Southeastern Louisiana University

Nursing Subject Guide

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, & Allied Health
--Baton Rouge Nursing Library Stacks-- R 121 .M56
The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing & Allied Health
--Baton Rouge Nursing Library Reference, Sims Ready Reference-- RT 21.G353 (5 vol)

Handbooks

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR
--Baton Rouge Nursing Library Reference, Sims Ready Reference-- RC 455 .2 .C4 D536
Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications
--Baton Rouge Nursing Library Reference, Sims Stacks-- RB 38.2 .K44
Mosby's Handbook of Diseases
--Baton Rouge Nursing Library Reference-- RT 65 .L37
Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual
--Baton Rouge Nursing Library Reference, Sims Reference Stacks-- RT 48.6 .S66
PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook
--Baton Rouge Nursing Library Reference, Sims Reference Stacks-- RM 125 .P472
Opportunities in Nursing Careers
--online-- netLibrary e-book
Research for Nurses: Methods and Interpretation
--online-- netLibrary e-book

Dictionaries

Churchill Livingstone's Dictionary of Nursing
--Baton Rouge Nursing Library Reference-- RT 21 .C487
Dictionary of Medical Syndromes
--Baton Rouge Nursing Library Reference-- RC 69 M33
Stedman's Medical Dictionary
--Baton Rouge Nursing Library Reference--R 121 .S8
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
--Baton Rouge Nursing Library Reference, Sims Ready Reference-- R 121 .T18

Style Manuals

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
--Ready Reference-- BF 76.7 .P83
APA Style Guide to Electronic References, 2007
--Baton Rouge Nursing Library Reference, Sims Ready Reference-- PN171. F56 .A63 2007; also available online

Statistical Sources

FedStats
--online-- Government gateway to statistics for over 100 public agencies.
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health
--online-- Louisiana state website for health statistics, including the Parish Health Profiles and Louisiana Health Report Card.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
--online-- Centers for Disease Control website with weekly compilation of state reported disease and mortality statistics.
National Center for Health Statistics
--online-- Government website is premier source for national health statistics.

Biographies

Early Black American Leaders in Nursing: Architects for Integration and Equality
--online-- netLibrary e-book
No Time for Fear: Voices of American Military Nurses in World War II
--online-- netLibrary e-book

Indexes and Databases

Academic Search Complete-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of articles published in scholarly publications from many disciplines.

CINAHL-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text articles for articles from nursing, allied health, biomedical and consumer health journals, newsletters, standards of practice, practice acts, government publications, research instruments, patient education material, legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, and clinical trials.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of scholarly health, nursing and medical journals and health periodicals.

MEDLINE-- Indexes scholarly journals covering all areas of medicine and health sciences (including nursing, allied health and nutrition). Provides links to small selection of full-text articles.

PsycINFO (Psychological Abstracts)-- Indexes and abstracts international scholarly journal articles, chapters, books, technical reports, and dissertations in psychology and related social science disciplines. Provides links to small selection of full-text articles.

Internet Sites

Alternative Medicine Homepage -- University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library website is a gateway to information on complementary and alternative medicine.

ANA NursingWorld -- American Nursing Association website for registered nurses with emphasis on advocacy, health reform and career development.

Center for The Study of The History of Nursing -- University of Pennsylvania website dedicated to improving the scope and quality of historical scholarship on nursing.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Government website for health information, statistics, publications, international travel advisories and more.

DrugInfoNet -- Website provides drug and disease information with an emphasis on consumer health care.

FDA Drug Information Index -- Government website for consumer information about prescription drugs approved since January 1998.

Health Care Cultural Resources -- University of Kentucky website provides resources for improving nursing interaction with persons from diverse cultures.

Healthfinder -- National Institute of Health award winning website for nonprofit health and human services information with over 1700 links.

Healthy People 2010 -- Government website outlines national health objectives and provides related statistics.

HelpingPatients -- Website designed to locate medication patient assistance programs for the needy.

Human Anatomy Online -- This easy to use site allows the use to navigate among ten body systems including skeletal, digestive, muscular, lymphatic, endocrine, nervous, cardiovascular, male/female reproductive, and urinary. The sites contains interactive graphics and tutorials but lacks search capability.

Louisiana State Board of Nursing -- Website provides certification procedures and other competency information for Louisiana nurses.

Louisiana State Nurses Association -- Website of the professional organization representing over 40,000 registered nurses in Louisiana.

Mayo Clinic -- Mayo Clinic maintained website providing general health information on diseases, diet and drugs.

MedBioWorld -- Website provides 35,000 links to medical and bioscience journals, associations and companies.

MedlinePlus Drug Information -- Government website with information on thousands of prescription and over the counter drugs.

NCCAM: National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine -- Government website dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science and disseminating authoritative information.

National Institute of Nursing Research -- Government website supporting basic and clinical research in nursing with grants and program information.

National League for Nursing -- Organization website dedicated to advancing excellence and innovation in nursing education.

National Student Nurses' Association -- Organization website for mentoring and preparing student nurses for licensure.

NursingCenter -- Website provides nurses access to CE activities, journal articles and job listings.

Nursing on the Net: Health Care Resources You Can Use -- National Network Libraries of Medicine website with resources for professional nurses.

Nursing Theory Page -- Hahn School of Nursing and Allied Health Science website provides extensive information on nursing theorists.

PubMed -- National Library of Medicine website includes citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's and links to some full text.

RN Central -- This site created by nurses for students and nurses offers good resource links. The highlight is "Careplan Corner" which contains predefined nursing can plans. Users can copy, save, modify, or print any of the plans. The site also contains a blank template.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Information Center, Health Resources -- Website provides extensive links to rural health information.

World Health Organization -- The United Nations specialized agency website for international health reports with listings arranged alphabetically by country.

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