Welcome to the subject guide for Nursing!
This page offers information about the various resources available at the Richard J. Daley Library such as article databases, reference materials, ebooks, websites and nursing exam preparation.
In addition, the Richard J. Daley Library offers individual and group instruction on how to use library resources in this subject area. Speak with one of our reference librarians to assist you.
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eBooks
The Daley College Library also has access to the EBSCO eBooks and the Springer Medical eBooks collections on a wide variety of nursing topics.
These are some of the nursing ebooks available:
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Note: Accessing journal articles from databases off-campus will require students to use their MyCCC username and password.
AHFS Consumer Medication Information
AHFS Consumer Medication Information is a trusted source and recognized standard for patient drug information, available in both English and Spanish.
CINAHL and Health Science
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, indexing over 5,000 journals. The best nursing article citation database. (How-to guide)
* Use Clinical Queries for Therapy, Prognosis, Causation
* Select Evidence-Based Practice under Special Interest
* Select Evidence-Based Care Sheet as a Publication Type
Consumer Health Complete
A comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics.
Health Source - Consumer Edition
A rich collection of consumer health information providing access to over 80 full-text consumer health magazines. Also included is access to consumer health pamphlets and reference ebooks.
Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition
Access full-text scholarly journals on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health topics is particularly strong.
Open Access Journals (i.e. freely available online)
BMC Nursing
BMC Nursing is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of nursing research, training, education and practice. It is published by BioMed Central.
PubMed Central
An open access database of biomedical and life sciences journal literature maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. (How-to guide)
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Simple definitions of medical terms from the National Library of Medicine.
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Anatomy and Graphics
- MedLinePlus brings together authoritative information from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations.
- InnerBody explore the human body with hundreds of interactive anatomy pictures and descriptions.
- BodyMaps is an interactive search tool that allows users to view the human body in 3D.
- LearnersTV View video tutorials on dozens of nursing procedures and skills.
- Scientific and Medical ART (SMART) Imagebase download thousands of medical illustrations, videos, interactive tools, and monographs of anatomy, physiology, embryology, surgery, trauma, pathology, diseases, conditions and other topics (requires student ID login off-campus).
- Nursing Education in Video View videos created especially for nursing students.
- Health and Society in Video View videos relating to medical progress and its impact on society.
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MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) is a comprehensive controlled vocabulary indexing journal articles and books in the life sciences. It can also serve as thesaurus that facilitates searching. Created and updated by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), it is used by the MEDLINE/PubMed article database and by NLM's catalog of book holdings.
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Nursing and Healthcare Websites:
Professional Nursing websites:
Statistical sites
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See NCLEX-RN exam preparation books available in the Richard J. Daley College Library catalog.
See NCLEX-PN exam preparation books available in the Richard J. Daley College Library catalog. To search for additional books within the City Colleges of Chicago library system, select "View Entire Collection" from the drop-down menu.
Medical and Nursing Exam Prep from the Testing and Education Resource Center
A library database with online test practice and test preparation resources for the NCLEX-RN, NCLEX-PN, and more. Accessing this site from off campus will require students to log in with their MyCCC username and password. Registration is required, but it allows you to track your progress.
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These resources will help you write on the job and in the classes you will take to become a nurse.
Purdue's Online Writing Lab for Nurses
KnightCite by the Hekman Library at Calvin College allows writers to generate citations in either APA, MLA and Chicago style.
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