NURS 3711: Professional Nursing Concepts I Lab (Morris)
This research guide lists sources from AUM's Library and others on the Web that you can use for research on nursing topics. If you have questions, please:
- go to the Reference Desk on the Library's second floor
- call the Reference Desk at 334-244-3649 when we are open
- Ask A Librarian by e-mail
Journal Articles
To find journal articles, use the Library's online databases which are accessible off campus.
The entire text of many articles is included in the Library's databases. If an article is not in the database you are searching, you may be able to find it in another database or in the Library's Periodicals Collection:
- by clicking on Article Linker
OR- by typing the journal title into Serials Solutions (AUM)
Journals in the Periodicals Collection on the second floor of the Library are arranged by call number. Ask at the Reference Desk if you need assistance.
You may request articles that are not available in the Library or the databases through Interlibrary Loan.
All residents of Alabama have access to the Alabama Virtual Library databases free of charge. This means that health care professionals and their patients have access to the entire text of thousands of articles published in scholarly journals and magazines. These databases are indicated by (AVL) on the list at the right.
Health Sciences Databases
- Alt HealthWatch (AUM) (AVL)
- CINAHL Plus with Full Text (AUM)
- Health Source: Consumer Edition (AUM) (AVL)
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic (AUM) (AVL)
- MEDLINE (AUM) (AVL) - available through OCLC FirstSearch
- ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source (AUM)
- PsycINFO (AUM)
- PubMed - from the National Library of Medicine
- Journals - find full journal titles from abbreviated titles
- PubMed Tutorial
Government Information
The federal government publishes information for health care professionals and consumers.
The AUM Library is a regional depository for federal government documents. Government Documents is located on the third floor of the Library, Phase I. Government information is also available full text on the Web.
- Try the sources listed below for finding health information published by the federal government in print or available online.
OR
- Explore the federal government agency Websites linked at the right.
Finding Government Information
- AUM Library Catalog - limit location to Government Documents
- USA.gov
- GPO Access
Government Agencies
- Department of Health & Human Services
- Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Food & Drug Administration
- National Health Information Center
- Healthfinder - consumer health information
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Nursing Research
- MedlinePlus - consumer health information
World Wide Web
- Check out the sources at the right for health-related Websites that have been evaluated/chosen for their value to health care professionals or consumers.
OR
- Internet Resource Guide for Nurses and Health Care Professionals
Reference: RT 50.5 .M37 2005- Internet Resources for Nurses
Reference: RT 50.5 .I57 2003- The Medical Library Association Encyclopedic Guide to Searching and Finding Health Information on the Web
Reference: R 859.7 .I58 M436 2004- Health Reference Series Sourcebooks
Do a title search for health reference series in the online catalog.- INFOMINE Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
- Librarians' Internet Index