RESOURCES IN NURSING

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1 LYMAN MAYNARD STOWE LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER 263 FARMINGTON AVENUE PO BOX 4003 FARMINGTON, CT RESOURCES IN NURSING This guide is designed to serve as a starting point for locating information on any topic in the field of Nursing. Please contact the Information and Education Services Department at extension 2942 or us at ref@nso.uchc.edu if you have any questions. Finding Books and Journals To locate books and journals in the library, search LYMAN, the online catalog of the Lyman Maynard Stowe Library. You may access LYMAN from the library s homepage at Click on the UCHC Library Catalog located on the sidebar. Finding Journal Articles To locate journal articles on a particular subject, a literature search must be executed from one of many online literature databases available in the library. For nursing literature, the following databases are particularly useful: CINAHL (Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health), PubMed (Medline), PsycINFO (psychology database). Dictionaries Mosby s Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary Call number: W13 M894m 2002 (Reference) Dorland s Illustrated Medical Dictionary Call number: W13 D711d 2001 (Reference) Stedman s Medical Dictionary Call number: W13 S (Reference) Taber s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary Call number: W13 T113d 2001 (Reference) Psychiatric Dictionary Call number: WM13 H665p 1996 (Reference) Encyclopedias Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health Call number: W13 M647e 1997 Who s Who in American Nursing Call number: WY 22 AA1 W

2 Handbooks AACN Handbook of Critical Care Nursing Call number: WY154 C559a 1997 Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques Call number: WY 100 C641n 1998 Clinical Psychology Handbook Call number: WM105 C641p 1991 Comprehensive Handbook of Psychopathology Call number: WM100 C738h 2001 Handbook of Clinical Skills Call number: WY100 H Handbook of Emotion, Adult Development, and Aging Call number: BF 531 H Handbook of Mental Health and Aging Call number: WT150 H236m Handbook of Psychological Assessment Call number: BF176 G881h 1990 Handbook of the Psychology of Aging Call number: WT150 H236p 1990 HIV manual for healthcare professionals Call number: WC503 H676a 1997 The Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Available online via 2001 Lippincott s Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans Call number: WY160 S387m 2002 Medical Surgical Nursing Care Planning Guides Call number: WY 161 U45n 1994 Manual of medical-surgical nursing care: Nursing interventions and collaborative management Call number: WY161 M Manual of Pediatric Critical Care Call number: WS200 M294a 1997 Nursing Administration Handbook Call number: WY105 N974a 1997 Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual, 5 th ed. Call number: WY100.4 S736n 2001 Pain: Clinical Manual for Nursing Practice Call number: WY150 M121p Pediatric Nursing Reference Call number: WY 159 B565m 1996

3 Patient Care Govoni & Hayes Drugs and Nursing Implications Call number: QV55 G721d 1995 Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications Call number: QY4 K Mosby s GenRx: A Comprehensive Reference for Generic and Brand Names Call number: QV 772 M (Reference) Mosby s Drug Guide for Nurses Call number: QV55 S628m 1997 Nursing Care Plans: Nursing Diagnosis and Intervention Call number: WY100 D651n 1994 Patient Education/Consumer Health American Medical Association Family Guide Call number: WB120 A512m 1994 Mosby s Handbook of Patient Teaching Call number: WB300 C227m 2000 Everyone s Guide to Cancer Therapy Call number: QZ201 D665e 1997 (Reference) Effective Patient Education: A Guide to Increased Compliance Call number: W85 F197e 1994 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in the Older Adult: Interventions and Recommendations Call number: WT100 H Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing serious Illness Call number: BF789 D4 H Mayo Clinic Family Health Book Call number: WB300 M MEDLINEplus Health Information URL: Merck Manual of Medical Information Call number: WB130 M (Reference) Patient and Family Education in Managed Care and Beyond: Seizing the Teachable Moment Call number: W130 AA1 P PDR Family Guide to Prescription Drugs Call number: QV772 P578f 2000 Professional Guide to Diseases Call number: Wb100 P

4 Psychological Tests Directory of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures (5 volumes) Call number: BF431 G619d Instruments for Clinical Health-Care Research Call number: WY20.5 I Measures for Clinical Practice Call number: BF431 C793m 1987 Mental Measurements Yearbook Call number: BF431 M4 Psychological Testing and Assessment Call number: BF431 A291p 1997 Test Critiques (6 volumes) Call number: BF431 T342 Internet Resources Health Web: Nursing URL: Provides links to extensive resources in clinical areas of nursing, allied health, and medicine; some full-text electronic journals and newsletters National Institute of Nursing Research URL: Includes recent press releases, grants and funding information, links to other electronic nursing resources. NursingNet URL: Includes information on nursing education opportunities, diseases, and drugs; nursing employment opportunities; and links to other Internet resources. NursingWorld URL: ANA organization information; Online Journal of Issues in Nursing; links to other national nursing organizations. UCONN School of Nursing Website Links URL: Includes links to different agencies, organizations, journals.

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