Nursing Subject Guide

Introduction This section is designed to help you locate books on nursing. When you are starting your research, we recommend that you start by finding reference books. These books can help you gain a working knowledge of your topic. Reference books contain broad factual overviews of a subject and can help you refine your research topic. Non-reference books contain more specific, in-depth coverage of a given subject. To access these books, you can browse the library's collection or use the online catalog to perform a search for books on your particular topic. A reference librarian can show you how to perform a subject heading search, which is a particularly effective way to locate books on a specific topic. We welcome your input! If you feel we should add a book to our collection, use the link at the bottom of this page to share your suggestion. Reference Books Below is a selection of useful reference books. Please browse the R area of Reference for more titles or ask a reference librarian for assistance. A Biographical Dictionary of Women Healers   R692 .B52 2002 Black's Medical Dictionary   R121 .B598 Delmar's A-Z NDR: Nurse's Drug Reference  RM1 .N87 Encyclopedia of Nursing Research   RT81.5 .E53 1998 Mosby’s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference   RB38.2 .P337 1999 Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference   RM301.12 .M67 Physicians' Desk Reference: PDR   RS75 .P5 Stedman's Medical Dictionary   R121 .S8 Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary   R121 .T18 Browsing the Main Collection If you would like to browse our collection, visit the following locations in the main collection: R Medicine (General) RT Nursing RM Pharmacology BF Psychology Subject Headings You can also find books using the online catalog. The following subject headings are recommended: Nursing AND (other keyword) Nursing care plans Nursing ethics Nursing handbooks, manuals, etc. Nursing law and legislation United States Nursing Philosophy Nursing Practice Nursing Research Methodology Nursing Services Administration Recommend a Book for Purchase To recommend a book you believe the library should purchase, email the Nursing Subject Guide Liaison.