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Nursing Research Guide
This online guide is developed specifically for those doing research in Nursing. It provides a recommended list of resources, which encompasses print materials, electronic databases, and selected Internet resources.
It lists only resources that deal primarily with nursing and health-related material.
Because nursing includes many disciplines such as biology, psychology, sociology, education, and business management you may need to consult resources in those fields also.
For more extensive research help, contact Paris Webb at 696-3511.
Latest News & Research
Headlines collected from Medical News Today, The New York Times, and the National Institute of Health
Books
Many of the books in this subject area are located at Marshall University's Health Science Library, which is off-campus at Cabell County Hospital. Use the MU Libraries online catalog MILES to find books at all locations of Marshall University Libraries. The following Library of Congress Subject Headings can be used with the Basic Search by Subject Heading to locate books:
Additional, useful subject headings for your topic, can be found by consulting the following:
- Library of Congress Subject Headings (at Reference Desk)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings (Online)
Browse the shelves in these call number areas to find books devoted to nursing or subjects related to nursing:
- QM Human Anatomy
- QP Physiology
- R Medicine (General)
- RA Public aspects of medicine
- RC Internal medicine
- RJ Pediatrics
- RM Pharmacology
- RT Nursing
For books at other libraries, try the quick links at our Other Library Catalogs page. For books that Marshall does not own, try ordering through our consortium E-Z Borrow or from other libraries using the Information Delivery Services (IDS).
Recommended:
Encyclopedia of Public Health (4 Volumes) Ref. RA423 .E53 2002
Provides basic information on more than 900 programs, policies, services, organizations, health behaviors, and the prevalence, epidemiology, and costs of communicable diseases.Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing & Allied Health (5 Volumes) RT21 .G353 2002
Designed for students of nursing and allied health professions, caregivers, and the educated lay reader. Its alphabetical entries cover a wide range of subjects including health issues, disorders, diseases, human biology, healthcare tools and equipment, procedures, tests, and nursing and allied health professions.
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Journal & Magazine Articles
The online databases listed below will provide references (i.e. citations) to articles and, in some cases, full-text articles in a wide range of periodicals, from news magazines and newspapers to scholarly and professional journals. If you have questions about choosing or using a database or index, please consult a librarian.
Full-Text Databases
Academic Search Premier
This comprehensive database is a good first step to begin your research for articles. ASP database features full text for nearly 4,650 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. Indexing and abstracts are provided for all journals in the collection. ASP database offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies and more. ASP database coverage is from 1975 to present and it is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
Other useful full-text databases at the EBSCOHost site include: Medline, Alt Health Watch, Health Source, and PsycArticles.Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition Recommended
This database provides more than 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Features abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. Full-text as far back as 1975.ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source Recommended
This database provides full text journals, evidence based resources, and dissertations to support the study of the many aspects of nursing or the allied health professions, including physical therapy, radiography, dietetics, dental hygiene, and the clinical laboratory sciences.SpringerLink Recommended
Provides full-text access to 1,250 journals and 3,000 books, with quick and advanced searches, titles A-Z browse, and an online libraries (subject categories) browse. Includes journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Full-text from 1997 to the present.PsychArticles: contains more than 39,000 searchable full text articles from 44 journals published by the American Psychological Association and 8 from allied organizations. 1985-Present
Synergy
Provides full-text of over 290 scientific, medical, and professional journals from Blackwell Science and Munksgaard publishers. Note: This database has merged with Wiley InterScience (below) as of July 1, 2008.Wiley InterScience
Provides full text articles from scientific, medical, and professional journals from Wiley Press.
Citations (Indices & Bibliographic) Databases
These databases provide citation information (author, article title, periodical name, volume & issue, date) for articles, essays, book chapters, dissertations, and other materials, which may be found in the MU Libraries or ordered from another library using Information Delivery Services (IDS).
CINAHL Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Recommended
CINAHL is the authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers. This database provides indexing for 2,857 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. The database contains more than 1,000,000 records dating back to 1982.-
Biology Digest
Non-technical digests in biology, ecology, and health ---Covering the life sciences for undergraduates and high school students. Dates Covered 1989 to current. -
PsychInfo: contains over two million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations, all in the field of psychology, dating as far back as 1840.
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MEDLINE Recommended PubMed Medline | EBSCO Host Medline | CSA Medline
Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE includes citations and abstracts from medical journals and provides authoritative information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. There is some linked full-text available depending on which MEDLINE platform you use--CSA, EBSCO, PubMed. -
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Provides access to 48 databases, many of which pertain to biological sciences. Multiple databases may be searched at one time. CSA also includes relevant Internet resources. -
To see a complete list of Nursing & Health databases available from MU Libraries, see our Subject List of Databases and click on "Show Details" for more information on content and coverage.
Selected Periodicals - Print & Online
The titles below are only a partial list of Nursing periodicals available in print,
microfilm, and online through MU Libraries.
The Journals
link, (available on the main Libraries page and under the Search tab on the
toolbar above), links you to
MU Libraries Journal Search. Here you can search by title, issn,
or subject. Journal Search has detailed information for all our journals, magazines, and newspapers. It indicates if the periodical is available online, in print, or in microfilm, and states the years of coverage.
Note: In most cases, there is a direct link to full-text content, but some vendors don't provide a link to individual titles. In that case you will need to search the database to find articles in a specific periodical.
To see MU periodicals just
with the term "nursing" in the title, try a search with the term
nursing as a
"title contains all terms" search.
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Reference Sources -- Print
The Reference Collection is located on the first floor of Drinko Library. It contains many print resources that provide useful background information. Items marked as "Reference Desk" are on the shelves immediately behind the Reference Department Desk.
Mosby's medical, nursing, and allied health dictionary : illustrated - R121 .M89 2002
Stedman's concise medical dictionary for the health professions : illustrated - R121 .S8 2001 (Reference Desk)
Taber's cyclopedic medical dictionary - R121 .T18 2001
The Gale encyclopedia of medicine - RC41 .G35 1999 (5 volumes)
The encyclopedia of elder care - RC954 .E53 2001
Drug information handbook for advanced practice nursing (2000/2001) - RM301.12 .D7876
Physicians' desk reference to pharmaceutical specialties and biologicals - RS75 .P5 2005 -- RS75 .P5 2006 (Health Science Library Reference) -- RS75 .P5 2007 (Health Science Library Reserve)
Cracking the NCLEX-RN - RT55 .M49 1999
Review guide for RN pre-entrance exam - RT55 .R48 2000
Review guide to LPN/LVN pre-entrance exam - RT62 .R466 2000
Gray's anatomy : the anatomical basis of medicine and surgery - QM23.2 .G73 1999
Encyclopedia of human nutrition - QP141 .E526 1999 (3 volumes)
Encyclopedia of microbiology - QR9 .E53 1992 (multi-volume set)
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Statistical Sources
An Introduction to Biostatistics - QH323.5 .G573 2002 - (Drinko Library)
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Biostatistics: A Methodology for the Health Sciences - QH323.5 .F57 1993 (Drinko Library) and accessible online via NetLibrary (here).
Biostatistics: A Foundation for Analysis in the Health Sciences - RA409 .D35 1999 (Health Science Library/Reference)
Demography of Health and Health Care - RA407 .P65 2001 (Drinko Library)
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National Center for Health Statistics - (website) federal agency for collection and dissemination of America's vital and health statistics.
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Biographical Sources
Biography Index - Ref. Z5301 .B5 - This resource lists books, chapters and periodical articles about people. It includes a subject index that allows searching by specialty.
Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated
Contains more than 72,000 biographies and obituaries and more than 20,000 photographs. Many of the biographies are enhanced with full text, abstracts, and citations from H. W. Wilson databases. Contains the full text of the articles from more than 100 volumes of biographical reference books published by H. W. Wilson, including all the articles from all volumes of Current Biography and the World Author Series. The biographies are searchable by name, profession, title, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, titles of works, date of birth, date of death, keyword, and presence of images.
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Internet Resources, Gateways & Collections
Dictionaries
MedTerms.com - online medical term dictionary produced by MedicineNet, Inc., an online, healthcare media publishing company. MedicineNet is 100% Doctor produced.
InteliHealth: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary - online medical term dictionary, sponsored by InteliHealth, an Aetna company.
- MEDLINEplus Health Information - links to online medical dictionaries and lists of online medical dictionaries, produced by the National Library of Medicine.
- AMA Style Guide - online help with citing resources based on the American Medical Association Manual of Style, 9th ed., 1998.
All of the following are multiple resource pages that include links to full text items, guides, professional associations, educational organizations, support groups, and other resources.
All Disciplines
Hardin Meta Directory - Comprehensive, evaluated lists of websites from University of Iowa Hardin Library.
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HEAL National Digital Library - Health Education Assets Library provides "freely accessible digital teaching resources."
NLM Gateway - lets users search simultaneously in multiple retrieval systems at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).
Martindales's Health Science Guide - a multimedia research collection with extensive health science links.
American Academy of Family Physicians - Founded in 1947, one of the largest national medical organizations, devoted to family practice. Site offers free online access to their peer-reviewed journals including American Family Physician.
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Science.gov: A gateway to government science information and research results. Provides a search of over 36 scientific databases and 200 million pages of science information with just one query, and is a gateway to 1,850+ scientific Websites.
Allied Health
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Health Information Management
- American Health Information Management Association -
Laboratory Medicine
- from American Association for Clinical Chemistry Nutrition
American Dietetic Association-
Physical Therapy
APTA - American Physical Therapy Association Physical Therapist.Com -
Radiologic Technology
AEIRS - from the Association of Educators in Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Inc.
Consumer Health
- NOAH
Quality fulltext consumer information in English & Spanish. - Healthfinder
Gateway consumer health information from the U.S. government. - HealthWorld Online
Emphasis on alternative medicine. - Mayo Clinic Health Tools
Health-related information, slide shows, videos, blogs & podcasts, and more. - MEDLINEplus Health Information
Health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. - ClinicalTrials.gov
Provides current information about clinical research studies.
Medicine
- MU Health Science Library, Internet Resources
- Medscape
#1 Medical Super Site" according to the AMA American Medical News. - MedWeb
Catalog of biomedical and health-related web sites maintained by the staff of the Health Sciences Library at Emory University. - Anatomy Atlases
Includes anatomy atlases and textbooks as well as related digital libraries. - Free Medical
Journals
The Free Medical Journals Site is dedicated to the promotion of free access to medical journals over the Internet.
Marshall University Health Sciences Library (HSL)
Nursing
- MU College of Health Professions
The central location for health professions education on MU campus. - Nursing Center
Nursing Center is a professional Web portal for nurses owned and operated by Lippincott. - Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (Nursing Research)
Page devoted to nursing research.
Public Health
- Public Health/West Virginia
WV Bureau for Public Health. - APHA
American Public Health Association. - CDC
Centers for Disease Control. - U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
U.S. Federal Government Web Site.
World Health
- WHO
United Nations, World Health Organization.
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Electronic/Digital Texts
- (1996) -- entries relating to biology, human biology, biochemistry, medicine, molecular genetics, biotechnology, and food technology and production. (NetLibrary)
Biostatistics: A Methodology for the Health Sciences (1993) -- instructs individuals in the health professions how to apply statistical methods to the biomedical sciences. (NetLibrary)
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Opportunities in Allied Health Careers (2005) -- Each chapter in this book presents a different category of allied health professional. (Ebrary)
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Prepared by P. Webb, Digital Resources / Systems Support Librarian & Nursing Subject Specialist.
Last updated 08/08/08 by P. Webb