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Citation Guides

APA Style (Mahoney Library)
APA Manual (REF 808 A639e 2010)
Guide to Electronic References (REF 808 A639e 2007)

Research Guides

ENG225 Nursing Research Presentation (PPTX) - Renita Krasnodebski and Robert Waks
Research Writing for Nursing - Robert Reis

ENG225 Nursing Research Tutorial (PPT) - Mark Ferguson
Research Writing for Nursing - Alicia Clark-Barnes

Research Guide for Nursing & Allied Health

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  • CINAHL with Full Text
    Search nearly 3,000 journals in nursing and allied health. Contains full text for approximately 600 journals, though additional full text may be available in other databases.
  • Health Reference Center Academic
    Forty full text nursing journals, plus newsletters, newspaper articles, pamphlets and reference sources covering nursing and allied health fields.
  • MEDLINE/PubMed
    Search nearly 17 million records covering medical literature from 1948-Present. Limited full text. Also available via FirstSearch.
Encyclopedia of Nursing Research, 2nd ed. - 2006, REF 610.73 E563nr Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 21st ed. - 2009, REF 610.321 T113 Physicians' Desk Reference, 65th ed. - 2011, REF 615.1 P578 The Merck Manual, 19th ed. - 2011, REF 615.58 M538 Mosby's Drug Guide for Nurses, 9th ed. - 2011, REF 615.11 S628

 

Find Books

Books related to nursing, health and medicine have call numbers in the 610-619 range. Reference books are on the main floor in the Reference Room. All other nursing books are located on the lower floor, right side.

Other Relevant Databases

  • Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
    Over 500 scholarly full text medical journals, with a focus on nursing.
  • Health Source: Consumer Edition
    Eighty full-text consumer magazines on medicine, food and nutrition, childcare and sports medicine.
  • Health & Wellness Resource Center
    Full text magazines, pamphlets and journals on medicine, statistics and holistic information.
  • Science Direct
    Over 2,500 authoritative journals in science, technology and medicine.
  • Journals @ Ovid
    18 full-text journals covering nursing administration, nursing education, and nursing research. Also includes full text back issues for 50+ medical journals.
  • Lexis Nexis Academic
    Newspapers and trade magazines covering health and medical care, and the legal aspects of medicine.
  • Physical Education Index
    Abstracts to sports medicine, health education and physical therapy journal articles.
  • PubMed Central
    Free digital archive to biomedical and life sciences research from the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
  • BioMed Central
    198 peer-reviewed, open access journals in biomedical literature. Free registration required.
  • ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
    Over 750,000 downloadable full text dissertations and theses, covering a wide range of graduate research topics, including nursing.

Reference Sites

Health Reference Center
Healthology Videos
Infectious Diseases & Conditions
Reference USA
Medline Plus
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Merck Manual of Diagnosis & Therapy
Healthy New Jersey
GeroNurseOnline
Code of Ethics for Nurses

Organizations

NJ State Nurses Association
National Institute of Nursing Research
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
National League for Nursing
American Nurses Association
New Jersey Hospital Association

Nursing Theory

Nursing Theorists Overview
Current Nursing: Nursing Theories
Nursing Theory Page

Evidence-Based Nursing

Trip Database
Evidence-Based Practice Tutorial for Nurses
Putting Evidence into Practice