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Nursing and Health Resources

Some of these sources are available for use only at the library. Others may be accessed on the Internet. Use our card catalog to find additional nursing and medical/health titles.

Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health   Ref R121 .M65 1992
Contains mostly dictionary-type entries of medical terms, with some longer articles. Includes notes on how to use the book, and color charts.
 

Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual  Ref RT51 .S68 1993
Diagnoses in four categories: adult health, child health, maternal-neonatal health and geriatric health. Definitions of conditions are given with defining characteristics, interventions, and related conditions.

Mosby's Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Dictionary 
Ref R121 .M89 1994

Dictionary of medical terms and conditions, includes color charts and photographs.

Mosby's Pediatric Nursing Reference   Ref RJ245 .B47 1992
A guide to the most common pediatric ailments and conditions. Each has its own chapter with symptoms, intervention and a bibliography.

American Nursing: a biographical dictionary  Ref RT34 .A44
Features biographies of Americans either deceased or born before 1915, who made major contributions in the field of nursing.

Guide to Programs in Nursing in Four-year Colleges and Universities    Ref RT79 .G85 1987
Although this is an older edition, much of the information is still valuable. Contains contact information for nursing schools in each state, along with information about the programs.

RN & LPN Licensing in the U.S.: a comprehensive guide to 50+ state boards' rules and regulations    Ref RT4 .P3 1993
Gives contact information for each state's board, fees required for license as well as all rules and regulations.

We have many books in our circulating collection and videos about various aspects of nursing. Use our card catalog to find out titles and locations.   Videos may not be checked out and must be viewed in the library.

Internet sources:

Administrators in Medicine (AIM) Docfinders
This sites contains links to the medical board/examiners web pages in 17 different states, including Maryland. Search for a physician, learn how to file a complaint, and read about hot topics in the field.

Allnursingschools.com
An online guide to programs in the field of Nursing. Search for programs by location or degree offered, request information, and view requirements from specific institutions.

CINAHL (on-campus users only) Click on MdUSA
Index to nursing and allied health information.  Citations and abstracts are supplied, full text is not given. Some articles may be found in the CSM library either in hard copy or on Proquest.

Discovernursing.com
This site is devoted to scholarships available for nursing students. Search by location, deadline, ethnicity, grade point average, or a combination of all factors.

Health Source: Academic/Nursing Edition (on campus users only) Click on MdUsa
Includes full text from more than 500 publications. Covers nursing and allied health fields.

Health Source: Consumer Edition (on campus users only) Click on MdUsa
Includes full text from 150 publications. Covers medicine, food science, nutrition, sports medicine, child care and general health.

Journal of Community Nursing
Online version of a British nursing publications. Contains full text of issues back to 1998, as well as downloadable indexes to all articles in a given year.

National Institute of Nursing Research
Links to information about conferences and events, nursing publications and other news in the world of nursing.

Nurseweek
Online version of the California-based publication. Contains feature articles, employment information and other resources.

Nursing World
American Nurses Association's website. Many useful links for professional development, and current topics in the field.

 

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