This pathfinder will lead you to selected reference books, circulating books, databases and web sites as starting points.  For additional assistance, consult library faculty at the reference desk. 

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R         Medicine                                                          RJ       Pediatrics

RA      Public Aspects of Medicine                           RM      Therapeutics, Pharmacology

RB      Pathology                                                         RT       Nursing

RC      Internal Medicine, Psychiatry                         RX       Homeopathy

RD      Surgery                                                             RZ       Chiropractic, Osteopathy, Mental Healing

                                                                                            

Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology   QR81 .A5

Black’s Medical Dictionary    R121 .B598

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV   RC455.2 .C4 D54

Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary    R121 .D73

Drug Information for the Health Care Professional    RM300 .U55

Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing & Allied Health    RT21 .G353 v. 1-5  (also an E-book)

Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests   RD17 .G342 v. 1-5  (also an E-Book)

The Human Body: An Illustrated Guide to Its Structure, Function, and Disorders    QP38 .H7933

Infectious Diseases: In Context    RC111 .I516 v. 1-2

Legal, Ethical and Political Issues in Nursing   RT86.5 .A37

Magill’s Medical Guide   RC41 .M34 v. 1-4  (also in Salem Health database)

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy    RC55 .M4

Nurse’s 3 Minute Clinical Reference   RT51 .N82

Nurse’s Drug Handbook   RM262 .L63

Physicians’ Desk Reference: PDR    RS75 .P5

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Circulating Books (books you can check out)  Search the library catalog or browse the call numbers areas listed above in the Reference Books section. You can refer to this visual guide for using the library catalog for more information.

 

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American Journal of Nursing

JFN: Journal of Family Nursing

JOGNN: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Journal of Nursing & Healthcare of Chronic Illness

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

MCN: American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Medsurg Nursing: Official Journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses

Men in Nursing

Nursing for Women’s Health

Nursing Outlook

Washington Nurse

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CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature)

Gale Virtual Reference Library (E-books)

Health and Wellness Resource Center

PubMed

Salem Health

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Information found on the web can be useful in supplementing information found from print and online databases.  However, finding credible websites can be a challenge.  In evaluating websites, ask questions like: Who is responsible for this site?  What are the author’s credentials on this topic?  Is the information objective or does there seem to be a bias?  Is it current?  Does it seem to be consistent with information I have found elsewhere (in books and articles)?

American Nurses Association: www.nursingworld.org

General health information: www.healthfinder.gov

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy: www.merck.com/mmpe/

Merck Manuals Online: www.merck.com/pubs

National Center for Health Statistics: www.cdc.gov/nchs

National Library of Medicine:  www.nlm.nih.gov

Nursing Center: www.ninr.nih.gov

RxList Internet Drug Index:  www.rxlist.com

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: www.os.dhhs.gov

Washington State Department of Health:  www.doh.wa.gov/Data/data.htm

Washington State Nurses Association:  www.wsna.org

World Health Organization:  www.who.int/research/en