Research Guides: Nursing Resources: Books & Media

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eBook Collections

EBSCO eBook Collection - Nursing Titles
Nearly 1,000 nursing-specific eBooks

EBSCO eBook Nursing Collection This link opens in a new window
Ebooks for Nursing faculty and students.
Ovid E-books This link opens in a new window
eBooks specifically related to Nursing and Physical Therapy

Test Success 8th edition: Test Taking Techniques for Beginning Nursing Students 2018-2019
eBook edition of Test Success. It is the latest edition.
Med-Surg Success, 3rd edition : A Q&A Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking
ebook edition of Med-Surg Success. Helpful test preparation resource.
Document Smart: The A-to-Z Guide to Better Nursing Documentation
Feeling unsure about documenting patient care? Learn to document with skill and ease.
Nursing Documentation Made Incredibly Easy!
Learn to grasp the essential basics of nursing documentation.
Clinical Practice of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing
A comprehensive neuroscience nursing text.
ECG Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy! Pocket Guide
This book reviews how to use and monitor ECG equipment, obtain and interpret rhythm strips, and accurately spot and treat arrhythmias.
High-Risk & Critical Care: Obstetrics
A guide for perinatal clinicians who provide care to pregnant women with high-risk conditions.
Cloherty and Stark's Manual of Neonatal Care
A popular text for diagnosis and medical management of problems in newborns.
Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy!
An illustrated guide that teaches nursing students about the medication process.
Pediatric Facts Made Incredibly Quick!
This book contains essential pediatric nursing guidance.
Telephone Triage for Obstetrics & Gynecology
This guide offers a wide range of current evidence-based protocols for telephone triage in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Wound Care Made Incredibly Visual!
This innovative book uses hundreds of full-color graphics to visually demonstrate every aspect of wound care.

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Examples of eBooks

ANA's Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, c. 2015
The Code is the ethical standard for the profession providing a guide to use in ethical analysis and decision-making
ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
Detailed and practical discussion of the competent level of nursing practice and professional performance.
Cardiovascular Card Made Incredibly Easy
A reference for those needing a refresher in cardiovascular nursing care, including cardiovascular anatomy and physiology
DSM-5® Guidebook : The Essential Companion to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
User-friendly, supplementary guide for psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health practitioners
A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
Diagnostic tests described with step-by-step guidance on procedure, interpretation, patient preparation and aftercare

Specialized Resources (video, interactive, simulation, etc.)

Anatomy.TV This link opens in a new window
20 modules with clear 3D images and interactive models, narrated animations and illustrations, dissection slides you can label, clinical case studies, and more. You will need to know your GTC ID number to log in.

EKG, Heart & Lung Sounds
Simulation-based case studies covering heart sounds, murmurs, lung sounds, carotid bruit, blood pressure measurement and EKG training
Films on Demand
Links directly to the Health & Medicine Video Collection