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Books

The Library's online catalog is available online at http://scclib.sccd.ctc.edu/. When using the library catalog, search using the subject headings:

Books Related to Health Science in Reference Collection/ South Campus

General Collection/ South Campus

These books in particular may be useful to nursing students:

Applying Nursing Process: Promoting Collaborative Care, 5th ed . Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre RT51.A6255 2002

Contemporary Practical/Vocational Nursing, 4th edition. Corrine R. Kurzen RT63.K87 2001

Fundamental Skills and Concepts in Patient Care, 7th edition. Barbara K. Timby RT41.T56 2003

Lippincott's Review for NCLIX-PN, with CD-ROM. Barbara K. Timby, Ann Carmack and Diana L. Rupert RT62.T56 2003 (Ask for CD-ROM at Circulation or Media desk).

Mosby's Comprehensive Review of Nursing for NCLEX-RN. Dolores F. Saxton, ed. RT 55.M64 2003.

Browse the library bookshelves at this call numbers:

 Articles & Periodicals

The Library provides access to a number of subscription only Periodical Databases and Reference Databases . These databases contain indexing to magazine, journal and newspaper articles, as well as full text for many of these articles. SSCC students can access many of these databases from home, using their student ID# and last name to login.

When searching for articles on this subject, try the following online databases from the Library Website

These journals are full-text, available free (you may access them from the library computer or from your home computer.)

• Graduate Research in Nursing
• Research for Nursing Practice

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing Peer reviewed electronic journal from Kent State University College of Nursing.

Online Databases /South Campus

• Association of Operating Room Nurses, AORN Journal
• Australian Nursing Journal
• Clinical Nursing Research
• International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications
• Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing
• Journal of Family Nursing
• Journal of Holistic Nursing
• Journal of Multicultural Nursing & Health
• Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing: JOGNN
• The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
• Minority Nurse Newsletter
• Nephrology Nursing Journal
• Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing Economics
• Nursing Forum
• Nursing Management
• Nursing
• Orthopedic Nursing
• Pediatric Nursing
• Plastic Surgical Nursing
• Western Journal of Nursing Research

HealthWeb Health and medicine databases sponsored by the Greater Midwest Region of the National Network Libraries of Medicine. Searchable by subject heading or keyword search. "Nursing" category provides links to several online journals and databases, nursing schools, and websites of nursing organizations.

PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 12 million Medline citations back to the mid- 1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.

Health Source/EBSCO Health Source provides more than 400 scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also featured are abstracts and indexing for over 500 journals. Includes the USP DI Volume II Advice for the Patient that provides patient-oriented drug information in lay language.

These periodicals can be found in the SSCC Library:

• American Journal of Nursing
• Child Development
• Child Welfare
• Childhood Education
• Family and Community Health
• Geriatric Nursing
• Journal of Diabetes Nursing
• Journal of Gerontologial Nursing
• Journal of Practical Nursing
• Journal of the American Dietetic Association
• MCN: American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing
• Nursing Outlook **this is also available online
• Nurses' Drug Alert **in Reference collection, call#RM125.N87 Looseleaf
• Nursing
• RN: National Magazine for Nursing **Available online
• Women Studies Abstracts
• YC: Young Children

 internet

Associations for Nurses

• American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nurses

  "Association of professional nurses and associates who identify ambulatory care practice as essential to the continuum of high quality, cost-effective health care."

• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

  The AANP "serves as a resource for nurse practitioners, their patients, and other health care consumers."

• American Association of Critical Care Nurses

  A professional specialty nursing organization for critical care nurses, promoting continuing education and research with the goal of improving the health care of critically ill patients.

• American Nurses Association

  Professional service organization for registered nurses. Includes links to online nursing journals and other information.

• Gerontological Society of America

  A non-profit professional organization dedicated to research and education in the field of aging. Of interest to nurses and other health care providers who work with the elderly.

• International Association of Gerontology

  An international organization that aims to promote research and training of health care providers in the field of aging, as well as the interests of gerontological organizations in international affairs.

• National Association for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

  "NAPNAP is the professional organization that advocates for children (infants through young adults) and provides leadership for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners who deliver primary health care in a variety of settings."

• National League for Nursing

  Accreditation body for nursing education programs in the U.S.

• Society of Pediatric Nurses

  Professional organization for pediatric nurses.

Web Sites About Nursing

• Allnurse

  Organized by categories. Links to nursing journals, schools, associations, and other information.

• Nursing Net

  Encourages continuing education and professional development for nursing professionals and allied healthcare providers.

• Resources for Nurses and Families

  This site is maintained by a professor at the School of Nursing, University of Central Florida.

• Yahoo! Nursing Directory

  Search by medical category or browse alphabetically by web site.

Patient Education

• Ethnomed

  Information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants to Seattle.

• MD Consult

  MD Consult integrates peer- reviewed resources from over 50 publishers, medical societies, and government agencies.

Government Health Agencies

• CDC Wonder (Center for Disease Control)

  Provides access to CDC reports, guidelines,and other public health data.

• Combined Health Information Database

  Database created by several governmental health organizations. Browse topic category or search by keyword.

• National Institutes of Health, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

  A governmental health agency which promotes research in health and medicine and sponsors the National Library of Medicine.

• National Library of Medicine
  
  The National Library of Medicine is part of the National Institutes of Health. NLM's web site contains health databases on various medical topics, including AIDS, cancer, senior health, and others.
  
• MedlinePlus http://www.medlineplus.gov
  
  MedlinePlus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 650 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials. MedlinePlus is updated daily and can be bookmarked at the URL: medlineplus.gov.