue: Advanced Practice in Acute and Critical Care	Current 5yrs
Critical Care Nurse	Current 5 yrs
Family and Community Health	1989-
Geriatric Nursing	Current 5 yrs
Gerontologist	Current 5 yrs
Hastings Center Report	Current 5 yrs
Heart and Lung	Current 5 yrs
Holistic Nursing Practice	1992-
Home Healthcare Nurse	Current Issues
Journal of Christian Nursing	Current 5 yrs
Journal of Community Health	1988-
Journal of Gerontological Nursing	Current 5 yrs
Journal of Nursing Administration	Current 5 yrs
Journal of Nursing Education	Current 5 yrs
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing Online	1991-
Journal of Pediatric Nursing	1996-
Journal of Professional Nursing	1992-
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health	Current 5 yrs
Journal of School Health	Current 5 yrs
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)	Current 5 yrs
MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing Online	Current 5 yrs
Med/Surg Nursing Journal	Current 5 yrs
Nurse Educator	Current 5 yrs
Nursing	Current 5 yrs
Nursing Clinics of North America	1968-
Nursing Leadership Forum	Current Issues
Nursing Management	Current 5 yrs
Nursing Outlook	Current 5 yrs
Nursing Research	1968-1975, 1977-
Pediatric Nursing	Current 5 yrs
Perspectives in Psychiatric Care	Current 5 yrs
Public Health Nursing	1988-
Public Health Reports	Current 5 yrs
RN	Current 5 yrs
Research in Nursing and Health	Current 5 yrs

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