Nursing: Background/Reference Sources
The purpose of gathering background information is to help you understand your topic in more depth, or perhaps think about a different view or a subtopic that you had not previously considered.
Reference Books | Electronic Reference Resources
Using reference sources in the library's Reference Collection can be very useful.
After looking at the titles that follow, you can use the reference collection to help you locate additional information on your topic in the circulating collection, or you can note the call number of a Reference book that is useful for your topic, for example The AIDS Sourcebook (REF RC 606.64 .A337 2003). Drop the REF and use the initial letters and numbers as a guide to finding similar material that circulates. If you wanted to find circulating books similar to The AIDS Sourcebook, you would go to the third floor and browse the RC 606 section.
Subject Specific Reference Books
Encyclopedias | Dictionaries | Bibliographies | Abbreviations/Acronyms Aging | Alternative Medicine | Anatomy | Biographies | Children | Diagnoses/Tests | Diseases/Conditions | Drugs/Pharmacology | Ethics | Families | Genetics | History | Leadership | Medical-Surgical | Men | Mental Health Multiculturalism | Nutrition | Pollution | Religion | Research | Statistics | Women
Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior
REF. R 726.5 .E53 2004
- Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
REF. RC 41 .G35 2006 and Online
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Dictionaries/Terminology
- International Dictionary of Medicine and Biology
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REF. R 121 .I58
- Inverted Medical Dictionary: A Method of Finding Medical Terms Quickly
REF. R 121 .R54
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing
REF. R 121 .S8 2005
- Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
REF. R 121 .T144 1997
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Bibliographies/Sourcebooks
- Literature and Medicine: An Annotated Bibliography
REF. PN 56 .M38 T7 1982
Abbreviations/Acronyms
- Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms
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REF. R 121 .R77
- Mosby's Survival Guide to Medical Abbreviations & Acronyms, Prefixes & Suffixes, Symbols, Greek Alphabet
REF. R 123 .C23 1995
Aging
- Aging: Demographics, Health, and Health Services
RA 564.8 .V54 2003
- Encyclopedia of Aging
REF. HQ 1061 .E53
- Encyclopedia of Senior Health and Well-Being
REF. RA 777.6 .K357 2003
- Graying of America
HQ 1064 .U5 K39 2001
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Alternative/Complementary Medicine
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Sourcebook
R 735 .C66 2010
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Anatomy
- Anatomy of the Human Body/Gray's Anatomy
REF. QM 23.2 .G73 1985
- Atlas of Human Anatomy
REF. QM 25 .N46 2010
- Atlas of the Sensory Organs
REF. QM 501 .C75 2005 or Online
- Colour Atlas of Human Anatomy
REF. QM 23.2 .M32 1977
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Biographies
- Dictionary of American Medical Biography
REF. R 153 .D53
Children
- Child Abuse Sourcebook
HV 6626.52 .C557 2009
- Encyclopedia of Child Abuse
REF. HV 6626.5 .C57 2007
- Encyclopedia of Children's Health and Wellness
REF. RJ 45 .T9465 2004
Diagnoses/Tests
- Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
REF. RC 55 .M4 2006
- PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook
REF. RM 125 .S668 2008
Diseases/Disorders/Conditions
- AIDS Sourcebook
RC 606.64 .A337 2008
- Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery
Online
- Cancer Sourcebook
RC 263 .C294 2007
- Disabilities Sourcebook
HV 1553 .D544 2000
- Domestic Violence Sourcebook
HV 6626.2 .D685 2009
- Drug Abuse Sourcebook
HV 5801 .D724 2010
- Eating Disorders Sourcebook
RC 552 .E18 E287 2011
- Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders
REF. RC 553 .A88 T87 2007
- Encyclopedia of Blindness and Vision Impairment
REF. RE 91 .S27
- Encyclopedia of Drugs and Alcohol
REF. HV 5804 .E53 1995
- Encyclopedia of HIV and AIDS
REF. RC 606.6 .W385 2003
- Encyclopedia of Infectious Diseases
REF. RC 112 .T87 2007
- Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders
REF. RC 552 .E18 C37 2006
- Headache Sourcebook
RC 392 .H43 2002
- Illinois Cancer Statistics Review
RC 277 .I3 2003
- NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders) Resource Guide
REF. RC 91 .N67 2000
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sourcebook
REF. RC 200.2 .S387 2009
Drugs/Pharmacology
Mosby's Pharmacology in Nursing
REF. RM 301 .M39 2006
Nursing2011 Drug Handbook
REF. RM 301.12 .N87 2011
Physician's Desk Reference: PDR
REF. RS 250 .P5
PDR for Herbal Medicines
REF. RM 666 .H33 P37 2007
PDR for Nonprescription Drugs
REF. RS 250 .P52
PDR Generics
REF. RS 55.2 .P3 1998
PDR Guide to Drug Interactions, Side Effects, and Indications
REF. RM 302 .P37 2007
PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook
REF. RM 125 .S668 2009
Ethics
- Encyclopedia of Bioethics
REF. QH 332 .E52 1995
Families
Mayo Clinic Family Health Book
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REF. RC 81 .M473 2009
Genetics
- Dictionary of Genetics
REF. QH 427 .K55 2002
- Mendelian Inheritance in Man
Online
History
- Chronology of Medicine and Related Sciences
REF. R 133 .M717 1997
- Historical Encyclopedia of Nursing
REF. RT 31 .S66 1999
- Nursing, a Historical Bibliography
REF. RT 31 .B84 1981
Leadership
- Nursing Leadership: a Concise Encyclopedia
REF. RT 89 .N7943 2008
Medical-Surgical
- Instrumentation for the Operating Room: a Photographic Manual
REF. RD 71 .B76 1994
Men
- Men's Health and Wellness Encyclopedia
REF. RA 777.8 .I65 1998
Mental Health
- Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary
REF. RC 437 .H5 2004
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR
REF. RC 455.2 .C4
- Encyclopedia of Depression
REF. RC 537 .R63
- Encyclopedia of Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
REF. RC 514 .N63 2007
- Encyclopedia of Suicide
REF. HV 6645 .E87 2003
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health
REF. RC 437 .G35 2008
Psychoanalytic Terms and Concepts
REF. RC 501.4 .P79
Multiculturalism
- American Immigrant Cultures
REF. E 184 .A1 A634 1997
- Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
REF. E 184 .A1 G14 1995
Nutrition
Diet and Nutrition Sourcebook
RA 784 .D534 2006
Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Health Nutrition
REF. TX 349 .E482 2002
Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders
REF. RC 552 .E18 C37 2006
Nutrition Desk Reference: NDR
Online
Prentice-Hall Dictionary of Nutrition and Health
REF. TX 349 .A54
Pollution/Environment
- Rapid Guide to Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace
REF. T 55.3 .H3 R37
- Toxics A to Z: a Guide to Everyday Pollution Hazards
REF. RA 1213 .T76 1991
Religion
- Handbook of Religion and Health
REF. BL 65 .M4 .K646 2001
Research/Writing Guides
- Encyclopedia of Nursing Research
REF. RT 81.5 .E53 2006
Statistics
- Health and Healthcare in the United States: County and Metro Area Data
RA 407.3 .H415 2001
- Health in the Americas
RA 407.5 .L3 P18 2002
- Health, United States [Current Year]
Online
- Illinois Cancer Statistics Review
RC 277 .I3 2003
Women
- Encyclopedia of Women's Health Issues
REF. RA 778 .G39 2002
Reproductive Issues in America
REF. RG 133.5 .M47 2003
Women's Health Concerns Sourcebook
RA 778 .W7543 2004
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Ask a librarian at the Research Assistance Desk
if you need help in locating these sources.
Electronic Reference Sources
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- contains the Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders and Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. (After clicking the link, click "proceed", then select the database.)
- Micromedex
- Access to clinical databases with information about drugs, labs, toxicology, diseases, acute care, alternative medicine, IV compatibility etc. Also includes access to the CareNotes System. (Note: This database is only available to current Nursing faculty and students. Please see a librarian for database login and password.)
- Peterson's College Guides
- Online versions of the printed guides. Guides to undergraduate, graduate and vocational-technical schools. Searchable by name or location.
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