DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

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1 Research Guide to NURSING Mary & John Gray Library Lamar University Beaumont, TX This guide serves as a reference to the basic nursing resources available at the Gray Library. Emphasis is given to general and introductory materials applicable to most specializations. BOOKS on nursing can be found in the RT call number range, and books on general medicine are in the R range. These call numbers are found on the first floor of the Library (for reference books) and on the sixth floor (these can be borrowed). To search for books, you can access our online catalog: 1. Go to 2. Click the Browse radio button, and select Subjects in the pull-down menu. 3. Enter a word or term in the Search For box. Sample subject headings are listed below. 4. Click the Go button. Drugs Drugs dosage Drugs handbooks Geriatric Nursing Internal Medicine Medical Care Nurse Practitioners Nursing Nursing administration Nursing handbooks Nursing practice Nutrition Pediatric Nursing DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS contain concise definitions and longer articles, respectively, on basic terminology, concepts, and sometimes prominent people of the field. Black s Medical Dictionary A concise dictionary written for the layman. Ref R121.B598 1 st Floor Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health Ref R121.M65 1 st Floor Encyclopedia of Nursing Research RefRT 81.5.E53 1 st Floor Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine Ref RC41.G35 1 st Floor Taber s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary A comprehensive dictionary especially nursing and allied health. Ref R121.R144 1 st Floor Dorland s, Mosby s, and Stedman s medical dictionaries are also available on the 1 st Floor under call number Ref R121. GUIDES AND HANDBOOKS contain overviews and surveys of topics in the field. They are sometimes organized like an encyclopedia, but tend more towards exploration than encapsulation.

2 Brunner and Suddarth s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 8 th ed. (1996). A comprehensive guide to all aspects of medical-surgical nursing from basic health assessment to management of acute problems and emergency nursing. Each chapter has a short bibliography for related readings. REF RT41.T st Floor Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques, 4 th ed. (1998) RT51.C Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice, 6 th ed. (1996). RT51.B Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 17 th ed. (1999). REF RC55.M st Ref Desk The Nurses' Career Guide (1997). RT82.E Nurse s Handbook of Law and Ethics (1992). REF RT85.N st Floor Nursing Process in Clinical Practice (1993). RT41.N Physicians Desk Reference. Ref RS 75.P st Ref Desk The PDR is the most comprehensive drug reference available. Other drug references are available on the 1 st Floor under call number RM301. Companion volumes to the PDR include: PDR for Herbal Medicines, 2 nd ed. (2000). REF RS75.P st Floor PDR for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements, 21 st ed. (2000). REF RM671.A1.P st Floor HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHIES Dictionary of American Nursing Biography (1988). REF RT34.D st Floor Doctors, Nurses, and Medical Practitioners (1997). REF R153.D st Floor Historical Encyclopedia of Nursing (1999). RT31.S ABSTRACTS AND INDEXES for locating journal articles. Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature ( ) REF Z6675.N7 C8 1 st Floor Hospital and Health Administration Index ( ); continues Hospital Literature Index ( )

3 REF H75 A51 1 st Floor Index Medicus (1987-current) REF Z6660.C79 1 st Floor International Nursing Index (1974-current) REF Z6675.N75 I5 1 st Floor ONLINE INDEXES also help locate journal articles and provide some full-text articles. The following databases are available both on- and off-campus through the Library homepage at Click the link to Electronic Indexes & Full-Text Databases. For assistance, ask at the Reference Desk on the 1 st Floor or call Basic BIOSIS, accessed through First Search on the database selection page, covers basic biology and life science. CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health provides citations for nursing and allied health articles from scientific literature. Combined Health Information Database (CHID) provides citations for health information and health education resources. Ebscohost has a few health-related journal/citation databases. After selecting Ebscohost on the database selection page, select Health & Wellness under Search Databases by Topic to see a list of relevant databases. Medline, available through Ebscohost, provides citations for articles on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the pre-clinical sciences. JOURNALS: Current issues are kept in Reserves on the 2 nd Floor. Back issues are filed by call number in the stacks. American Journal of Nursing ( , 1946-current) RT1.A5 2 nd / Nursing (1975-current) RT1.N76 2 nd / Nursing Clinics of North America (1972-current) RT1.N77 Nursing Forum ( , 1972-current) RT1.N78 2 nd / Nursing Outlook (1953-current) RT1.N273 2 nd / Nursing Research (1968-current) RT1.N8 2 nd / On microfilm ( ) 2 nd Floor RN (1951-current)

4 RT1.R2 2 nd / STATISTICAL INFORMATION related to medical fields. Health Care Financing Review (1979-current). DOC HE nd Floor (Gov t Docs) MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (1982-current), available online at National Vital Statistics Reports, available online at Vital and Health Statistics Series, (various years). DOC HE nd Floor (Gov t Docs) Vital Statistics of the United States, (1959-current). DOC HE nd Floor (Gov t Docs) WEB SITES About.com guide to nursing AllNurses.com Gateway for Safety and Health Information Resources HealthWeb Martindale's Health Science Guide FOR MORE INFORMATION on nursing research consult the following: Essentials of Nursing Research, 4 th ed. (1997). A detailed textbook on research. RT81.5.P Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences, 3 rd ed. (1994). REF R118.6.I st Floor Library Research Guide to Nursing (1992). Outdated in some aspects, although the outlined research methodology is solid. RT81.5 S ASSOCIATIONS & PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Alpha Tau Delta National Fraternity of Professional Nurses

5 American Association of Colleges of Nursing American Nurses Association Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals National League for Nursing National Student Nurses Association Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society Texas Nurses Association NCLEX PREPARATION: Reserve Room books cannot be checked out for extended periods of time. Check the RT55 call number range on the for older editions that can be checked out longer. Look up Nursing Examinations, Questions as a subject search in the catalog for more test materials. American Nursing Review for NCLEX-RN, 3 rd ed. (1995). RES RT42.A nd Floor (Reserves) Lippincott s Review for NCLEX-RN, 5 th ed. (1994). RES RT55.M nd Floor (Reserves) Saunder s Review for NCLEX-RN, 2 nd ed. (1994). RES RT55.M nd Floor (Reserves) Successful Problem-Solving and Test-Taking for Nursing and NCLEX-RN Exams, 4 th ed. (1995). RT73.7.H ver. 2.0: kn & jl, 09/03