She credits her decision to pursue a doctorate to the encouraging influence of several Colby-Sawyer faculty. “Colby-Sawyer gave me a great springboard.”
Pastoral Psychologist Barbara Livingston '82
nursing resources @ CSC library
online databases
subject specific databases
Access Science Encyclopedia full-text science encyclopedia articles, biographies, bibliographies, videos, animations, news, study guides
CINAHL Indexing for 2,938 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health, records dating back to 1981. Some FULL TEXT available via OVID
Pre-CINAHL has been discontinued, content has been merged into CINAHL
CREDO Reference: Medicine Medical Encyclopedias and reference books online
Evidence-Based Resources from the Joanna Briggs Institute Nursing resources via Proquest
Health Source/Nursing EBSCO over 500 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names
Magill's Medical Encyclopedia online version: covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders
Medcom Video Training Programs
Medline provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more
Nursing & Allied Health Source (Proquest) 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
Nursing Reference Center point-of-care resource intended for staff nurses, nurse administrators, nursing students, nurse faculty, and hospital librarians. It delivers the best available and most recent clinical evidence and knowledge on conditions and diseases via a nursing-specific graphical interface
Pharmaceutical News Index Citations for latest information on medical technology, research, and legislative developments
Proquest Biology Full text and peer-reviewed articles
Proquest Health and Medical Complete
Proquest Health Management complete, full-text information from leading publications covering all aspects of health administration, including public health and safety, hospitals, finance, personnel management, insurance, population studies, labor relations and law
R2 Digital Library 26 full-text e-books on medicine, nursing and allied health
trials
Please e-mail any comments about the trials to Carrie Thomas, College Librarian
Rehabilitation Reference Center from EBSCO, an evidence-based, clinical reference tool for use at point-of-care expires Feb. 28, 2010
Evidence-Based Resources from the Joanna Briggs Institute Nursing resources via Proquest expires Feb. 19, 2010
other databases
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,500 journals, including more than 3,700 peer-reviewed titles
Access World News The electronic editions of record for local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources; includes world map
EJS E-Journals (EBSCO) articles
Integrated Search search all the EBSCO Nursing databases at once
netLibrary e-books
Newspaper Source (EBSCO)cover-to-cover full text for 25 national & international newspapers; full text television & radio news transcripts are also provided
nursing websites
American Nurses Association Student Nurses access to NursingWorld.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Comprehensive government site with trends, data, and statistics by topic
CRD databases Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, part of Nat'l Health Service of England, includes Database of Abstract of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Genetics Home Reference from National Library of Medicine, a guide to understanding genetic conditions
KidsCount Status of children in the U.S. with state-wide breakouts
Medline Plus authoritative information from National Libraries of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Easy access to medical journal articles. extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Conference of State Legislators State embryonic and fetal research laws
National Mental Health Information Center U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
New Hampshire Health Data Inventory
New Hampshire Nurses' Association
PDR Health provides information for prescriptions drugs, over-the-counter medications, and herbals/supplements. Included are recommended dosage, side effects, possible food and drug reactions, also offers excellent overviews of numerous diseases and conditions, from kidney stones and migraines to teething and Cushing Syndrome
World Health Organization Includes WHO statistical information system and world health atlas
books
Use the CSC Library catalog to find books about nursing:
Search with subject browse or subject keyword using any of these words: nursing, pharmacology, geriatric nursing, psychiatric nursing, pathology or try your own words in a general keyword search. Find journals about nursing with a subject keyword search nursing - periodicals
Most nursing books are classified under R and can be found on the lower level of the barn, and in the Reference Collection on the library's main level.
