Doing Research in NURSING

Books | Reference | Articles

FINDING BOOKS USING THE LIBRARY CATALOG:

To Find: Books about nursing in general ~ Search for: nursing (SUBJECT) 
To Find: Books about nursing care for children ~ Search for: pediatric nursing (SUBJECT) 
To Find: Books ABOUT Dorothea Orem ~ Search for: orem, dorothea (SUBJECT)
To Find: Books BY Dorothea Orem ~ Search for: orem, dorothea (AUTHOR) 
To Find: Books about nursing in the military ~ Search for: nursing and military (WORDS OR PHRASE) 

It is important to determine appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) under which to search for information relevant to your topic. Subject headings are standardized terms under which library materials are arranged. Consult the LCSH volumes located in Ready Reference (behind the Reference Desk).

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REFERENCE SOURCES:

Reference sources provide background information on a topic. Consult a librarian for more help with reference material.

DEFINITIONS OF MEDICAL TERMS, SYMPTOMS, OR SYNDROMES:

Dictionary of Medical Syndromes (REF RC 69.M33)
Quick reference describing syndromes arranged by scientific term and discoverer

Health Care Terms (REF RA 423.S55)
Definitions of basic and advanced terminology used in health care

Magill’s Medical Guide: Health and Illness (REF RC 41.M34)
This overview provides information on medical disorders and procedures

Magill's Survey of Science (REF QH 307.2.M34)
Articles are drawn from twenty-eight areas of the life sciences

Mayo Clinic Family Health Book (REF RC 81.M473)
Has information on health conditions and diseases for the layman

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (REF RC 55.M4)
Disorders arranged by specialty are defined and treatment is recommended

Stedman’s Medical Dictionary (REF R 121.S8)
In addition to definitions of terms, this dictionary indexes illustrations

ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND STATISTICAL RESOURCES:

American Nursing: A Biographical Dictionary (REF RT 34.A44)
These biographies of significant figures in nursing emphasize difficulties overcome

America’s Best Hospitals (REF RA 981.A2.A684)
These best hospitals are arranged geographically and then by specialty

Atlas of Human Anatomy (REF QM 25.N46)
Illustrations by the medical artist Frank Netter arranged by body section

Encyclopedia of Human Biology (REF QP 11.E53)
Each article has a glossary in this multi-volume work

Encyclopedia of Microbiology (REF QR 9.E53)
Microorganism articles have bibliographies and references to other articles

Encyclopedia of Virology (REF QR 358.E53)
Individual viruses and general subjects related to viruses are covered

Magill's Medical Guide: Health and Illness (REF RC 41.M34)
Articles focus on the major physical disorders of the human body

Statistical Record of Health & Medicine (REF RA 407.3.S73)
Compilation of national, state, and municipal health and medical statistics

INFORMATION ON CONTENT OF DRUGS:

Physician’s Desk Reference (READY REF RS 75.P5)
Pharmaceutical listings by manufacturer with indexing by product name

PDR for Nonprescription Drugs (REF RM 671.A1 P48)
Detailed information on over-the-counter remedies and nutritional supplements

PDR Nurse’s Drug Handbook (RM 262.S67)
Information on individual drugs or drug classes is arranged by system

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FINDING PERIODICAL ARTICLES:

INDEXES/ABSTRACTS: TOOLS FOR FINDING ARTICLES AT MCNEESE AND BEYOND
Most indexes/periodical databases are now online via the Library's web page.

CINAHL
The definitive index for nursing literature

MEDLINE
Medline provides citations and abstracts to international bio-medical literature

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For more assistance, contact the Reference Department, or phone 475-5725.

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This page last updated on January 23, 2009.

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