Nursing - Online Resources

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NURSING - ONLINE SOURCES

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RECOMMENDED ONLINE ACCESS POINTS: Access Whittemore Library’s nursing resources via the library tab in myFramingham or, directly, via the Henry Whittemore Library Home Page:

http://framingham.edu/wlibrary.

ONLINE REFERENCE BOOKS Use for general, factual information. Good for explanation of concepts. CREDO REFERENCE DATABASE Online dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks, including titles such as: Churchill Livingstone’s Dictionary of Nursing. 19th ed. 2006, and Black’s Medical Dictionary. 41st ed. 2006. To see the other nursing and medical reference books in this database, click on, “Find a Book,” then under, “All Subjects,” click on, “Medicine.”

PERIODICAL DATABASES Use to search for information in magazine, journal, & newspaper articles. Major way to access the research literature of the field.

Key Nursing & Medical Databases: CINAHL Plus with Full Text (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) [EBSCOhost] 1937 – (Major source. Indexes & abstracts 3,000+ nursing and allied health journals. Provides full text for hundreds of nursing journals. Most nursing-friendly database.) Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition [EBSCOhost] (Indexes many full-text nursing journals)

1975 –

Health Reference Center Academic [InfoTrac / Gale] (Indexes many full-text nursing journals)

1980 –

OVID NURSING COLLECTION A collection of 26 full-text nursing journals.

1996 –

MEDLINE [EBSCOhost] 1966 – (a comprehensive index to medical, nursing & allied health journals [a subset of PubMed])

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General databases with Nursing Related Content: Academic Search Premier

[EBSCOhost] (multidisciplinary)

1965 –

SCIENCE DIRECT This collection provides access to 950+ science journals, including medical journals and a subset of 110+ nursing and allied health sciences journals, of which 80+ are full-text. Use the “Quick Search” feature to find articles on your topic.

Databases in Related Fields: Psychology/Sociology/Education: Use these databases to find articles about psychiatric nursing, the social and cultural aspects of nursing, and nursing and health education. PsychINFO [EBSCOhost] 1887 (abstracts & indexes 1,500+ journals in psychology & related fields, including psychiatric nursing) Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection [EBSCOhost] 1965 – (indexes 500+ full-text behavioral sciences periodicals, most indexed in PsychINFO) SocINDEX with Full Text [EBSCOhost] 1908 – (sociology research database includes full-text of 500+ journals in the field) ERIC [EBSCOhost] 1955 - (comprehensive education database) Professional Development Collection [EBSCOhost] (indexes 500+ full-text education journals)

E-RESOURCES BY SUBJECT Direct links to online databases, recommended Internet sites, & other authoritative e-resources, organized by subject. Access through the Henry Whittemore Library Home Page. Under, Finding,” click on “e-resources by subject.” Look under, “Nursing” for nursing and medical sites.

INFORMATION & REFERRAL Use to identify area treatment facilities for patients. May be useful for job hunting. Access the MLN Community Information Database (Metro West area information & referral service) through the Minuteman Library Network Homepage (http://www.mln.lib.ma.us, or, to access this database from the Whittemore Library Home Page, under, “Finding,” click on, “Books,” then click on, “Research & Information,” then click on, “Community Information Database.” You must use a MLN PC to access this database.

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