The following Reference books (In Print) are located at Napa Valley College Library and will provide helpful background information. Consult with a Reference librarian for assistance in locating additional materials.

DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND HANDBOOKS SPECIFIC TO NURSING

Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. Call Number: REF 610.321 Dorlands

Encyclopedia of Complementary Health Practices. REF 615.503 Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia of Healing Therapies. REF 615.503 Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research. REF 616.0277

Handbook of Current Medical Abbreviations. REF 610.148 Cha

Handbook of Diseases. REF 616 Handbook

Melloni's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. REF 610.3 Mellonis

Mosby's Medical, Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary 6th Edition. REF610.3 Mosbys

Oxford Illustrated Companion to Medicine. REF 610.3 Oxford

Physician's Desk Reference. REF 616 Physicians 2009

PDR: Guide to Safe Drug Interactions, Side Effects, and Indications. REF 615.1 2009

LIBRARY CALL NUMBERS TO BROWSE: 610- 616.6

ONLINE REFERENCE MATERIALS :    top
These reference sources are available online through Solano, Napa and Partners (SNAP) databases and require a library card or e-card to access them.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

Health Source-Consumer Edition
RAND California

EMERGENCY NURSING
GERIATRIC NURSING
HOME NURSING
INTENSIVE CARE NURSING
MATERNITY NURSING
NURSE PRACTITIONERS

MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES IN PRINT   top
Napa Valley College subscribes to several magazines and scholarly journals relating to nursing. To locate specific articles in print format, use the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) located in the Reference section. Napa Valley College has the following periodicals:

JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association
MCN (The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing)
NIH Medline Plus
Nursing

MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ONLINE   top
Napa Valley College subscribes to a variety of electronic databases to help you locate articles in popular magazines, scholarly journals and newspapers. The following databases should contain information pertaining to nursing:

Academic Search Complete
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Lexis-Nexis Academic (on campus access only)

WEB RESOURCES   top
The following selected websites should be helpful in finding information:

BUBL Internet Resources for Medical Sciences: http://bubl.ac.uk/link/linkbrowse.cfm?menuid=8180
This service provides links to websites devoted to numerous aspects of health including medicine, nursing, nutrition and pharmacy.

Hardin Medical Dictionary: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/index.html
Designed to provide simple access to comprehensive resource lists on health-related topics. Directory of lists is arranged in broad topical areas covering body systems, disease types or medical specialization. A great place to start your search!

Health Economics.com: http://healtheconomics.com/
Contains resources related to Health Economics, Quality of Life, Pharmacoeconomics, Medicine, Pharmacy, Measurement Instruments for assessing health outcomes.

Health Finder: http://www.healthfinder.gov/
A gateway to consumer health and human services information web site from the United States government, which can lead you to selected online publications, clearing houses, databases, web sites and support and self-help groups, as well as the US government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.

High Wire Press: http://highwire.stanford.edu/
HighWire Press is a division of the Stanford University Libraries, hosts the largest repository of free full-text life science articles in the world with nearly 2 million articles available without subscription. HighWire partners with influential scholarly societies, university presses and publishers to create a collection of the finest, fully searchable research and clinical literature online. Together, these partners produce 71 of the 200 most-frequently-cited journals publishing in science.

Internet Public Library: http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hea42.00.00/
Sites of interest to nurses or those interested in nursing as a career.

Medline-Plus: http://medlineplus.gov/
A service which guides you to information to help answer health questions. It brings together authoritative information on health topics from the US National Library of Medicine, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other US government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.

Virtual Hospital: http://www.vh.org
The Virtual Hospital (VH) is a project of the Electric Differential Multimedia Laboratory, Department of Radiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine. It features medical information of interest to both health care professionals and consumers. Links are arranged by major body systems and hospital departments. Emphasis is on radiology. Ability to search in patient or health care provider mode.

Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses: http://amsn.inurse.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/AMSNMain.woa

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses:
http://www.aacn.org/WD/MainPages/Content/AboutUs.pcms?menu=AboutUs

American Nurses Association: http://nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/CertificationandAccreditation/AboutNursing.aspx

Society of Pediatric Nurses: https://www.pedsnurses.org/