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Carrole Welsh,Cathy Griswold
Foundation of Nursing Practice - Nursing 103


Books Magazine & Journals Nursing & Medical Web Sites Health Career Web Sites

Research Tips

Research Assignments

Common Course Outline & Syllabus(pdf)

Weekly Handouts(pdf

There are many resources through the library and the Internet to do your research on nursing. Here are just a few suggestions:

Books & Media: Top

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.)

Watch Mosby's nursing skills videos on campus.

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

Plagiarism: Books on Reserve

Little, Brown Handbook, by H. Ramsey Fowler, PE 1112 .F64 2007
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, by Joseph Gibladi, REF LB 2369 .G53 2003
Plagiarism Handbook, by Robert A. Harris, PN 167 .H37 2001
Writing Research Papers: the Complete Guide, by James D. Lester, LB 2369 .L4 2007

Magazine, Journals, & Newspapers: Top

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.

  • Find the best databases for Nursing articles in the Health & Medical Databases:

    • Proquest Direct under collections check Nursing Journals. General Reference includes modules in Sciences, health & psychology.

    • In EBSCO click on: CINAHL Plus,CINAHL Select, CINALH, Health Source Nursing, Clinical Pharmacology

    • General Science Databases: Science Direct, Access Science
    • Other databases that might be helpful include : Alt Health Watch, Health Source Consumer, PsycArticles, PsychInfo, Academic Search Premier & General Research Library.
    • Electronic Journals in Health Sciences Click on subject for title of journal/magazine in specific health area.
  • Search Tips for Databases - Remember to try different search words to find information. Use your particular topic or use broad terms to look for topics.

CCBC Dundalk's Health Journals

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.

Research Tips : Top
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
Plagiarism - What is plagiarism and links on how to avoid it.
Citing Sources -Make sure you use the correct citation for your research material.

Web Resource Tips: Top

Use Evaluative Web Guides, such as Librarian's Internet Index,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 Dog Pile 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

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.

Adam 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. Last updated in Jan. 2006 Archived version of Virtual Hospital

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:  Top

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. Click on the Health Career option. 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.

Licensed Practical Vocational Nurse from HealthProfessions.com which contains information on medical careers, their roles, responsibilities, salaries, educational requirements, and associations.

Research Assignments:

Research Written Assignment #1
Utilizing the nursing process, identify key points when teaching body mechanics to a hearing impaired co-worker. (Key points may be bulleted)

September 15, 2006

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