Research Guides: Nursing: Library Resources

Self-Care for New and Student Nurses

Self-Care for New and Student Nurses by Dorrie Fontaine; Tim Cunningham; Natalie May
ISBN: 9781646481729

Publication Date: 2024-05-31

Books and eBooks

CLAMS Catalog This link opens in a new window
Use the CLAMS catalog to search the Wilkens Library print collection, as well as the print collections of most of the public libraries on Cape Cod.

Essential Reference Books:

CREDO Reference This link opens in a new window
CREDO Reference is an online database of reference works that includes some great medical titles.
eBook Central This link opens in a new window
Academic eBooks available to read in your browser or to borrow on your mobile device.

Collins-Bride & Saxe's Clinical Guidelines for Advanced Practice Nursing by Yoonmee Joo, PhD, RN, ANP-C, J. Gatewood, PhD, RN, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, et al.
ISBN: 9781284272109

Publication Date: 2024
Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2022 by Michael W. Rabow; Stephen J. McPhee; Maxine A. Papadakis
Call Number: REF RC71 .A14

ISBN: 9781260117431

Additional circulating copies on 3rd floor
Professional Nursing Concepts Competencies for Quality Leadership by Anita Finkelman, MSN, RN
ISBN: 9781284296464

Publication Date: 2026
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing An Interpersonal Approach by Jeffrey Jones, DNP, RN, PMHCNS-BC, LNC, Audrey Beauvais, DNP, MSN, MBA, RN
ISBN: 9781284230307

Publication Date: 2023

Nursing Reference

Davis's Comprehensive Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications by Anne Van Leeuwen and Mickey Bladh
ISBN: 9781719654173

Publication Date: 2025
Encyclopedia of Nursing Research by Joyce J. Fitzpatrick
ISBN: 9780826133045

Publication Date: 2017-07-01

"This award-winning nursing reference, meticulously researched by luminaries in the field, represents the state of the art in nursing science. Comprehensive and concise, entries provide the most relevant and current research perspectives and demonstrate the depth and breadth of nursing research today."
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health by Gale Cengage Learning Staff (Editor)
ISBN: 9781410363206

Publication Date: 2017-12-07
The Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Publication Date: 2020

"The Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health is an authoritative source on public health issues. Topics focus on health crises affecting the public at large, ranging from epidemic and pandemic diseases (H1N1, Malaria, food-borne illnesses, West Nile etc.); chronic conditions such as famine, malnutrition, cancer and diabetes; and social issues such as sexual abuse, obesity, bullying and new substance abuse issues, plus much more."
The Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health
Publication Date: 2015

"The Gale Encyclopedia Of Senior Health: A Guide For Seniors And Their Caregivers presents authoritative, comprehensive information on all aspects of senior health."
The Home Health Aide Handbook by Jetta Lee Fuzy; William Leahy
Call Number: RA645.35 .F89 2023

ISBN: 9781604251586

Publication Date: 2023-01-01
Nurses Pocket Guide: Diagnoses, Prioritized Interventions, and Rationales by Marilynn E. Doenges, Mary Frances Moorhouse, and Alice C. Murr
ISBN: 9781719647670
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary by Donald Venes
ISBN: 9781719644822

Publication Date: 2021

Drug References

Micromedex This link opens in a new window
Find drug information, check Drug or IV Compatability, print out Patient Handouts. Also available as an App, see Mobile Access tab in the database for more information.

Medline Plus Drug Information This link opens in a new window
Basic drug and supplement information from the National Library of Medicine's Medline Plus

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses by April Hazard Vallerand; Cynthia A. Sanoski
ISBN: 9781719646406

Publication Date: 2022-05-18
Mosby's 2024 Nursing Drug Reference by Linda Skidmore-Roth
ISBN: 9780443121210

Publication Date: 2024

Streaming video and more

The Wilkens Library's Instructional Media Services offices has DVDs covering many different Nursing topics. You can search in the CLAMS Catalog to see what we have and drop by the Reference Office to use these materials in the library. Some classes assign films; these will be on Reserve in the IMS.

MedlinePlus Videos and Cool Tools This link opens in a new window
Surgery videos, tutorials on anatomy, terminology, and more!
Academic Video OnLine This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive video collection spanning a wide range of topics. Includes videos on nursing interventions, patient care and assessment and more.

Keep Current

NIH MedlinePlus: The Magazine This link opens in a new window
Subscribe to Medline Plus's Magazine for free.

Nursing Journals

CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
CINAHL is the authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers.

For help with CINAHL, try EBSCO's CINAHL Support Center. Videos, Tutorials & Factsheets

Video from the Wilkens Library on how to find nursing journal articles in CINAHL

PubMed This link opens in a new window
The premier index of Biomedical literature including dentistry, medicine, nursing and psychiatry. PubMed is the free, web based version which provides limited access to full text.
Medline This link opens in a new window
EBSCO MEDLINE is the same index as PubMed with links to our EBSCO content.
Health and Medicine (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Full-text database that provides full-text nursing & allied health journals, plus current and reliable personal health information.
Full Text Finder This link opens in a new window
Use Full Text Finder to find out which database includes full text access to journals, magazines, newspapers and other periodical publications.
Science Direct This link opens in a new window
Health Sciences Journal collection from Elsevier. Includes Nursing Clinics of North America