Nursing 

Thinking of Words

. . . using dictionaries, thesauruses, quotations

Medical Subject Headings (National Library of Medicine)

Also see the printed Medical Subject Headings (Science Service Desk Z695.1 .M48 U5), and Annotated Alphabetic List, Permuted Subject Headings, and Tree Structures shelved nearby.  Alternately, after entering the Medline (Ovid) database, from the Keyword search screen, check Map Term to Subject Heading to see terms displayed in a hierarchic tree structure.

Mosby's Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Dictionary (Reference R121 .M89 2002)

On-line Medical Dictionary (University of Newcastle, CancerWEB) [Database available without restriction]

Oxford Reference Online Premium [Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus)]

See the Subject Reference category > Medicine > Dictionary of Nursing

Stedman's Concise Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions (Science Reference R121 .S8 2001)

Gaining an Overview

. . . using encyclopedias, guides, handbooks, textbooks, yearbooks

Concise Encyclopedia of the Ethics of New Technologies (Science Reference QH332 .C6545 2001)

Drug Information Handbook for Advanced Practice Nursing (Science Reference RM301.12 .T875 1999)

Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (Science Reference RC41 .G35 1999) [Also available from NetLibrary via IUCAT Catalog, available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus) after authentication]

Handbook of HIV/AIDS Nursing (Science Reference RC606.63 .K55 2001)

Historical Encyclopedia of Nursing (Science Reference RT31 .S66 1999)

Interpreting the Medical Literature (Science Reference R118.6 .G43 2002)

Lippincott's Critical Care Drug Guide (Science Reference RM301.12 .D4 2000)

Medical Statistics from A to Z : a Guide for Clinicians and Medical Students (Stacks RA407 .E943 2003)

Nursing Diagnosis Handbook : a Guide to Planning Care (Science Reference RT48.6 .A35 2002)

Nurse's Handbook of Alternative and Complementary Therapies (Science Reference R733 .N87 2003)

Oxford Illustrated Companion to Medicine (Science Reference R121 .O884 2001)

Saunders Drug Handbook for Health Professionals (Science Reference RM301.12 .K596 2002)

Finding Current Information

. . . using databases & indexes, alerting services (some may require free registration), journals to browse

CINAHL (EBSCO) -

Call Number: Reference Z6675.N7 C8 Coverage: 1981 to present Brief Description: Provides monthly updated indexing of more than 2,900 journals in the fields of nursing and allied health and publications from the American Nurses' Association and the National League of Nursing, covering 1981 to present. Other IPFW Formats: IPFW library owns the printed index 1956-1997.

Medline (Ovid) -

Coverage: 1950 to present Brief Description: Produced by the National Library of Medicine, Medline indexes over 4,600 national and international journals covering all areas of medicine, 1950 to present.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews -

Brief Description: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews includes the full text of the regularly updated systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare prepared by The Cochrane Collaboration.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition -

Coverage: 1975 to present Brief Description: Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals, including nearly 450 peer-reviewed journals focusing on many medical disciplines.

Browsing Journals

. . . Selected current journals in nursing are available on the second floor of Helmke Library:

American Journal of Nursing (Periodicals RT1 .A5)

Computers in Nursing (Periodicals RT50.5 .C645)

Holistic Nursing Practice (Periodicals RT1 .T65)

Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses: JSPN (Periodicals RJ245 .J686)

Public Health Nursing (Periodicals RT97 .P824)

RN (Periodicals RT1 .R62)

Discovering Books

. . . using library catalogs, bibliographies

IUCAT Catalog (Indiana University's online library catalog) -

Brief Description: Search Helmke Library's online catalog to find books, electronic resources, periodicals (scholarly journals, popular magazines, or newspapers), government publications, music CDs, videorecordings (DVDs, VHS), and other library materials. Tools Available: Searching IUCAT Tutorial How Do I Use IUCAT Guides

WorldCat -

Brief Description: Provides access to the OCLC database with more than 1 billion bibliographic records for materials in all formats. Tools Available: Online tutorials are available.

Checking Facts

. . . using almanacs, statistics

New York Times . . . Almanac (Reference AY67.N5 N48, Service Desk [7C])

Statistical Abstract of the United States (Government Publications C 3.134:, Service Desk [7B])

Seeking People & Organizations

. . . using biographies, directories, cited/co-cited author indexes

Biography Resource Center -

Coverage: Current and retrospective reference sources Brief Description: Provides biographical information on more than 275,000 people from throughout history and around the world, across all disciplines and subject areas. Tools Available: An online list of sources indexed is available. An online research guide and  search tips are also available.

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

American Association of Colleges of Nursing

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

American College of Nurse Practitioners

American Nurses Association

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses

Emergency Nurses Association

International Council of Nurses

National Association of School Nurses

National Black Nurses Association

National League for Nursing

National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing

National Student Nurses' Association

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

Encountering Facts & Opinions

. . . using reviews, editorials

Book Review Index (Reference Z1035.A1 B6)

Editorials on File (Reference D839 .E3, latest binder at Service Desk [3B])

Using Writing & Editing Tools

. . . using style guides, guidelines for authors

Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association

How to Write and Publish Articles in Nursing (Service Desk RT24 .S54 1997, shelf [18])

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Service Desk BF76.7 .P82 1994, shelf [1A])

Writer's Guide to Nursing and Allied Health Journals (Service Desk RT24 .B69 1998, shelf [18])

Crossing Boundaries

. . . using subject headings, call numbers, syndetic structure

Library of Congress Classification Outline for Schedule Q: Science

Library of Congress Classification Outline for Schedule R: Medicine

CINAHL (EBSCO)

From the CINAHL Keyword search screen, check Map Term to Subject Heading to see terms displayed in a hierarchic tree structure.