This guide is a starting point for locating Nursing and Certified Nursing Assistant books, videos, journal articles, and credible websites.
Use the COD Library catalog to search the COD Library's collection of books, videos, e-books, and streaming media. Use your MyAccess/Bb user name and password to check these items out or access them online.
Need research help and not sure where to turn? Get help from the library via email, chat, and online appointments or stop by one of our reference desks during open hours of operation.
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Use our catalog to find books, videos, and other resources in our collections.
When searching the Library catalog, here are some tips:
concept mapping | pediatric nursing |
geriatric nursing | pharmacology |
nurses' aides | psychiatric nursing |
nursing | surgical nursing |
nursing care plans | transcultural nursing |
Use these call number ranges to browse the General Collection and the Reference Collection.
Also look for e-books and streaming videos.
anatomy & physiology | QM (anatomy) QP (physiology) |
geriatric nursing | RC954s |
nurse assistant | RT84 |
nursing | RTs |
pediatric nursing | RJ245 |
pharmacology & nursing drug handbooks/guides | RM100-300s |
practical nursing | RT 62 |
psychiatric nursing | RC440s |
surgical nursing | RT41-51s |
transcultural nursing | RT86.54 |
Reference materials are well indexed, up-to-date, concise, and highly credible. They provide overviews, definitions, specific information (such as causes & symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, prognosis, etc) or addresses. Types of reference books include: directories, dictionaries and encyclopedias, basic health books (describing diseases and conditions), and drug resources.
Gale eBooks is a collection of online reference books on a variety of topics including business, history, literature, health & medicine, social science, technology, and more. The inclusion of key word definitions within its concise encyclopedia entries makes this database the perfect starting point for professional and personal research.
MedlinePlus is the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) consumer health web portal. It contains reputable information on health topics, medical tests, drugs and supplements, genetics, the latest medical news, and more in a variety of reading levels and languages, including Spanish. Its medical encyclopedia contains images and videos. It can be linked to EHRs (Electronic Health Records) and should be the first stop when seeking health information on the internet.
Micromedex is an evidence-based, multi-database drug search engine that provides summary and in-depth information for drugs (both prescription and over-the-counter products), diseases, toxicology, and alternative medicine. Its clinical tools include IV compatibility, drug identification, drug interactions, drug comparisons, and clinical calculators.
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Conn's Current Therapy REF RM101 .C87
Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment REF RC71 .A14
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary REF R 121.D73 (Ready Reference--located at our reference desks)
Goldman's Cecil Medicine REF RC46 .C423
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine REF RC46 .H333