Books

Books are important sources of basic information on a topic, providing necessary definitions, background information, and past statistics. Books provide a foundation for research which can be supplemented by more current information from periodical articles. Books also often contain useful bibliographies which may lead to additional sources. To locate books, use DELCAT, the Library catalog. Examples of subject terms:

Besides subject searching, the researcher can perform searches for known author(s), title(s), and specific formats like videos or journals.

Periodicals including Electronic Journals

Use databases to identify articles on specific topics in journals. Consult the selected list below to get started. For more options, go the list of Databases for Nursing on the Nursing subject page. Once you have identified pertinant articles, search for the title of the journal in DELCAT or in the Library Electronic Journals list to determine if the Library subscribes to the journal.

You can also see a listing of electronic journals in Nursing on the Library Web.

Current issues of journals to which the Library subscribes in print format can be found in the Periodicals Room (arranged by title). Older issues in are bound into volumes by year of publication. These volumes can be found in the book stacks by call number.

Additionally, the Library also has access to journal articles in a number of databases featuring selected journals with full text content. Go to the Databases page and click on "Full-Text Databases."

Searching for journal articles can be a complex process, so if you have questions, Ask a Librarian.

Databases

CINAHL Plus with Full Text (Nursing and Allied Health)
Location: Library Databases

This database covers 1982 to the present.

PsycINFO
Location: Library Databases.

This database covers 1840 to the present.

Health Reference Center - Academic
Location: Library Databases

This database features some full-text materials (dating from 1997 to the present), including hard-to-find brochures, articles, medical dictionary and reference entries, and consumer drug information. Articles date from 1980 to the present.

Web of Science (Social Sciences Citation Index / ISI Citation Databases)
Location: Library Databases

This database contains three different files: Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present), Social Sciences Citation Index (1956-present), and Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present). One of Web of Science's particular strengths is that it lists papers cited.

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
Location: Library Databases

This database is comprised of two components, the Resources in Education (RIE) file and the Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) file. The time period covered in the database is 1966 to the present.

Education Full Text
Location: Library Databases

This database indexes and abstracts over 400 English-language journals and yearbooks, including full text articles from about 190 of those since 1996. Articles indexed date from 1983 to the present.

LexisNexis Statistical
Location: Library Databases

LexisNexis Statistical provides access to statistics produced by federal agencies, states, and intergovernmental organizations. The SearchTables Research Edition provides complete statistical tables. The Search Abstracts feature provides information about statistical publications, covering 1973 to the present.

Guides, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, etc.

Dictionaries, guides, encyclopedias, and handbooks often provide very significant research information in the initial stages of a research project.

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. CDP File (Chronic Disease Prevention File). Atlanta, GA: The Center.
Location: Morris Library - Microforms (CD ROM 41)

This "file" contains a number of subfiles: Health Promotion & Education Database, Cancer Prevention & Control Database, Prenatal Smoking Cessation Database, Epilepsy Education and Prevention Activities Database, Chronic Disease Prevention Directory, Smoking & Health Database, and a State Profile Database.

Bullough, Vern L., et al., eds. American Nursing: A Biographical Dictionary. 3 vols. New York: Garland, 1988-2000.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref RT34 .A44 1988)

To be included in this dictionary, the biographee had either to be deceased or born before 1890. Hint: for books on specific individuals throughout nursing's history up through the present, try a subject search on DELCAT.

Daly, Jeanette M., ed. Writer's Guide to Nursing Periodicals. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2000.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref RT24 .D35 2000)

Stein, alice M., ed. NCLEX-RN Review. 5th ed. Clifton Park, NY: Thomson Delmar Learning, 2005.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref RT55 .N73 2005)

Ahrens, Thomas, and Donna Prentice. Critical Care Certification: Preparation, Review & Practice Exams. 4th ed. Stamford, CT: Appleton & Lange, 1998.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref RT120 .I5 A39 1998)

Powers, Bethel Ann, and Thomas R. Knapp. A Dictionary of Nursing Theory and Research. 3rd ed. New York: Springer Publications, 2006.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref RT81.5 .P69 2006)

Health, United States. Rockville, MD: U. S. Dept. Of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Health Resources Administration, National Center for Health Statistics. Annual.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref RA407.3 .H44)
Location: U.S. Documents (U.S. Doc HE 20.6223:)
Location: Internet (http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2649)

This statistical report on the health of the nation is compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) for the President and Congress of the United States. It contains detailed tables which report data for selected years to highlight major trends in health statistics.

Burns, Catherine E. et al. Pediatric Primary Care: A Handbook for Nurse Practitioners. 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Saunders, 2004.
Location: Morris Library (RJ245 .P43 2004)

Nurse's Legal Handbook. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref RT86.73 .N855 2004)

Magill's Medical Guide. Rev. ed. 3 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2002.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref RC41 .M34 2002)

This series provides a general overview of the field of medicine from two perspectives: information on the major human bodily disorders and information on the institution of medicine itself, from the basic science of anatomy and physiology to the professional specializations and common procedures used in medical practice.

Donahue, M. Patricia. Nursing, the Finest Art: An Illustrated History. 2nd ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby, 1996.
Location: Morris Library (RT31 .D66 1996)

Swearingen, Pamela L. Photo Atlas of Nursing Procedures. 3rd ed. Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley Nursing, 1996.
Location: Morris Library (RT41 .S96 1996)

Gitlin, Laura N., and Kevin J. Lyons. Successful Grant Writing: Strategies for Health and Human Services Professionals. New York: Springer, 2004.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HV41.2 .G58 2004) Foundation Center Collection

Other Sources of Information

MEDLINEPlus. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine.
Location: Internet (http://medlineplus.gov/)

Created by the world's largest medical library, this database contains a link to searching MEDLINE/PubMed, various medical directories, clearinghouses, dictionaries, encyclopedic entries, brochures, libraries, etc.

Yahoo's Nursing Links Page
Location: Internet (http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Nursing)

This very popular site is an excellent jumping off point.

CINAHL Tutorial
This is a narrated tutorial for the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Requires speakers and flash software.

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