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Nursing Research Guide

 

 

EDITH (Online Library Catalog) - Search EDITH for books, videos, and Reserve materials in the library collection.

 

 

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Electronic Databases

 

Electronic databases are available on all Library computers.  Please see a Librarian or contact us for a password to access these electronic databases from home.

 

A to Z List

Searchable online title database providing access to the Library’s print and full-text electronic journals.

 

CINAHL with Full Text

(Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature)

Database covers the professional literature for nursing and allied health disciplines.  Includes full-text for more than 620 nursing journals.

 

Health & Wellness Resource Center

 

Searches medical and health-related literature and includes some full-text articles. 

 

Includes access to Gale Medical Encyclopedia; Mosby’s Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary; Drug Finder; Health Organization Directory; Health Assessment Tools; Health News; and Links to Government and Medical Sites.

 

PubMed / MEDLINE

 

Provides access to MEDLINE’s citations and abstracts to medical, biomedical sciences, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care, & pre-clinical sciences literature.

 

  

 

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CD-ROM Programs Available for Use in the Library

 

 

General Medical Programs

 

Antihuman Globulin Test

Applied Microbiology: Holiday Mystery

Art and Science of Cytopathology

CardioViewer 3D

Cell Structure & Function

Chemistry Profiles

Clinical Pharmacology

DNA: The Molecule of Life

Enzymes

Essentials of Medical Transcription

Explorations in Cell Biology and Genetics

From DNA to Protein

Hematography I & II

Human Experimentation

Inside the Cell

Microbes in Motion

Microbiology Lab Simulation I

Mosby's NutriTrac

The New Mycobacteria

Nuffield Council on Bioethics

The Plasma Membrane and Cellular Transport

Roche Genetics Education Program

Saunders Medical Assisting Exam Review

Shall I Report This Test?

Stedman's Concise Electronic Medical Dictionary

Urinalysis

Virtual Medical Office Challenge

Viruses and Bacteria

 

Nursing Specific Programs

 

ADAM: Human Anatomy

Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical Surgery

Clinical Experiences

Maternal & Child Health Nursing

Maternity Nursing

MedPrep

Mosby's Comprehensive Review of Nursing for NCLEX-RN

Plumer's Principles and Practices of Intravenous Therapy

Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children

 

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Periodical Holdings List for Nursing

 

For more periodicals, please see the Library's complete Periodical Holdings List .

 

 

Alternative Medicine Alert

Dec 1999 - present

Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine

Mar 1996; Sept 1997 - present

American Journal of Nursing

1985 - 1998; Jan 2000 - Mar 2000; July 2000 - Aug 2000;  July 2001 - Nov 2001; May 2003 - present

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Nov 1981 - present

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Feb 2003 - present

Child Development

Dec 1969 - present

Clinical Laboratory Science

Spr 2001 - present

FDA Consumer

Mar 1986 - present

Food & Fitness Advisor

Feb 2001 - Feb 2008

Geriatric Nursing

Jan/Feb 2003 - present

Gerontologist

Feb 2000 - present

Harvard Women's Health Watch

June 1996 - present

Health

Current 10 years

Home Health Care Nurse

Sept 2003 - present

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

v. 17, no. 1; v. 18 - v. 20, no. 4

Johns Hopkins Medical Letter

Sept 1997 - May 2001

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

Nov 24, 1989 - present

Microfiche: 1984 - 1989

Journal of American Physicians & Surgeons

v. 8, no. 1 (Spr 2003) – v. 12, no. 1 (Spr 2007)

Journal of Nursing Education

Sept 2003 – Aug 2008 

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Feb 2003 - present

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services

Sept 2003 – Aug 2008 

Massage Magazine

May/June 2002 - May 2006

Massage Therapy Journal

Sum 2002 - Sum 2006

MCN
(was The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing)

July/Aug 2003 - present

New England Journal of Medicine

1994 - present
Microfiche: 1990 - 1995

Nursing

June 2003 - present   

Nursing Made Incredibly Easy

May/June 2004 - present

Nursing Outlook

Jan/Feb 2003 - present

Nursing Spectrum

Oct 2003 - present

Nutrition Action Health Letter

July/Aug 1997 - present

Prevention

Current 5 years

Psychology Today

1968 – Dec 1989; 1993 - present
Microfiche: June 1975 - 1989, 1992 - 1993

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Mar 1998 - present

Today's Therapeutic Trends: the Journal of New Developments in Clinical Medicine

1995 - 2004

 

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

v. 1, no. 1 (Oct 1985) - present

Topics in Spinal Cord Rehabilitation

Fal 1997 - present

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Win 1995 - present


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Internet Resources

 

Associations & Organizations

 

American Academy of Nursing

American Assembly for Men in Nursing

American Association for the History of Nursing

American Association of Critical Care Nurses Online

American Holistic Nurses' Association

American Nurses Association

American Nursing Informatics Association

Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses

HOMECARE Online: the National Association for Home Care and Hospices

National Association of Catholic Nurses USA

National Association of Hispanic Nurses

National Black Nurses Association

National Council of State Boards of Nursing

National Institute of Nursing Research

National League for Nursing

National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing

National Student Nurses' Association

National Council of State Boards of Nursing

Pennsylvania State Nurses Association

 

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Calculators

 

Blood Calculators

 

Allowable Blood Loss

Blood Calculator: Supermagnus Software

Maximum Allowable Blood Loss Calculator

 

Clinical Calculators

 

Nursing Calculators

Online Clinical Calculator

 

 

Drug Calculators

 

Basic Drug Calculations Review

Drug Calculations Quiz Page

Intravenous Dilution Standards

 

 

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Case Studies

 

Creighton University School of Medicine: Case Presentation Module

Implantable.com: Pacemaker and Defibrillator Case Studies

Soap Notes EKG Fileroom

Soap Notes: Medical Case Study Section

Sudden Death Trauma Scenarios

Trauma.org

Trauma Scenarios

Virtual Health Care Team

Virtual Pediatric Patients

University of Washington Women's Health Case-based Modules

 

 

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Drugs & Pharmaceuticals

 

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

CenterWatch

Drug InfoNet

HealthTouch Online: Medication Guide

Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide

Medical College of Wisconsin: Online Drug Information

Nurse's PDR Resource Center

RXList

WebMD

 

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Environment & Health

 

American Water Resources Association

CHEM-TOX

Children's Environmental Health Network

Environmental Health Watch

Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute

National Environmental Health Association

National Resources Defense Council

National Safety Council's Environment and Health Center

Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine

Scorecard

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

World Resources Institute

 

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Evidence-Based Nursing

 

Evidence-based Practice

Joanna Briggs Institute

Norris Medical Library: Evidence Based Medicine Web Tutorial

University of Illinois at Chicago: Evidence Based Medicine

 

 

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Government Health Organizations

 

Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry

CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Environmental Protection Agency

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

United States Dept. of Health & Human Services

WHO: World Health Organization

 

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Grand Rounds

 

Grand Rounds Online (Univ. of Florida)

Grand Round Videos: Yale Psychiatry

Mental Health Education Web (Tufts)

Public Health Grand Rounds

VA VISN 21 Mental Illness Research Educational and Clinical Center

Video Archives Medicine Grand Rounds (Univ. of Arizona)

Virtual Grand Rounds (Drexel)

 

 

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Healthcare Administration

 

Health Management Technology

Materials Management in Health Care

 

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Infection Control

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education

Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide

Johns Hopkins Healthcare Epidemiology & Infection Control

Johns Hopkins @Infections.com: Internet & Medline Search for Infectious Diseases

Needlestick Prevention

World Health Organization

 

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Medical Ethics

 

Kennedy Institute of Ethics

National Institutes of Health: Bioethics Resources on the Web

 

 

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Medical Testing

 

ARUP's Guide to Clinical Laboratory Testing

Disease Management Project

Lab Tests Online

Medical Tests: UCSF Children's Hospital

Medical Tests: Yale New Haven Health

U.S. Preventative Services Task Force [Reviews Medical Tests]

 

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NCLEX Resources

 

NCLEX Practice Tests

 

 

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Nursing for Students

 

Evaluating Web Resources: a Bibliography

Nursing Theory

Student Nurse Information Center

 

 

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Nursing One-Stop Sites

 

Allnurses.com

Martindale's Health Science Guide

Nurseweek.com

Nursewise

NursingCenter

Nursing Hands

NursingNet

Nursing Network

RN Central

Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links

 

 

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Nursing Procedures

 

Needlestick Prevention

PDAs for Health Care Providers

Protocols and Procedures

Use of Injections

Virtual Stethoscope

 

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Patient Information

 

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Cochrane Consumer Network

Complete Home Medical Guide

FDA's Easy-to-Read Publications

Medem's Medical Library

MEL: Health Information Resources

 

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Privacy Rules

 

HIPAA Privacy Rule and Research

 

 

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Online Journals

 

BioMed Central: the Open Access Publisher

DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals

Free Medical Journals

New Jour Electronic Journals & Newsletters

 

 

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Updated:              9/17/2009

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