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Catalog - Click here to search our catalog for books
and audiovisual materials in our collection.
We
have an extensive and up-to-date collection of Reference
books in all areas of Medicine and Nursing. Our Reference
collection is where the most current books may be found
- Medical and Nursing books have call numbers beginning
with the letter "R". We have many of the classic
reference books of the medical profession, such as the
Physicians' Desk Reference, or, PDR. While you may own
many of these books yourself, or they may be available
at your place of employment, we encourage you to make
use of our collection as well.
- Use
our books while studying on campus.
- Ask
for help at the Reference Desk when you need to explore
a topic in further detail.
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Our collection also features many medical books for
the layperson - use these to provide simple advice
to patients, or to find out what popular wisdom is
saying about a health-related topic.
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We often own the most current guides to Nursing exams,
such as the NCLEX-RN. The newest versions are kept
in Reference, but older volumes may be checked out.
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Don't see what you are looking for in our collection?
Make use of Interlibrary Loan.
Of
Special Interest in the General Collection:
The Nursing Clinics of North America series - RT 1 .N77
multi-volume.
A quarterly series, each volume relates to one or two
specific subjects, with a variety of articles and viewpoints
on each topic.
EBSCOhost Databases
- Click here, then on "CINAHL", "Academic
Search Complete", or either one of the "Health Source"
databases to find current magazine/journal articles
and other resources. CINAHL stands for the "Cumulative
Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature"
and is the best choice for Nursing students.
Medline -
Medline is the premier database for use by physicians.
Citing
Electronic Documents (Full-Text Articles)
Last updated 09/10/08 |
