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CINAHL the primary database for nursing literature [more...]

Proquest Nursing & Allied Health Source not as comprehensive as CINAHL but provides full-text access to leading nursing publications; also provides full-text access to: Systematic Reviews, Evidence Summaries, and Best Practice Information Sheets from the Joanna Briggs Institute [more...]

Sociological Abstracts contains articles on community and health-related topics from a sociological perspective [more...]

Cochrane Library definitive collection of databases for EBP evidence [more...]

MEDLINE via Pub Med comprehensive database for medical literature, including nursing [more...]

Joanna Briggs Institute leading resource for EBP resources [more...]

Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library Sigma Theta Tau's resource for reputable nursing information [more...]

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Quick info/statistical Resources [tips]

Statistical abstract of the United States Ref. HA202 .U57 2006 [online]
County and City Data Book Ref. HA202 .U58 2000[online]
Vital statistics of the United States Ref. HA203 .V587 2004 [online]
CCLS Government Info: Federal

National guide to funding in health Ref. R853 .R46 N38 2005
Healthcare reform in America : a reference handbook Ref. RA395 .A3 K7593 2004
Health care policy and politics Ref. RA395 .A3 R685 2000
Health care state rankings Ref. RA407.3 .H423 2007
Health, United States Ref. RA407.3 .U57a 2005 [online]
National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/

Department of Health and Human Services http://www.hhs.gov
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
HHS Policies & Regulations http://www.hhs.gov/policies/index.shtml

Encyclopedia of public health Ref. RA423 .E53 2002
Encyclopedia of health care management Ref. RA971 .E52 2004
Mosby's dictionary of medicine, nursing & health professions Ref. R121 .M67 2006
Current medical diagnosis & treatment Ref. RC71 .A14 2008

PDR nurse's drug handbook Ref. RM125 .P472 2008
Mosby's nursing drug reference Ref. RM301.12 M67 2007
American drug index Ref. RS355 .A48 2008

Nursing care planning made incredibly easy Ref. RT41 .N869 2008
Nursing diagnosis handbook : an evidence-based guide to planning care Ref. and 4th Fl. RT48.6 .A35 2008
Handbook of nursing diagnosis Ref. RT48.6 .C385 2004
Nursing care plans Ref. RT49 .D64 2006

Practical ethics for nurses and nursing students Ref. RT85 .P73 2002
Nurse's legal handbook Ref. RT86.7 .N88 2000
Client teaching guides for home health care Ref. RT120.H65 G67 2008

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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed.
    Reference, Reserve, Stacks BF 76.7 .P83 2001

Citing Resources   http://www.valpo.edu/library/citing.html#apa
VU Writing Center  http://www.valpo.edu/writingcenter/

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