Library Hours
Glenns Library Summer Hours
Monday through Thursday: 9:00AM - 7:00PM
Friday: 9:00AM-3:00PM
Saturday and Sunday: ClosedWarsaw Library Summer Hours:
Monday through Thursday: 8:30AM - 8:30PM
Friday and Saturday: 9:00AM – 3:00PM
Sunday: Closed
Nursing Research Guide
Books and Encyclopedias:
Look for these call numbers in the stacks!
R: General Medicine
R 131-684: History of Medicine
R 735-847: Medical Education
RB: Pathology
RC: Internal Medicine, including Psychiatry, and Geriatrics
RD 99: Surgical Nursing
RG: Gynecology & Obstetrics
RJ: Pediatrics
RM: Therapeutics & Pharmacology
RT: Nursing
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Reserves: There is an enormous amount of instructional material housed on the reserve shelf at each campus. Ask for material at the library service desk.
Oxford Reference Online Premium (VIVA) Oxford’s comprehensive online tool for research in a multitude of topics.
Journal Databases:
Alt-Health Watch EbscoHost (VIVA, Full Text) Search journals for articles on health conditions and medicine
Biomedical Reviews Annual Reviews (VIVA, Full Text) Search for articles on topics like food science, genetics, nutrition, neuroscience, and more.
CINAHL Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature OVID (VIVA) Search for articles within this compendium of nursing information.
Clinical Pharmacology (RCC) Use to learn about specific medicines, see medcounselor sheets, and IV comparisons, etc
Consumer Health Complete (VIVA) research consumer health topics.
Health Source Consumer Edition EbscoHost (VIVA, Full Text) Consumer Health Resources
Health Source – Nursing Academic Edition EbscoHost (VIVA, Full Text) Search for articles in this nursing database.
Highwire – Standford University (VIVA) A collection of e-journals on health science provided by Stanford University
JAMA (On-line version of the Journal of the American Medical Association with abstracts of articles from the printed version)
Lippincott’s Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans (Ovid, VIVA) The e-book version you need to write the perfect care plan.
MedicLatina (VIVA) Medical research and investigatory journals from Latin American and Spanish publishers.
MEDLINE Ebsco (VIVA) United States National Library of Medicine Database.
TOXLINE (VIVA) Abstracts and citations on toxicological information.
Wiley InterScience Scientific, technical and medical resources.
YourJournals @ OVID (VIVA) Find information from scientific and medical journals and books, full text.
Newspaper Databases:
Access World News (RCC, Full Text) Search newspapers and magazines from across the country and through the decades.
Newspaper Source Plus (VIVA) National and international newspapers, TV and radios news transcripts.
Internet Resources:
When selecting Internet resources it is important to evaluate the quality of any websites that you use. Consult Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources (UCLA College Library) for evaluation criteria.
Medline Plus, through the National Library of Medicine, has a tutorial on evaluating health information.
Nursing Sites on the World Wide Web
Selective list of nursing sites from the University of Buffalo’s Health Sciences Library.
The Virtual Nursing Center
A multimedia site with study guides, patient care simulations, and links to other interactive pages. Produced by Jim Martindale.
Food and Nutrition Information Center
Link to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Web site. Contains information about food composition, food safety, dietary guidelines and other nutrition topics.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Licensure:
Virginia Board of Nursing
Licensing and regulatory information for nurses in Virginia.
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
A state-by-state list of boards, licensing information and nurse practice acts.
Research:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Especially useful categories include Research Findings and Data & Surveys .
National Institute of Nursing Research
Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health . Supports clinical and basic research aimed at establishing a scientific basis for patient care. Provides information on legislative activities, research programs, highlights of current nursing research, and future plans.
Nursing Theory Link Page
Links to lists of articles and essays on numerous nursing theorists produced by Clayton College and Georgia State University.
Organizations:
Virginia Nurses’ Association
Gives information on student loans, continuing education opportunities, practice issues, and legislative priorities.
Nursing World
Official site of the American Nurses Association.
Sigma Theta Tau
International Honor Society of Nursing site lists scholarships, conferences, organizations and other information of interest.
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