Carrole Welsh
Introduction to Pharmacology
There are many resources through the library and the Internet to do your
research on nursing. Here are just a few suggestions:
Books & Media: 
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Most of the books in the Health area are in the R section of the
library.The science and biology books are in the Q section.
Use the CCBC Dundalk
Library Catalog to find books & media on health topics. (Hint-
Start with a subject search on your topic:(ex:nursing). If you can't
find anything on your topic, try a keyword search ex:( "pain management"
or diabetes and diet.)
Books and Reference Material:
Black's medical dictionary. - REF. R121 .B598 1999
Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary. - REF. R121 .D73 1988
Encyclopedia of Human Biology -REF. QP11 . E53 1991 multi volume set
Encyclopedia of Microbiology - REF. QR 9 .E53 1992 multi volume set
Foundations of nursing : caring for the whole person - RT41 .W45 2001
The Human Body on File - REF. QM Z5 .M85 1983
Human Diseases and
Conditions- REF RC81 .A2 H75 2000Advice for the Patient - REF RM
301.15 .U5 1998
Mosby's nursing skills [videorecording] - RT41
.M85 2002 v.1-10 (Also in Streaming Video.)
Mosby's Pocket
Dictionary Of Medicine, Nursing & Allied Health - REF. R121
.M892 1998
Physicians' Desk Reference - REF. RM300 .P49 2003
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Ref. RC 440.V536 2004
Magazine, Journals, & Newspapers:
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Go to the Magazine Journal and Newspaper Web Page
to find a list of
All the Magazine & Newspaper Databases, or click on
Databases by Subject. Instructions for
off-campus access.
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CCBC Dundalk's Health Journals
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JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
The New England journal of medicine.
The American journal of
psychiatry
Many other journals on drug therapy, psychotherapy,
and behavioral science.
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Research Tips :
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How to Do Research -
helpful link on research
How to Write a Research
Paper - From OCLC Hot Topics - June 5, 2002
APA Style from University of Wisconsin-Madison, &
format a paper Using APA Guidelines
Citing Sources
-Make sure you use the correct citation for your research material.
Web Resource Tips:
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Use Evaluative Web Guides, such as
Librarian's Index to the Internet,and Subject
Directories to find web sites on your topic. They will give you
links to more specific information.
Use Search
Engines , such as Google or
Meta Search Engines, such as
Vivismo to focus your search for web sites.
To get better results
connect your terms with the Boolean term "and"
(ex:cloning and ethics,) or put quotes around a phrase (ex:"pain
management".)
See
Performing Precise Searches on web searching
Evaluate: Evaluate your material for its relevance and
authenticity. See evaluation criteria for web
sites.
Nursing Web Sites:
Maryland Board of Nursing
National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses
National Association for Practical Nurse Education & Services, INC
Advance for LPNs
Math Web Sites: Top
Nursing
Calculators Each calculator, along with examples and formulas,
provides a unique way to review nursing math.
Pharmacology Math requires the nurse to know systems of measurement
(metric, household, apothecary, and avoirdupois) and how to convert
within those systems of measurement.
Nursing Math Gives information on how to translate these doctors and
pharmasist orders into the actions of administering the appropriate
medication and dosage. First, you do the math! There are two math
formulas commonly used in nursing math calculations.
Pharmacology Web Sites: Top
MEDLINEplus: Drug Information - "Information on thousands of
prescription and over-the-counter medications is provided through two
drug resources -- MedMaster, a product of the American Society of
Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), and the USP DI Advice for the Patient,
a product of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP)." Browse by generic or
brand name of the drug from an alphabetical index. The results include
warnings and side effects of the drug.
RxList - Searchable by drug name,
keyword, and imprint code (great for identifying pills). Gives the
brand, generic, and category for more than 4,500 drugs in English and
more than 3,000 in Spanish.
SafeMedication.com - Type a
drug name in the search box and find out how a medicine should be used,
special precautions, side effects, and other information. From the
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).
BMC pharmacology
An electronic journal of: BioMed Central. Coverage: v.1(2001)-
General Medical Web Sites: Top
MEDLINEplus Health Information -
Government directory on health care information for health care
consumers and health professionals. Web links to dictionaries, self-help
groups, sites about doctors and dentists, hospitals, NIH
consumer-related organizations, clearinghouses. Includes database
section on topics such as clinical trials, nutrition, AIDS, cancer, etc.
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Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from Medline includes over 4,000
articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It
also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and
illustrations.
HealthWeb - Organized access to
evaluated noncommercial, health-related, Internet-accessible resources.
Provided by the health sciences librarians. Its selectivity, make it a
better starting points for health related Internet sites.
The Virtual Hospital: A Digital Library
of Health Information-Provides educational content for patients, health
care providers, and students interested in the health sciences. It
includes textbooks, pamphlets, and images at both the professional and
lay levels. Maintained by the University of Iowa.
See also: Online Medical Reference for more
medical web sites
Medical Reference & Databases Online: Top
Merck Manual of
Medical Information--Second Home Edition -limited sections of this
Edition are online for your use. It is a reference for summaries of
diseases, treatments, and other health-related link. Merck Manual--
First Home Edition interactive is also available to you, but some
information will be outdated.
Combined Health Information Database
(CHID) - Gateway for Federal Government database from health
agencies. Provides titles, abstracts, availability for health
information and health education resources. Covers 16 topics, from AIDS
Education to Weight Control.
LOCATORplus - National Library of
Medicine - search for a particular journal title, book, audiovisual, or
report. Holdings records use hypertext to link to another LOCATORplus
record, full-text, or Internet site. Tutorials and a FAQ included.
FreeMedicalJournals.com
This site offers free full-text medical journals with links to full text
articles.
Health Career Web Sites:
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Licensed Practical and
Licensed Vocational Nurses Information form the U.S. Department of
Labor. Includes: Nature of the Work | Working Conditions | Employment |
Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement | Job Outlook | Earnings
| Related Occupations | Sources of Additional information. Information
from the US Department of Labor in the
Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Licensed
Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses - Summary Report on the
skills and knowledge required from
O*Net
Career Zone
Use graphic option for most computers. Use Health Services on right.
Choose the
Licensed Practical and Vocational Nurses to find information on career and
also view a video on this profession.
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses-
What It Takes for their knowledge, skills, abilities, LPNs
industry trends, and a
video of LPNs is included. Search is part of
America's Career InfoNet which includes a
Career Video
for Licensed Practical Nurses.
Nursing -
Information -
Links from Arizona State University on their web page -
What Can I Do With a Major In?
Licensed Practical Vocational Nurse from
HealthProfessions.com which contains information on medical careers, their
roles, responsibilities, salaries, educational requirements, and
associations.
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