MCC LIBRARY RESOURCES

Nursing

This guide has been prepared by the MCC reference librarians to assist you with research for your class. If you need further assistance, please stop by the reference desk to consult with a librarian.

Reference Sources

Reference Sources are a good place to start your research. They can give you a concise overview of your topic, background information, facts & statistics, plus help you define and spell words, and focus your topic. Reference Sources include both books located in the Reference Collection and databases accessible on the Library Web Site under the link Reference Databases.

Call Number Title
REF QM23.2.G73 Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice
REF R111 Health Reference Series
REF R121.D7 Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
REF R121.M67 Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Professions
REF R121.T787 Elsevier's Dictionary of Abbreviations, Acronyms, Synonyms, and Symbols Used in Medicine
REF R131.C233

Cambridge World History of Human Disease
REF R725.A55 Code of Medical Ethics: Current Opinions with Annotations
REF RA407.3.H423 Health Care State Rankings
REF RB38.2.P337 Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference
REF RC41.M34 Magill's Medical Guide
REF RC48.8.N385 NORD Compendium of Rare Diseases and Disorders
REF RC55.M4 Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
REF RC111.I516 Infectious Diseases: In Context
REF RC262.V65 The Medical Library Association Guide to Cancer Information
REF RC483.E86 Essentials of Clinical Psychopharmacology
REF RC952.5.E58 Encyclopedia of Gerontology
REF RJ251.A84 Atlas of Procedures in Neonatology
REF RM301.12.M67 Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference
REF RM671.A1 PDR for Nonprescription Drugs, Dietary Supplements, and Herbs
REF RS75.P58 Physician's Desk Reference: PDR
REF RT21.G353 The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
REF RT89.N7943 Nursing Leadership: A Concise Encyclopedia

Reference Databases:

Some reference sources are available not only in print, but also online through the library web site. These sources often combine a variety of information found in other sources. They are full-text, and most are available off-campus with passwords you may obtain from the Reference Desk. Some of the reference databases useful for this subject area are listed below:

Database Name

Description
Gale Virtual Reference Library database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multi-disciplinary research; see subject encyclopedias under Medicine

 

Oxford Reference Online

 

a cross-searchable database of reference works from Oxford University Press; see Subject Reference: Medicine

Salem Health online access to Salem Press’ award-winning health reference works

Books & Media

The Stacks contain books and audiovisual items that may be borrowed or "checked out" of the library. These resources are useful when you need a more in-depth study of a topic than can be provided in reference sources alone. Use the Library's Online Catalog to determine what resources are available on your topic and the call number and location in the library. If our library does not own the necessary resources for your research needs, you may request additional items be ordered through interlibrary loan.

Call number ranges for Medicine: R - RZ

Article Databases

Periodicals consist of popular magazines, newspapers, trade and scholarly journals. Magazine & newspaper articles can be good sources to use for very current information, to focus on specific topics or aspects of a topic, to find reviews, and for opinions. Trade journals are helpful to follow trends and career opportunities within a field, and to find practical tips and techniques to use "on the job". Scholarly journals give details of actual research studies that have been conducted and/or scholarly treatment of discipline specific topics. All of these resources can be located using the article databases located on the library web site.

Recommended Databases for Nursing

Database Name Description
Academic Search Premier multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,500 journals
CINAHL (Nursing and Allied Health) most comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines
Health Source: Consumer Edition collection of consumer health information
PsycARTICLES from the American Psychological Association (APA), is a definitive source of full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology
MEDLINE index that includes all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing
ProQuest multi-disciplinary full-text database; includes Health Module
Access these databases at the URLs provided:

Biomed Central

www.biomedcentral.com

Publisher of 187 peer-reviewed open access journals.

PubMed Central

www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/

the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature

Passwords to access the library databases from off-campus are available on the pink handout MCC Library Database Chart. If you have not received this handout, please ask for it at the Reference Desk.

Internet Resources

Recommended web sites for this subject are listed below. For additional web sites on this subject, refer to MCC Library's Web Sites by Subject link on the library web site.

Web Site Address
MCC Nursing/Medical Links www.mchenry.edu/library/SitesbySubject/nursing.html
American Nurses Association www.nursingworld.org
DrugDigest www.drugdigest.org
Martindale's Virtual Nursing Center www.martindalecenter.com/Nursing.html
Medline Plus medlineplus.gov
Medscape Nurses www.medscape.com/nurses
Nurse.com www.nurse.com
Pharmacology Math: A Tutorial for Nursing Students www.accd.edu/SAC/NURSING/math/default.html
RNWeb rn.modernmedicine.com


Remember to carefully evaluate information found on the Internet. Unlike most traditional print sources, Internet sources may not go through any review process before the information is made available to the public. Anyone can create and publish a web site. If you need help evaluating your sources, please ask at the Reference Desk for guidance. For critieria to use to evaluate your sources refer to our handout on Evaluating Sources. It is available at the Reference Desk.

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