HPD Library Pathfinders – Nursing
SCOPE: This guide is designed to aid the nursing student in
finding online and print resources in the HPD Library. To find these and other
resources, start at the HPD Library
homepage.
CONTENTS. Click on any section name to go to that particular
section.
1.
PRINT SOURCES
2.
DICTIONARIES , ENCYCLOPEDIAS,
HANDBOOKS, and GUIDES (Columbia University)
3.
MOST USEFUL RESEARCH
DATABASES
4.
FUNDING RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH
5.
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATE EDUCATION
6.
JOURNALS (NSU only)
7.
ONLINE BOOKS (NSU only)
8.
USEFUL ONLINE RESOURCES
9.
OTHER SUBJECT GUIDES
10.
GOVERNMENT
SOURCES
11.
IN-HOUSE
TUTORIALS for NSU DATABASES
12.
RESERVE
AND REFERENCE BOOKS
13.
NURSING THEORISTS
14.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (Columbia University)
15.
DISSERTATIONS
16.
NURSING
RESEARCH (Arizona
State University)
17.
PUBLISHING IN PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS
18.
EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING PRACTICE (Johns Hopkins)
19.
NURSING INFORMATICS, TESTS (Arizona State
University)
20.
NURSING
PRACTICE STANDARDS
21.
PATIENT EDUCATION RESOURCES
1. PRINT SOURCES
Nursing
books and multimedia are classified for the most part in the WY
section of the library. To find topics on related subjects, look in Novacat, NSU’s online
catalog of all electronic, print, and other materials. Titles with other call
numbers can be found in many of the sections in this subject guide or
pathfinder.
·
Circulating books
are shelved in the north-west side of the library and can be checked out for
four weeks.
·
Reference books
are kept in the front on low shelves and are for library use only.
·
Reserve books are
held behind the circulation desk and can be used for three hours in the
library.
·
Study rooms can
be checked out for three hours, both in the HPD Library and in the Assembly II
Building.
2. DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, HANDBOOKS, GUIDES and
MANUALS (Some items are taken from
the Arizona State and Columbia University Libraries.)
For other related items check section 12. below: “Reserve and Reference Books.”
Items marked as being available through StatRef!
can be accessed by clicking on the blue underlined label and authenticating.
- DICTIONARIES
A Biographical Dictionary of Women Healers;
Midwives, Nurses and Physicians. Res. WZ 112 S434b 2002.
This book summarizes the lives of 240 significant or
representative women who have engaged in the "core" professions of
midwifery, nursing and medicine (exclusive of psychiatry) and whose careers
were primarily spent in the United States
and Canada,
from the colonial times to the present.
Dictionary
of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations. 5th ed. 2005. (Online. Available through StatRef!).
Dictionary of Nursing Theory and Research.
3rd ed. Ref. WY
13 P888d 2006.
Historical Encyclopedia of Nursing. (Sherman Library reference shelves.)
HF3023.A2 O64 2000.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Jablonski's Dictionary of Syndromes & Eponymic Diseases. 2nd
ed. Ref. WB 15 J115j 1991.
Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions. 7th ed. Ref. W13 M8941 2006.
Mosby’s Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary.
W13 M8941 2002; Ref. HPD Library, CD-ROM Drawer.
Stedman’s Medical Dictionary. 27ed. Ref. W
13 S812m 2000.
Taber’s® Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. 20th
ed. 2005.Ref. 19th ed. W13 T113D 2001. (Online. Available through StatRef!).
Telenursing: Nursing Practice in Cyberspace. WY
100 S532t 2001. (HPD Library: in circulation).
Includes bibliographical references and an index.
- ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing & Allied Health. (Sherman Library Reference. RT21 .G353 2002. Also
accessible as an Electronic resource). Includes
bibliographical references and index.
Encyclopedia & Dictionary of
Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health. Ref. W13 M647e 1997.
- HANDBOOKS, GUIDES,
and MANUALS
Davis’s Drug Guide for
Nurses. 10th ed. 2007.
(Online. Available through StatRef! ).
Delmar’s Fundamental &
Advanced Nursing Skills.
2nd ed. 2004. (Online. Available through StatRef!).
Delmar’s Guide to Laboratory
and Diagnostic Tests.
2002. (Online. Available through StatRef!).
Diseases and Disorders: a Nursing Therapeutics
Manual. 3rd ed. 2007. (Online. Available
through StatRef!)
Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis. 11th
edition Res. WY 49 C294h 2006.
Pocket-sized resource covers all nursing diagnoses,
lists common clinical situations, and collaborative Problems.
Offers the 2005 NANDA Nursing Diagnoses and common
diagnoses organized on a laminated Function Health Patterns card.
Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice. 8th
ed. Ref. WY
49 L765 2006.
Mosby’s Critical Care Nursing Reference. 3rd
ed. Res. WY 49 S857m 2006. Includes information
regarding nursing assessment guides, common concepts concerning nursing care,
complimentary and other therapeutic modalities, that are helpful when dealing
with critically ill patients.
Nurse’s Guide to Cancer Care, A. 2007.
(Online. Available through StatRef!)
Nurses’ Guide to Clinical Procedures. 4th
ed. WY 49 S662n 2002. (HPD Library: in circulation).
Nurse’s Handbook of Alternative & Complementary
Therapies. WB 39 N973 2002. (HPD Library: in
circulation).
More and more patients are using alternative therapies,
often without telling their nurse or doctor. With this invaluable handbook,
you'll be prepared to ask patients about use of alternative therapies and
respond knowledgeably to their questions.
Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual. 6th
ed. Ref. WY
49 R163n 2005.
Nurses’ Guide to Clinical Procedures. 4th
ed. WY 49 S662n 2002. (HPD Library: in circulation).
Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC). 3rd
ed. Ref. WY
100 N9734 2004.
Professional
Guide to Diseases. Res. WB 39 P964 1998.
Gives excellent outline of each disease and briefly of its
treatment.
3. FUNDING RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH
Grants.gov.
A place to find and apply for
government grants.
Federal R&D Research Project Summaries
Links to government sites
with funding summaries and possible funding opportunities.
Medi-Smart. (Norwich University).
A list of sites for funding
resources in nursing.
National Institute of Nursing
Research (NINR).
Offers funding for candidates
interested in basic and clinical research and in obtaining “training on health
and illness across the lifespan.”
NSF Active
Funding Opportunities
Possible funding resources
through the National Science Foundation.
The U.S. Civilian Research & Development
Foundation (CRDF).
The CRDF “is a
nonprofit organization that promotes international scientific and technical
collaboration.”
4. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATE EDUCATION
College Scholarships.org.
Offers scholarships to nurses interested in specializing in a variety of nursing
areas. Also provides links to government funding sites.
FastWeb.
Touts
itself as “the nation's largest, most accurate, and most frequently updated
scholarship database online.”
March
of Dimes. Perinatal Nursing Education.
The
March of Dimes offers $5,000 scholarships to nurses who wish to specialize in
maternal child nursing.
Oncology Nursing Society Foundation.
The
foundation has funded scholarships for those individuals who are pursuing a
graduate degree in oncology nursing.
5. MOST USEFUL RESEARCH DATABASES Unless otherwise indicated links to the following
sites can be found on the HPD Library homepage. Clicking on the underlined database
name will bring you to the HPD Library homepage.
CINAHL
Covers almost all the
English-language nursing journals, publications of the American Nurses
association, and the National League for Nursing. It also indexes 13 Allied
Health disciplines from 1983 to the present.
EBSCOhost tutorial from the
University of Florida.
Database
of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE). Can be found in the Cochrane Databases
under “Evidence-Based Practice Databases” on the HPD Library homepage.
“Critical assessments of systematic reviews from a variety of medical
journals.” The editors are “…expert reviewers and information staff of the
National Health Services’ Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (NHS CRD) at the
University of York, England.” Coverage is from 1966. Topics include diagnosis,
prevention, rehabilitation, screening, and treatment.
ERIC (Education
Resources Information
Center). Click on “ERIC”
to go to the site.
“ERIC …is an internet-based
digital library of education research and information sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences
(IES) of the U.S.
Department of Education. ERIC provides access to bibliographic records of
journal and non-journal literature indexed from 1966 to the present. ERIC also
contains a growing collection of full-text materials in Adobe PDF format,
including reports from the What Works Clearinghouse.” Articles go back to 1966. There
is a wealth of information about health and rehabilitation as it pertains to
education.
MDConsult
A convenient one-stop site of
online books, journals, practice guidelines, drug information, and current
topics in medicine. Journal articles are most often in full text.
MEDLINE (Ovid)
Produced by the U.S.
National Library of Medicine. The premier source for bibliographic coverage of biomedical
literature. Almost 14 million records from 4,800 journals are indexed and
abstracted. From 1950 to the present.
Ovid Tutorial from Duke
University.
PSYCINFO. Access
through the Alvin Sherman Library’s Electronic Resources.
Coverage is from 1806 - Present. Indexes psychology and
psychiatry articles from a variety of journals.
ISI
WEB OF KNOWLEDGE
The chief aim of this index is to provide access to related
articles by indicating sources in which a known article by a given author has
been cited. Over 3,300 journals are indexed.
UpToDate
A clinical reference that provides
quick access to synthesized medical information in an easy-to-use format.
6. JOURNALS For a complete list of online Nursing journals at NSU
check to see the current subscriptions using A to Z.
What
follows are sites that offer free online journals.
Free journals at
PubMed.
A
list of periodicals that can be accessed free of charge. This service is
provided by Hardin MD.
Free Medical Journals Site.
The
Free Medical Journals Site is dedicated to the promotion of free access to
medical journals over the Internet and lists only free journals. Arranged
by specialty
as well as by title/language.
HealthWeb : Nursing :
Electronic Journals
This
list from HealthWeb, the service
which has links to web sites evaluated by librarians & information
professionals, includes journals that provide full-text articles online.
HighWire Press -- Free Online
Full-text Articles
From
Stanford University Libraries, Highwire Press says it is "the largest archive of free
full-text science on Earth!" Many titles are in the fields of
medicine and life sciences.
MEDLINE
Journals with Links to Publisher Web Sites.
This
is a list of the journals in MEDLINE for which publishers have provided links
to their journal Web sites. Web-based journals usually contain the
full-text of the original article, but this is not always the case. It
varies by publisher and journal. Publishers may offer full text for a fee.
Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report.
Published
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition to
full-text of articles, you may search
MMWR publications from 1982-present. An interesting feature is interactive
morbidity and mortality tables which may be found in the Disease Trends section.
NurseWeek (Online, free).
ISSN: 1063-2859. “Gannett Healthcare Group
(publisher of Nurse.com, Nursing
Spectrum, NurseWeek and Today
in PT) is a nursing and healthcare communications company and the
largest print and electronic publisher of news and information for registered
nurses. Our mission is to enrich the professional lives of nurses and other
healthcare professionals and to celebrate their unique contributions to
society. Our core products include Nurse.com
plus 12 regional nursing magazines and more than a dozen annual professional
development and nursing specialty guides.”
Nurse-Zine (Online, free).
ISSN not specified. "Nurse-zine" is the official email nursing newsletter from
allnurses.com
The FREE bi-monthly Nursing e-mail newsletter published by allnurses.com The Internet's Nursing Resource
since 1996.
PubMed Central
“PubMed
Central (PMC) is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's free digital archive
of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. All journals in PMC provide
free access to full text (sometimes on a delayed basis).”
NOTE: NSU libraries hold over 21,000
online full text journal subscriptions.
7.
ONLINE BOOKS: For others follow this link: Nursing.
Here is a partial list:
A Career in Geriatric Nursing: Taking Care of
America's Elderly: Fast-growing Healthcare Career: Aging Population Requires
Great Level of Nursing Services.
Fluid and Electrolyte Balance: Nursing Considerations.
8. USEFUL ONLINE RESOURCES (Some of these sites were taken from the Johns
Hopkins’ nursing subject guide. See section 9. “Other Subject Guides” for more
information from the latter guide.)
CINAHLsources.
A highly useful page maintained by the database company. Comprises allied
health, nursing, and many more medical fields. The nursing resources include
advanced practice, nurse education, general and special topics, journals,
websites of interest to nurses, organizations and associations, and resources
for research.
DMOZ
Open Directory Project: Nursing.
Access to hundreds of
international links to sites of interest to nurses including health conditions,
senior health, the business of nursing, nursing associations, nursing journals,
treatments, and a huge list of other relevant web sites numbering well over
3,500.
Hardin MD: Nursing.
A
vast collection of resources for nursing personnel.
HealthWeb Nursing
Page. Maintained by the Taubman
Medical Library, University
of Michigan. Links to
sites relative to evidence-based nursing.
Health
Statistics. Rutgers University’s Libraries offers a very good introduction
to gathering health statistics on the web. An excellent place to begin research.
Internet’s
Nursing Index, The.
Provides links to nursing boards in the UK,
US and Canada.
Good site for various nursing specialties. Touts itself as being the largest
online community with as many as 500 topics discussed every day.
Martindale’s “Virtual”
Nursing Center. Another site with a huge collection of resources, including
intermediate and advanced nursing courses, nursing practice and protocols,
nursing grand rounds and nursing cases, national boards and review questions,
and an extra section of physical examination. A truly amazing set of resources.
MedWeb's
Nursing Page. Under the auspices of Emory University.
The site provides links to a variety of nursing organizations.
National Council of State Boards of
Nursing.
Nursing Center. A portal to hundreds of nursing education activities and to more than
fifty nursing journals.
Nursing Resources
on the Web. Maintained by Humboldt
State University
Library. A one-stop shopping center for nurses with innumerable links to
valuable sites including nursing directories, general nursing web-pages,
nursing indexes, biomedical journal abbreviations, statistical resources for
nurses, government resources both state (California) and federal, professional
societies, a truly comprehensive list of nursing journals, listservs and
discussion groups, statistical resources, and more. Almost overwhelming in its
breadth.
9. OTHER SUBJECT GUIDES: These can be used to find additional resources
both online and in print.
Johns Hopkins’ Welch Library. One of the best pathfinders on nursing on the
Internet.
Columbia
University’s Health Sciences Library. Extremely well organized and
comprehensive subject guide.
Penn State University
Library. Fairly compact, but covers all of the bases.
The University of
Delaware Library. Covers not only
international nursing resources printed and electronic, but also includes a
tutorial for CINAHL.
The
University of Washington Library. Offers additional links to nursing web
sites than those listed in NSU’s nursing pathfinder.
10. GOVERNMENT SOURCES
NLM
Locator Plus. Coverage
is from 1975 to the present. Produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
and includes books, journals, and audiovisuals in the NLM collection. Also
offers tutorials on how to best use the NLM resources. A link to MedlinePlus is
also included.
MedlinePlus.
Incredible portal to all things medical. To get to nursing resources or
specific topics use the search box at the top of the first page of the site.
Includes such things as health topics, encyclopedias, dictionaries, drugs and
supplements, directories, and other subjects.
National Council of State Boards of
Nursing (NCSBN). “NCSBN's programs and services include
developing the NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN® examinations, performing policy analysis
and promoting uniformity in relationship to the regulation of nursing practice,
disseminating data related to the licensure of nurses, conducting research
pertinent to NCSBN's purpose, and serving as a forum for information exchange
for members.”
National Institute
of Nursing Research (NINR).
Nursing research and training programs, grants and funding opportunities,
collaborative research projects, and minority research supplements.
GPO Access Browse Topics. Provides government information on broad topics such
as health and education, food and drugs, grants and awards, science and
technology, and social programs. Each category is then broken down to include details
about federal regulations, programs, statistics, and much more.
National Institutes for Health. Gateway to a vast number of NIH health resources,
including clinical trials, health hotlines, the site MedlinePlus. Other
resources available at this site include grants and funding opportunities,
research training, research training and scientific resources, and relevant
government agency offices.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS). The mother lode of health
information: diseases and conditions, drugs and foods , aging, safety and wellness,
disasters and emergencies, families and children, grants and funding, including
grants and funding and financial aid, governmental policies and regulations,
and many other topics of relevance to nursing. In addition, there are links to
other health-related agencies.
11. IN-HOUSE and COMMERCIAL TUTORIALS for NSU DATABASES:
Tutorials for HPD Library
databases
Tutorials developed by
NSU Sherman Library
EBSCOhost tutorials
and knowledge base (commercial)
Ovid
Technologies, Inc. tutorials (commercial)
12. RESERVE and
REFERENCE BOOKS: Ask
for reserve books at the circulation desk. For reference books go to the open
shelves in the Reference Section of the library.
BOOKS FROM THE RESERVE SHELVES (Current
as of August, 2007).
Pharmacology and the Nursing Process. 5th ed. Res. QV 4 L729p 2007.
Study Guide to Accompany Pharmacology for Nursing Practice. Res. QV 4 P5368s 2003.
Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses. 9th ed. QV 735 D318d 2005.
Medical Dosage Calculations. 9th ed. Res. QV 748 O52m 2008.
Advanced Pathophysiology: Application to Clinical Practice. Res. QY 4 A244 2001.
Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications. 7th ed. Res. QY 4 K26L
2005.
Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference. 8th ed. Res. QY 39 P128m
2007.
Pathophysiology: Clinical Concepts of Disease Processes. 6th ed. Res. QZ 4 P302
2003.
Pathophysiology: the Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults & Children. 5th ed. Res. QZ 4 P3027
2006.
Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States. 7th ed. Res. QZ 4 P851p
2005.
Understanding Pathophysiology. 3rd ed. Res. QZ 4 U55 2004.
Improving Quality: a Guide to Effective Programs. 2nd ed. Res. W 84.1 I296
1997.
Introduction to Health Care Economics & Financial Management:
Fundamental Concepts with Practical Applications. Res. W 84.1 P413i 2004.
Cultural Diversity in Health & Illness. 6th ed. Res. WA 30
S741c 2004.
Multicultural Medicine and Health Disparities. Res. WA 300
M9613 2006.
Statistical Methods for Health Care Research. 5th ed. Res. WA 950
M968s 2005.
Qualitative Research Methods for Health Professionals. 2nd ed. Res. WB 20.5 M885q
1995.
Nutrition Essentials for Nursing Practice. 5th ed. Res. WB 39 D845n
2006.
Expert 10-minute Physical Examinations. Res. WB 39 E96 1997.
Professional Guide to Diseases. 6th ed. Res. WB 39 P964 1998.
Physical Examination & Health Assessment. 4th ed. Res. WB 205 J38p
2004.
Patient Care Skills. 5th ed. Res. WB 460 M666p 2006.
A Practical Guide to ECG Interpretation. 2nd ed. Res. WG 18.2 G774p 1998.
Catalano Guide to ECG Analysis. 2nd ed. Res. WG 140 C357g 2002.
Wound Care: a Collaborative Practice Manual for Physical Therapists and
Nurses. 2nd
ed. Res. WO 700 W9384 2001.
Creating Successful Dementia Care Settings. Res. WT 31 C912 2001.
Falls in Older Person : Prevention And Management. 3rd ed. Res. WT 104 T558f
2002.
Can Do Activities for Adults with Alzheimer's Disease: Strength-Based Communication
and Programming.
Res. WT 155 E36c 2001.
American Nursing: a History. 4th ed. Res.
WY 11 K14a 2004.
Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Res. WY 16
A512n 2004.
Nursing's Social Policy Statement. 2nd ed. Res.
WY 16 A513n 2003.
Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. Res. WY 16
C6695 2001.
Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges. 4th ed. Res. WY 16 P9647 2005.
Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management. 4th ed. Res. WY 16 W592e 2007.
How to Survive and Maybe Even Love
Nursing School!:
a Guide for Students by Students. Res.
WY 18 D917h 2001.
Curriculum Development and Evaluation in Nursing. Res. WY 18
K25c 2006.
Clinical Instruction and Evaluation: a Teaching Resource. Res. WY 18
O18c 2001.
Nova Southeast. Res. WY 18 S465 2002.
CMSA's Core Curriculum for Case Management. Res. WY 18.2
C649 2001.
Reading, Understanding, and Applying Nursing Research: a Text and Workbook. 2nd ed. Res. WY 20.5 F162r 2004.
Essentials of Nursing Research: Methods, Appraisal, and Utilization. 6th ed. Res. WY 20.5 P769e 2006.
Nursing Research: Principles and Methods. 5th ed. Res. WY 20.5 P769n 1995.
Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Health Care Professionals. 3rd ed. Res. WY 26.5 H443h
2005.
Nurses and the Law: a Guide to Principles and Applications. 2nd ed. Res. WY 33.1 B8n 2001.
Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis. 11th ed. Res.
WY 49 C294h 2006.
Nurse's Pocket Guide: Diagnoses, Interventions, and Rationales. 9th ed. Res. WY 49 D651n 2004.
Clinical Handbook for Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in
Client Care.
3rd ed. Res. WY
49 L556c 2004.
Integrated Knowledge Development in Nursing. 6th ed. Res. WY 86 C539i 2004.
Concept Development in Nursing: Foundations, Techniques, and Applications. 2nd ed. Res. WY 86 C7435
2000.
Analysis and Evaluation of Contemporary Nursing Knowledge: Nursing Models
and Theories.
Res. WY 86 F278a 2000.
Leddy & Pepper's Conceptual Bases of Professional Nursing. 6th ed. Res. WY 86 H776L 2006.
An Introduction to Theory and Reasoning in Nursing. 2nd ed. Res. WY 86 J66i 2005.
The Neuman Systems Model. 4th ed. Res.
WY 86 N489 2002.
Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice. Res. WY 86 N9737 2001.
Nursing Theorists and Their Work. 5th ed. Res.
WY 86 N9738 2002.
Nursing Theory: Utilization & Application. 2nd ed. Res. WY 86 N9758 2002.
Perspectives on Nursing Theory. 4th ed. Res.
WY 86 P467 2004.
Theoretical Basis for Nursing. Res. WY 86 T395 2002.
Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice. 2nd ed. Res. WY 90 L496 2003.
Delmar's Fundamental & Advanced Nursing Skills Handbook. Res. WY 100
A468d 2004.
Strategies, Techniques, & Approaches to Thinking: Critical Thinking
Cases in Nursing. 3rd ed. Res. WY
100 M385s 2006.
Fundamentals of Nursing. 6th ed. Res.
WY 100 P868f 2005.
Virtual Clinical Excursions--Medical-Surgical for Potter & Perry:
Fundamentals of Nursing. 6th ed. Res. WY
100 P868v 2005.
Concept Mapping: a Critical-Thinking Approach to Care Planning. Res. WY 100
S395c 2002.
Procedures Checklist to Accompany Foundations of Basic Nursing. 2nd ed. Res. WY 100 W585p
2005.
Health Assessment & Physical Examination. 3rd ed. Res. WY 100.4 H433 2006.
Student Lab Manual to Accompany Health Assessment & Physical
Examination.
3rd ed. Res. WY
100.4 H433s 2006.
Budgeting Concepts for Nurse Managers. 3rd ed. Res. WY 105 F499b 2001.
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing: Theory and
Application.
5th ed. Res. WY
105 M357L 2006.
Nursing Leadership & Management. Res.
WY 105 N9747 2003.
Understanding Cultural Diversity: Culture, Curriculum, and Community in
Nursing. Res. WY
107 U55 2000.
Maternal-Child Nursing. 2nd ed. Res.
WY 157.3 M4253 2005.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based
Practice.
5th ed. Res. WY
160 T749p 2006.
Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking for Collaborative Care. 5th ed. Res. WY
161 M489 2006 V.1-2 c.2.
Medical-Surgical Nursing: Clinical Management for Positive Outcomes. 7th ed. Res. WY 161 M4893 2005.
Study Guide for Black & Hawks Medical-Surgical Nursing: Clinical
Management for Positive Outcomes. 7th ed. Res.
WY 161 M4893s 2005.
Critical Thinking Study Guide to Accompany Medical-Surgical Nursing:
Critical Thinking for Collaborative Care. 5th ed. Res. WY
161 M489s 2006 c.2.
Critical Thinking in Medical-Surgical Settings: a Case Study Approach. 3rd ed. Res. WY 161 P943c 2005.
BOOKS FROM THE REFERENCE SHELVES (Current as of August, 2007).
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing &
Allied Health. 6th ed. Ref. W 13 M647e 1997.
Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary. 6th ed. Ref. W 13 M8941
2002.
Mosby's Pocket Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Professions. Ref. 5th ed. W 13 M8942
2006.
Diversified Health Occupations. 5th ed. Ref. W 21.5 S592d 2001.
The 2002 Credentialing and Privileging Desk Reference. 2002 ed. Ref. W 22.1 C912
2002.
Peterson's Graduate Programs in the Health Professions. 2004. Ref. W 22.1 G732
2003.
Professional Guide to Diseases. 6th ed. Ref. WB 39 P964 1998 c.2.
Nurse Anesthesia. 3rd ed. Ref. WO 200 N974 2005.
Nursing Home Guide ...: Central
Florida. Ref. WX 22.1 A265c 2001.
Nursing Home Guide ...: North Florida. Ref. WX 22.1 A265n 2001.
Nursing Home Guide ...: South Florida. Ref. WX 22.1 A265s 2001.
Directory of Nursing Homes. Ref. WX 22.1 G9465 1997.
Powers Dictionary of Nursing Theory and Research. 3rd ed. Ref. WY 13 P888d 2006.
The Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice. 8th ed. Ref. WY 49 L765 2006.
Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual. 6th ed. Ref.
WY 49 R163n 2005.
Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC). 3rd ed. Ref. WY 100 N9734 2004.
13. NURSE THEORISTS (Some of these sites are from the Nursing subject
guide developed at the University
of Southern Maine.)
Nurse Theorists.
Links
to information about nursing theorists that is found on the web. Maintained by
enursescribe com.
Nursing Models.
Generated
by the staff of the Nursingtheory net, a series of links to information about
many of the major nurse theorists. Organized by type.
Nursing
Theorists Overview. A very detailed bibliography of works by and on some of
the major nurse theorists. Maintained by the staff at Cardinal Stritch
University Library.
Nursing Theory Link Page.
Created by Clayton College
and Georgia State University,
these are links to articles on some of the nursing theorists.
The Nursing Theory
Page.
A collaborative
international effort devoted to providing information about nursing theories.
Produced by the University
of San Diego’s Hahn
School of Nursing and Health Science.
14. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (From the Columbia
University Library’s Nursing subject guide).
American
Academy of Nurse Practitioners
(AANP).
Formed in 1985, the Academy, as the only full service
organization for nurse practitioners of all specialties, has steadily expanded
services to meet its mission to: * Serve as a resource for nurse practitioners,
their patients and other health care consumers * Promote excellence in
practice, education and research * Provide legislative leadership * Advance
health policy * Establish health care standards * Advocate for access to
quality, cost effective health care
American
Academy of Nursing (AAN).
"The AAN is comprised of 1,500 qualified and savvy nurse
leaders who are literally at the top of their profession, having accomplished
extraordinary milestones in their nursing careers. AAN members have been
identified by their peers to be the best and the brightest in the nursing
discipline."
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). LINK DOES
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"The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is
the national voice for America's
baccalaureate- and higher-degree nursing education programs. AACN's
educational, research, governmental advocacy, data collection, publications,
and other programs work to establish quality standards for bachelor's- and
graduate-degree nursing education, assist deans and directors to implement
those standards, influence the nursing profession to improve health care, and
promote public support of baccalaureate and graduate education, research, and
practice in nursing -- the nation's largest health care profession."
American
College of Nurse-midwives (ACNM).
"The mission of ACNM is to promote the health and
well-being of women and infants within their families and communities through
the development and support of the profession of midwifery as practiced by
certified nurse-midwives, and certified midwives. The philosophy inherent in
the profession states that nurse-midwives believe every individual has the
right to safe, satisfying health care with respect for human dignity and
cultural variations."
American Holistic Nursing Association
(AHNA).
"The American Holistic Nurses Association embraces nursing
as a lifestyle and a profession and provides a means to create bonds within the
nursing community. Because true healing comes from within, the AHNA recognizes
that nurses must first heal themselves before they can facilitate the healing
of others. There are many roads to healing, and individuals must seek their own
paths. The AHNA serves as a bridge between the traditional medical paradigm and
universal complementary and alternative healing practices."
American Nurses Association (ANA).
This site has information on nursing credentials, minority
fellowships, education and conferences. The web site for The American Nursing
Association.
American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA).
"The American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) is a
membership organization representing the specialty practice of
psychiatric-mental health nursing. APNA fosters excellence in the domains of
education, policy, practice, research, and organizational development. APNA
influences these domains through core values of leadership, open communication,
development, alliance, advocacy, diversity, stewardship, and professional
ethics. These values are fundamental to APNA’s vision, mission, goals and
strategic plan. APNA is committed to facilitating and supporting opportunities
for dynamic interaction and participation among the membership. We provide
forums for collaborative relationships, partnerships, and networks with mental
health consumers and other healthcare professional groups."
Association of Nurses in Aids Care (ANAC).
Founded in 1987 to address the specific needs of nurses working
in HIV/AIDS, the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care has rapidly become a leader
in the response to HIV disease and AIDS. With a highly regarded peer-reviewed
journal, and an Annual Conference featuring national and international speakers
and educational and scientific sessions on the latest developments in HIV
nursing, ANAC is meeting the needs of nurses in HIV/AIDS care, research,
prevention, and policy.
Association of Perioperative Registered
Nurses (AORN)
"AORN is the professional organization of perioperative
registered nurses whose mission is to support registered nurses in achieving
optimal outcomes for patients undergoing operative and other invasive
procedures." AORN promotes quality patient care by providing its members
with education, standards, services, and representation. AORN is composed of
40,000 perioperative registered nurses in approximately 6,700 hospitals and
3,500 ambulatory surgery centers in all 50 states and around the world. These
nurses work on the front lines, caring for patients from pre-surgery through
surgery and recovery, so no one is better qualified or has the capacity to
advocate for and "ensure patient safety in the surgical setting."
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP)
The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP),
founded in 1963, is a multidisciplinary association of professionals who
provide reproductive health services or education, conduct reproductive health
research, or influence reproductive health policy. ARHP educates healthcare
professionals, policy makers and the public. The organization fosters research
and advocacy to improve reproductive health.
Association of Women's Health,
Obstetric and
Neonatal Nurses
(AWHONN)
"AWHONN advances the nursing profession by providing
nurses with critical information and support to help them deliver the highest
quality care for women and newborns. Through educational materials, legislative
programs, research and coalition work with like-minded organizations and associations;
AWHONN has firmly established itself as the leading association for women's
health, obstetric and neonatal nurses."
Associations Unlimited
Contains information for approximately 460,000 international
and U.S .national, regional, state and local nonprofit organizations is all
fields. NOTE: By typing in "Nursing" as a subject heading a very
complete list of nursing organizations appears. Some organizations that may be
of special interest have been listed separately. Click on AU at website.
Dermatology Nurses' Association
(DNA).
A professional nursing organization comprised of a diverse
group of individuals committed to quality care through sharing knowledge and
expertise. Core purpose of DNA is to promote excellence in dermatologic care.
International Council of Nurses (ICN).
"The International Council of Nurses is a federation of
national nurses’ associations (NNAs), representing nurses in more than 120
countries. Founded in 1899, ICN is the world’s first and widest reaching
international organization for health professionals. Operated by nurses for
nurses, ICN works to ensure quality nursing care for all, sound health policies
globally, the advancement of nursing knowledge, and the presence worldwide of a
respected nursing profession and a competent and satisfied nursing workforce."
International Council of Nurses
- ICN
ICN is a "federation of national nurses’ associations
(NNAs), representing nurses in more than 120 countries. Founded in 1899, ICN is
the world’s first and widest reaching international organization for health
professionals. Operated by nurses for nurses, ICN works to ensure quality
nursing care for all, sound health policies globally, the advancement of
nursing knowledge, and the presence worldwide of a respected nursing profession
and a competent and satisfied nursing workforce."
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
NAPNAP was founded in 1973 as a non-profit specialty nursing
organization devoted to improving the quality of infant and child health care.
Today, NAPNAP represents practitioners working with populations across the
pediatric spectrum, including infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
The pediatric nurse practitioner provides an advanced level of care to children
and their families, including: counseling on normal development and behavioral
problems, the prevention of illness and preventable injuries, and care of
children with acute or chronic conditions. NAPNAP promotes high standards of child
health care through education, research, and legislative action involving over
7,000 members and 49 chapters across the country.
National Council of
State Boards of
Nursing (NCSBN)
National League for Nursing (NLN)
North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)
Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
Sigma Theta Tau International. Honor Society of Nursing
15. DISSERTATIONS
For
dissertations please follow this link:
Dissertations.
16. NURSING RESEARCH (From the Arizona State
University Nursing subject guide).
a. Books.
Basic
Steps in Planning Nursing Research from Question to Proposal. Pamela J. Brink and Marilynn J.
Wood.
Provides an introductory guide on
formulating and writing a nursing research proposal. Presents
the steps involved in the process, yet focuses on the central
research question. For nursing students and researchers.
Essentials of Nursing Research
Methods, Appraisal, and Utilization. Denise F. Polit and Cheryl Tatano Black
Textbook assists students
in evaluating the adequacy of nursing research findings in terms of
merit and potential for utilization. Features a focus on
evidence-based practice, practical tips, full-color design, and more.
Notter's
Essentials of Nursing Research. Jacqueline R. Hott and
Wendy C. Budin.
Provides a contemporary
explanation of the basic knowledge and skills of nursing research in
clinical practice. Includes websites, research terms, references for
funding, and presenting research. For students.
Nursing
Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. 8th
ed. WY 20.5 P769n 2008. (New book on the HPD Library’s Reserve shelf.)
Resource
Manual to Accompany Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for
Nursing Practice. 8th ed. WY 20.5 P769r 2008. (New book on the
HPD Library’s Reserve shelf.)
b. Websites.
Agency for Health Care Research and
Quality (AHRQ) Sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
17. PUBLISHING IN PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS (From the Columbia University Library’s Nursing
subject guide.)
Writers' Guide to Nursing
Periodicals. Daly, JM.
Writing and Getting
Published: a Primer for Nurses . Barum, B.S
18. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE (From the Johns Hopkins
Library’s Nursing subject guide.)
19. NURSING INFORMATICS, TESTS, DIAGNOSTICS (From the Johns Hopkins University, Arizona
State University,
and Columbia University subject guides).
(From the Johns Hopkins Library’s Nursing subject guide).
(From the Columbia University Library’s Nursing
subject guide).
Instruments for Clinical
Health-Care Research.
Edited by Frank-Stromborg, M.. 2nd
ed. This book covers how to measure and assess health and function, health
promotion activities, outcomes of care, and clinical problems. It discusses the
relevance of each instrument for nursing.
Instruments for Use in
Nursing Education Research.
Ward, M. This is a compilation of
descriptions and critiques of original and published instruments. Many of the
actual instruments are reproduced here. There is a brief subject index.
Ref. RT 73 W21 1989.
Laboratory Tests and
Diagnostic Procedures with Nursing Diagnoses.
Corbett, Jane V. Combines laboratory tests and diagnostic
procedures in one volume, with the1996 nursing process clearly identified,
Provides an extensive reference list at the of each chapter end.
Ref. RT 48.5 .C67 1996.
Measurement of Nursing
Outcomes.
Waltz, C. The four volumes cover 1)
measuring client outcomes, 2) measuring nursing performance, 3) measuring
clinical skills and professional development in education and practice, and 4)
measuring client self-care and coping skills.
Ref. RT 85.5 M434 1988.
Tests in Print III.
Mitchell, A. A companion volume to
the MENTAL MEASUREMENT YEARBOOK. Consists of "descriptive listings and
references, without reviews, of commercially published tests that are in print
and available for purchase or use."
Ref. 176 T283 1983.
Thirteenth Mental
Measurements Yearbook.
Impara, C. The basic source of
information on psychological and educational tests. Only tests that are new
have been substantially revised or have become widely used since the last
edition are considered for inclusion.
Ref. BF 431 .M52 1998.
(From the Arizona State
University’s Subject
Guide).
Delmar's
Guide to Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests. Rick Daniels (STAT!Ref).
Pocket guide for students and
practitioners of nursing, medicine, and medical technology
with necessary information to provide comprehensive care for their
clients. Organized alphabetically and is indexed and cross-referenced.
Weblinks for every test is included. Outline format.
A Manual of
Laboratory Diagnostic Tests. Frances
T. Fischbach
Offers information to promote
the delivery of safe, effective, and informed care for patients undergoing
diagnostic tests and procedures. Focuses on patient education and
collaborative care and details many new diagnostic tests. Outline format.
Nurses' Quick
Reference to Common Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests. Frances T. Fischbach
Pocket-sized guide provides an
alphabetical listing of common lab and diagnostic tests, and related
nursing interventions. Edition includes updated and revised diagnoses and
recently approved FDA tests. Features a full-color format with icons
Laboratory
& Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications. Joyce L. Kee
Provides access to information
for more than 420 laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures. Updated to
include such new diagnostic procedures as colonoscopy,
pacemaker monitoring, sigmoidoscopy, and more.
Mosby's
Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests. Kathleen Deska Pagana
Pocket-sized guide to laboratory
and diagnostic tests. This edition features 17 new test entries, 42
illustrations, A-Z organization with thumb tabs, complete list
of tests in 26 common lab panels, highlights possible critical values,
and more. For nurses
Manuals
The Merck Manual of Medical Information.
(Available online)
The Merck Manual contains diagnosis
and treatment of common clinical disorders, arranged by organ
system, etiology or specialty. This edition features new approach
chapters, new disease summaries, 34 new chapters, and more. For
clinicians, previous edition: c1999. Thumb-indexed.
Nursing
Diagnosis
Health &
Physical Assessment. Violet H. Barkauskas, et al.
Textbook, for students, covers all
essential skills necessary to conduct a complete health history and
physical examination. Uses a holistic body system approach and is
organized by anatomy and physiology, examination, and variations
from health.
Nursing Care
Plans & Documentation: Nursing Diagnoses and Collaborative Problems. Lynda J. Carpenito
Informative guide covers each
phase of care plan development and record-keeping for both surgical and
non-surgical interventions. Includes plans addressing specific health
problems. Concise, outline format.
Nursing
Diagnosis: Application to Clinical Practice. Lynda J. Carpenito-Moyet
Presents the essentials
of accurate diagnosis, assessment, interventions, and rationales in
accordance with NANDA guidelines. Shows how to differentiate nursing
diagnosis from medical diagnosis.
Clinical
Applications of Nursing Diagnosis: Adult, Child, Women's, Psychiatric, Gerontic
and Home Health Considerations. / Helen C. Cox [electronic resource]
Textbook presents what is needed
to identify and apply the correct nursing diagnoses in six areas: adult,
child, women's, psychiatric, gerontic, and home health. Includes flow
charts, interventions, suggested target dates, clinical concerns,
reminders, and more.
Application
of Nursing Process and Nursing Diagnosis: An Interactive Text for Diagnostic
Reasoning. Marilynn E.
Doenges and Mary Frances Moorhouse
Text presents a step-by-step
problem-solving approach to help students develop an understanding of the
meaning and language of nursing. Includes vignettes, practice
activities, and case studies.
Health Assessment & Physical Examination. Mary Ellen Z. Estes, et al., eds.
Pocket-sized guide accompanies the
parent text, Health Assessment & Physical Examination,
3rd edition, c2006. Provides quick access to assessment skills and
physical examination techniques. Features new content on
intimate partner violence and ductal lavage. All techniques follow a
uniform IPPA format. For nurses.
Manual of
Nursing Diagnosis: Including all Diagnostic Categories Approved by the North
American Nursing Diagnosis Association. Marjory Gordon
Pocket-sized quick-reference to
diagnostic categories. Includes health perception, nutritional and
metabolic pattern, elimination pattern, activity and exercise
pattern, sleep and rest pattern, and more.
NANDA Nursing
Diagnoses: Definitions and Classification, 2005-2006. North
American Nursing Diagnosis Association
Pocket-sized reference offers
current NANDA diagnoses and classifications for nursing terminology.
Monographs include definition, defining characteristics, and related
factors. Covers the nursing taxonomy and diagnosis development.
Organized alphabetically with thumb-tabs
Physical
Examination and Health Assessment. Carolyn Jarvis
Comprehensive textbook for the
beginning student or advanced-practice student. Covers history-taking
skills, health promotion techniques and clinical assessment tools.
Includes three new chapters covering domestic violence,
pain assessment, and critical thinking in health assessment.
A Practical
Guide to Health Assessment. Marilyn
Shelley Leasia and Frances Donovan Monahan
Nursing
Diagnosis Reference Manual. Sheila Sparks
Ralph, Cynthia M. Taylor (Available on STAT!Ref )
Provides more than 350 complete
NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses. Explores documentation guidelines,
evaluations for expected outcomes, and interventions with rationales.
Updated to include the latest NANDA approvals.
Professional
Guide to Signs & Symptoms.
Reference to many of the signs and
symptoms encountered in clinical practice. Updated to feature guide
to conducting a thorough patient history, quick-scan table of normal
laboratory test results, and more. For nurses.
20. NURSING PRACTICE STANDARDS
National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)
Public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NGC is an
initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO)
Freely available nursing best practice guidelines.
21. PATIENT EDUCATION RESOURCES (For
Clinicians and Patients)
(From
the Johns Hopkins Library’s Nursing subject guide).
Last updated, August, 2007
| Revised:
October 30, 2009