NURSING  Subject Guide

This guide lists selected print and electronic sources of information available to the students, faculty, and staff of Prince George’s Community College.

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Help with course assignments

Come to the Reference desk on the first floor of Prince George’s Community College Library or phone 301-322-0476.

Journal articles

Use these online databases and indexes to locate journal articles on your topic. These databases are best searched using keywords. Many articles in the databases are full-text. If you locate an abstract or citation only, check the Library’s Periodicals List to find if the Library has a copy of the journal.
    Expanded Academic ASAP
    ProQuest Nursing Journals

e-journals:

• Nursing Center Library 
  
  
• Online Journal of Issues in Nursing 
   

Definitions

        Print Sources:

• Beilliere's Nurses' Dictionary Reference RT 21 .N8 2000b
  
  

• Dictionary of Medicine Reference R 121 D53 1998

• Health Care Terms Reference RA 423 .S55 1996

• Medical Terms and Abbreviations Reference R123 .M396 1998

• Spanish-English  English-Spanish Medical Dictionary Reference R 121 .M488 2005

Quick Facts

        Print Source:

• Handbook of Nursing Procedures Reference RT 51 .H365 2001
   

• Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference Reference RM 301.12 .M67 2005
   

• Nursing Interventions Classification Reference RT 42 .N858 2000

Background Information

Consult encyclopedias to get an overview of a topic.

        Print Source:

• Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health Care Reference RT 21 .G353 2002

• Magill's Medical Guide Reference RC 41 .M34 2005

Books and Videos

Search by keywords, subject, title or author in the Online Catalog.

Tip: Browse the shelves in the area RT to look at many of the Library’s holdings that are available.

Statistics

        Print Source:

• World Health Databook Refeerence RA 441 .W67 2006
   

• World of Health Reference R 130.5 .W67 2000

        On-line:

• Datafinder-Population Reference Bureau

• Global Health Facts

• National Center for Health Statistics

• Nursing Statistics 
   

• Demographic and Health Surveys

Associations and Organizations

• American Nurses Association 

• Maryland Board of Nursing 

• National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations

• National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses

Directories of Web Sites

Consult the Library Web Site Subject Sources WWW Nursing

Additional web sites:

• Health Education in 24 Languages
   
• Healthfinder
   
• Healthtouch Medication Guide

• HealthWeb : Nursing 

• InteliHealth

• Mayo Clinic

• MedLinePlus
  

• National Institute of Nursing Research 

• Nursing Sites on the World Wide Web 

• RN Central: Where Nurses Gather on the Web

• Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links

Style Guides

        Print Sources:

• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Ready Reference LB 2369 .G53

• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association  Ready Reference BF 76.7 P83
  
   Online Source:
  
•  Consult the Library Web Site Ready Reference WWW: Grammar, Style Guides and Evaluating Internet Resources

Special Topic

Evaluating Health Information found on the Internet

        Online:

• How to Evaluate Health Information on the Internet

Accounting  African American Studies  Anthropology  Area/Ethnic Studies  Art, Fine and Applied                        
Biology Business Chemistry Computer Information Systems Computing Construction Management 
Criminal Justice  Early Childhood Education Economics Education Engineering Engineering Technology
English and Literature Foreign Languages Forensic Science Geography Health Education Health Information Technology History Horticulture Hospitality Management Services Management Marketing Mathematics Medicine Music Nuclear Medicine Technology Nursing Nutrition  Paralegal/Legal Assistant Pharmacy Philosophy Physical Therapy Physics Political Science  Psychology Radio/TV/Film Radiography Respiratory Therapy Sociology Speech Communication Theater Women's Studies

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