Research Guides : Nursing
This guide covers nursing as well as general medical and allied health
LC Class number RT
subdivision Nursing under individual diseases, e.g. Cancer—Nursing
subdivision Diseases--Nursing under individual organs and regions of the
body, e.g. Heart--Diseases--Nursing
Books & E-books in MARLO
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Nursing Specific Databases
CINAHL
(Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) Provides indexing
to over 2200 journals. Indexes 1982-current.
Essential
Nursing Collection
Provides full text indexing for what is considered the premier nursing collection
of 40 nursing journals.1980-current.
Health
Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Provides indexing with abstracts for more than 800 journals covering nursing
and allied health with nearly 450 peer-reviewed, journals and 550 providing
full text. Full text 1975-current.
Pre-CINAHL
A companion database to CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health
Literature), Provides current awareness of new journal articles, and includes
a rotating file of limited bibliographic information (no subject searching),
which are available to researchers only for the time when these articles
are being assigned additional indexing. This enables users to gain access
to article citations that otherwise would not be available. Once the bibliographic
records are complete, they are added to the CINAHL database and removed
from Pre-CINAHL.
Other Medical And Health Databases
AIDS
and Cancer Research Abstracts
Provides indexing from the worldwide scientific literature as related to
AIDS, immunology, virology and cancer genetics. Information featured in
the database concentrates on both basic science research and clinical applications.
Indexes 1982-current.
Alt
HealthWatch
(Alternative Health) Provides indexing to alternative health information
from more than 140 full text publications in the collection, including full
text international and often peer-reviewed journals, reports and proceedings,
as well as association and consumer newsletters. In addition, Alt HealthWatch
includes hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research
and book excerpts. Indexes 1990-current.
Health
Source - Consumer Edition
Provides indexing of consumer health information in 300 full text journals
covering many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences
and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Update daily.
Also includes full text for nearly 1,100 health-related pamphlets; 135 health
reference books, including books published by the People's Medical Society,
and a medical dictionary. Full text 1985-current.
Health
& Wellness Resource Center
Provides indexing of magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories,
and information on all aspects of health for the non-professional. Material
contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.
Indexes 1980-current.
LexisNexis
Academic
Provides indexing with full text of multidisciplinary sources.
MEDLINE
(EBSCOhost)
Provides indexing with abstracts of authoritative medical information with
abstracts from over 4,800 current biomedical journals on medicine, nursing,
dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences,
and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine.
MEDLINE
(CSA)
Provides indexing with abstracts to biomedical literature covering a broad
range of medical topics relating to research, clinical practice, administration,
policy issues, and health care services. Produced by the U.S. National Library
of Medicine, MEDLINE contains all records published in Index Medicus and
since 2002, most citations previously included in separate NLM specialty
databases such as SPACELINE and HISTLINE. Indexes 1994-current.
Project
Muse
Provides full-text indexing of seven titles covering medicine and health..
PubMed Central
PubMed Central (PMC) is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free
digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
SPORTDiscus
Provides comprehensive indexing of sources covering sport, fitness and related
disciplines. Sources include multi-disciplinary, international references
from journal and magazine articles, books, book chapters, conference proceedings.
1800-current.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS, DICTIONARIES, AND OTHER RESOURSES
For other nursing and allied health reference resources - TYPE:
nursing and encyclopedias
allied health and encyclopedias
nursing and dictionaries
allied health and dictionaries,
Gale
Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Provides full text essays covering topics in body systems and functions,
conditions and common diseases, issues and theories, techniques and practices,
and devices and equipment. Also discusses the roles of all major health
professionals.
Drugs,
Alcohol, and Tobacco: Learning about Addictive Behavior
Provides approximately 200 essays covering a range of topics related to
addiction including everything from binge drinking to the role of genetics
in addictive behaviors. Also included are additional articles on media representation,
drug use in schools, herbal supplements, and more.
Drugs
and Controlled Substances
Provides approximately 200 essays covering a range of topics related to
addiction including everything from binge drinking to the role of genetics
in addictive behaviors. Also included are additional articles on media representation,
drug use in schools, herbal supplements, and more.
Gale
Encyclopedia of Surgery
Provides Coverage of approximately 450 surgical procedures and related topics,
such as anesthetics, medications, and postoperative care. Entries include
definition, purpose, demographic information, diagnosis/preparation, aftercare,
risks, morbidity, and mortality rates, alternatives, and more.
WEB SITES
College
& Research News – Internet Resources – Nurses and Nursing
Students
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2006/april06/nursing.htm
Google
– Directory > Health > Nursing
http://www.google.com/Top/Health/Nursing/
Yahoo –
Directory > Health > Nursing
http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Nursing/
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