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Nursing

This is a selective guide to the library's resources to help you find information on this subject. Assistance is always available at the Reference Desk (865 539-7107) and at the Ask a Librarian Web page.
Subject Headings
Use these subject headings to locate books in the Pellissippi Library Catalog and the netLibrary eBook collection.

Call numbers for browsing
Use this call number to browse the circulating and reference collections: 

Databases
You may access these electronic resources provided by the library for magazine and journal information or full-text reference sources on this topic at the library Online Database page. (http://www.pstcc.edu/library/online.html)

CINAHL - Provides indexing and abstracts for over1,700 nursing and allied health journals and publications.  1982 – current.

Pre-CINAHL– A companion database to CINAHL; provides current awareness of new journal articles.

Clinical Pharmacology – Up-to-date, concise and clinically-relevant drug monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs, herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products, and new and investigational drugs.

Health and Wellness Resource Center– Citations and full-text articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health & safety, alcohol and drug abuse, HMOs, prescription drugs, etc.  For information purposes only.

Nursing & Allied Health Collection- Designed for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers; full-text for nearly 400 journals in nursing, biomedicine, health sciences, consumer health and allied health disciplines.

Academic OneFile - The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive.

* You may access online databases from off-campus computers by entering your general computer account username and password (used for PSTCC e-mail). NOTE: Enter your username in this format example: s_jmdoe. It is not necessary to add "@pstcc.edu" for this application.
Journals and Magazines
The following journals are available at the Pellissippi library in the Reference area. Many journals now have websites, providing the table of contents and access to selected articles in the current printed journal. Many include additional information and resources in certain subjects.

Reference Books
Mosby’s Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary.  Douglas M. Anderson.  REF R121 .M89 2002(PSTCC Library Reference); REF R121 .M89 2005 (PSTCC Magnolia Avenue ERC Reference)

Encyclopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health.  Benjamin F. Miller. REF R121 .M65 2003 (PSTCC Magnolia ERC Reference)

Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary. W.A. Dorland. REF R121 .D73 2003 (PSTCC Library Reference and PSTCC Magnolia ERC Reference)

Stedman’s Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing.  Thomas L. Stedman. REF R121 .S82 2005 (PSTCC Magnolia ERC Reference)

The Oxford Illustrated Companion to Medicine.  Stephen Lock. REF R121 .O884 2001 (PSTCC Library Reference)

Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictonary.  C.W. Taber. REF R121 .T18 2001 (PSTCC Library Reference); REF R121 .T18 2005 (PSTCC Magnolia ERC Reference)

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis & Therapy.  Merck & Co. RC55 .M4 2006 (PSTCC Library Reference and PSTCC Magnolia ERC Reference)

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences.  Anne O’Daly. REF QH302.5 E53 1996 (PSTCC Library Reference)

Encyclopedia of Bioethics.  Warren T. Reich. REF QH332 .E52 1995 (PSTCC Library Reference)

Web Resources 

National League for Nursing(http://www.nln.org/nlnjournal/nursingreferences.htm) – Links to information, resources, and Web sites related to nursing.

NursingCenter(http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/index.asp) – Articles from more than 50 nursing journals, career information, and nursing community links.

HealthWeb(http://healthweb.org/browse.cfm?subjectid=60) – Links to electronic journals, associations, databases, and clinical resources.

Medline Plus(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/complementaryandalternativetherapies.html) – A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health; features health topics, drugs and supplements information, an encyclopedia and dictionary, news, directories, and other resources.

Medscape Nurses(http://www.medscape.com/nurses) – Nursing medical journal articles, Continuing Nursing Education, medical news, conferences, patient education, drug information, and other resources.

National Student Nurses’ Association(http://www.nsna.org/index.asp) – Official site of the NSNA; contains career information, links to other nursing associations, and information on different programs.