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 QM25.A38 Grant's Atlas of Anatomy
REF QM25.N46 Atlas of Human Anatomy (Netter)
REF R111.H4.M45 Medical Tests Sourcebook
REF R121.D7 Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
REF R121.M89 Mosby's Medical, Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary
REF R121.T18 Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
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.C63 Code of Medical Ethics
REF R726.5.E53 Encyclopedia of Health & Behavior
REF R733.G34 Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
REF R859.7.E43.H43 Health & Medicine on the Internet
REF RA407.3.H423 Health Care State Rankings
REF RA423.E53 Encyclopedia of Public Health
REF RA648.P374 PDR Guide to Biological and Chemical Warfare Response
REF RA778.C2164 New Harvard Guide to Women's Health
REF RA971.E52 Encyclopedia of Health Care Management
REF RB38.2.L33 Laboratory Tests & Diagnostic Procedures
REF RB 155.5 G35 Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Diseases
REF RB38.2.P337 Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference
REF RC41.D67 Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary
REF RC41 G35 Gale Encylopedia of Medicine
REF RC41.M34 Magill's Medical Annual
REF RC81.M535 Merck Manual of Medical Information
REF RC437 G35 Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
REF RM301.12.D44 Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses
REF RM301.12 M67 Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference
REF RM301.12.S56 Mosby's Drug Guide for Nurses
REF RM301.12.N87 Nursing Drug Handbook
REF RM301.12.P37 PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook
REF RM666.H33.P37 PDR for Herbal Medicines
REF RS51.U65 Consumer Drug Reference
REF RS75.P5 Physician's Drug Reference (PDR) for Nonprescription Drugs
REF RS75.P58 Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)
REF RS355 A48 American Drug Index

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

Vendor Name

Oxford Reference Online/Medicine Category

Oxford University Press

Salem Health Salem Press

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 Vendor Name
Academic Search Premier EBSCO
CINAHL EBSCO
Health Source Consumer EBSCO
Health Source Nursing EBSCO
ArticleFirst, ECO FirstSearch
MEDLINE FirstSearch
ProQuest ProQuest
Access these databases at the URLs provided:  

BioMed Central Publisher of 187 peer-reviewed open access journals.

www.biomedcentral.com
PubMed www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

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
MedTerms Medical Dictionary www.medterms.com/script/main/hp.asp
MedWeb: Biomedical Internet Resources www.medweb.emory.edu/MedWeb
Hardin Meta Directory www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/index.html
Medical Matrix www.medmatrix.org/index.asp
Medicine Net www.medicinenet.com
Northwestern Memorial Hospital www.nmh.org/nmh/hlc/main.htm


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.

 

http://www.mchenry.edu/library