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NU 471 Resources

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Selected Electronic Books -- Periodical Databases -- Selected Books in Busse Library -- Selected Websites

Selected Electronic Books

The Changing Nature Of Nursing In A Managerial Age. Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell Science, 1999.

Courtenay, Molly. Advanced Nursing Skills. London : Greenwich Medical Media Limited, 2000.

Nyberg, Jan J. A Caring Approach in Nursing Administration. Niwot, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, 1998.

Philosophical And Theoretical Perspectives For Advanced Nursing Practice. Sudbury, Mass. : Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc., 1999.

Wondrak, R.F. Interpersonal Skills For Nurses And Health Care Professionals. Oxford ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Science, 1998.

 

Periodical Databases
 

Ebsco Database (password required)

  • Ebsco Academic Search Premier -- Contains full-text articles for over 3,400 scholarly journals and is the world's largest scholarly, multi-discipline, full text database. Subject areas include: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, languages, linguistics, arts & literature, medicine, and ethnic studies.

FirstSearch Databases (password required)

After you key in your login and password, you will need to select again from the list of available databases on the search screen.  To do this click on the dropdown menu in: Jump to Advanced Search: Select a Database to Search.  Select the required database and begin your search. You may initiate an InterLibrary Loan request from FirstSearch databases to the Busse Library. Use the linked Tips for help in using the databases. 

  • ArticleFirst - Index to citations from of over 12,600 journals. Tips on using this database.
  • CINAHL -- Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Literature
  • GPO Monthly Catalog - Index to information printed by the US Government Printing Office. Tips on using this database.
  • MEDLINE -- Access to Medline index of medical journals.
  • PsycINFO -- Index to psychological journal articles, books, chapters, technical reports and dissertations from 1887 to the present.
  • PubMed --Access to Medline from the National Library of Medicine. Index to medical journals from around the world.
  • World Almanac - Facts and figures
  • WorldCat - Over 30 million catalog records of books and audiovisuals held in libraries around the world. A good way to see if a book has been published on a topic which you may want to borrow through InterLibrary Loan. Remember to select books with at least 15 library holdings indicated. Tips on using this database.

 

Selected Books in Busse Library

Conceptual foundations of professional nursing practice.
St. Louis: Mosby, c1996. RT86.7 .C66 1996

Allison, Sarah E.
Nursing administration in the 21st century : a self-care theory.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, c1999. RT89 .A435 1999

Burkhardt, Margaret A.
Ethics & issues in contemporary nursing.
Albany, NY: Delmar, 1998. RT85 .B766 1998

Cherry, Barbara.
Contemporary nursing: issues, trends, and management.
St. Louis: Mosby, c1999. RT41 .C564 1999

Curtin, Leah.
Nursing into the 21st century.
Springhouse, PA: Springhouse Corp., c1996. RT4 .C87 1996

Davis, Anne J.
Ethical dilemmas and nursing practice.
Stamford, CT: Appleton & Lange, c1997. RT85 .D33 1997

Ferguson, Vernice.
Educating the 21st century nurse: challenges and opportunities.
New York: NLN Press, c1997. RT71 .E37 1997

George, Julia B.
Nursing theories: the base for professional nursing practice.
Norwalk, CT: Appleton & Lange, c1995. RT84.5 .N89 1995

Hein, Eleanor C.
Nursing issues in the 21st century: perspectives from the literature.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, c2001. RT86.5 .N875 2001

Kelly, Lucie Young.
Dimensions of professional nursing.
New York: McGraw Hill, c1995. RT82 .K4 1995

Kozier, Barbara.
Professional nursing practice: concepts and perspectives.
Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley, c1997. RT84.5 .K69 1997

McCloskey, Joanne Comi.
Current issues in nursing.
St. Louis: Mosby, c1997. RT63 .C87 1997

Snyder, Mariah.
Advanced practice nursing: a guide to professional development.
New York: Springer Publishing, c1995. RT82.8 .A49 1995

 

Selected Websites

 

Online materials for students enrolled in NU 471 are provided by the Busse Library, Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, IA. Use is limited to registered students. Contact the Busse Library with your questions.