Nursing & Allied Health
New catalog: On June 9th, our new library catalog went live. Visit it HERE, and update your shortcuts or bookmarks.
Recently updated: Nursing Certification: Exam Preparation Books. Visit this page to view our exam prep collection.
New pages: Professional Organization Titles and Resources for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.
Discipline-specific medical and nursing societies or professional organizations sometimes issue guidelines around a particular subject area. Consider looking at an organization's website, if that organization is relevant to your clinical question.
We have many databases available in a variety of disciplines. Please see the Databases box (click here), (or scroll down the page) for a list of our most popular research databases that you could consider using, depending on the focus of your clinical question. If you need to know about additional databases to which the Library has access, contact the library for assistance.
Immediately below is a list of EBP-specific databases.
Want to See a Listing of ALL our online nursing journals arranged by specialty?
Want to Search by Title? Use Journal Finder (link below)
Top Journal Titles
Nursing is a high-stress, high-demand career. In fact, it's quite common to hear that feeling overwhelmed, being fearful of violence, and neglecting your own wellbeing are simply just part of the job. Or worse: what you signed up for. Here are some resources that may help you challenge that line of thinking and give you tools to protect your wellbeing (caregivers deserve care, too!).
Check out the titles below, or visit AccessAPN's Self-Care bookshelf HERE.
Workplace violence and bullying, whether perpetrated by patients or colleagues, are NOT part of the job. Check out the resources below for guidance on handling and preventing these situations.
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