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Bevill State Community College Libraries
http://www.bscc.edu/students/student-resources/library 800-648-3271
RESOURCES FOR NURSING STUDENTS
NURSING JOURNAL DATABASES ONLINE
To access, log on to http://www.bscc.edu/students/student-resources/library. Under databases, click on the
Alabama Virtual Library link and search for the following databases:
Alt HealthWatch focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to
health care and wellness. It offers libraries full text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-
reviewed journals and reports. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original
research and book excerpts.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition indexes and abstracts over 560 scholarly journals and includes full
text articles for over 520 journals focusing on medical disciplines, especially nursing and allied health topics.
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by
the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in
language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, and
for free. You can use MedlinePlus to learn about the latest treatments, look up information on a drug or
supplement, find out the meanings of words, or view medical videos or illustrations. You can also get links to the
latest medical research on your topic or find out about clinical trials on a disease or condition. MedlinePlus is
updated daily.
PubMed comprises over 22 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and
online books. PubMed citations and abstracts include the fields of biomedicine and health, covering portions of
the life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering. PubMed also provides access to
additional relevant web sites and links to the other NCBI molecular biology resources. PubMed is a free resource
that is developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), at the U.S.
National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
PERIODICALS
Available in print at campuses as listed below. More titles are available online through AVL.
Nursing Made Incredibly Easy Hamilton
NURSING RESOURCES ONLINE
MedlinePLUS (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/) “MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer
health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of
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Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE
searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has
extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and the latest
health news.”
National Institute of Nursing Research (http://ninr.nih.gov)
“This organization’s mission is to support research in nursing in clinical and community settings. It provides
links to nursing organizations for various specialties and publications from national conferences and
meetings.”
Pubmed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/)
“An index to more than 15 million citations from Medline back to the 1050’s, this website also has links to the
full text of articles and nongovernmental Web resources.”
Pubmed Central (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/)
“A free digital archive of life sciences journal literature, including access to the full text of more than 160
journals.”
Center for Disease Control (http://www.cdc.gov)
Website promoting information on specific health and safety topics, a public image database, and national data
sets on health and disease.
Healthfinder.gov (http://www.healthfinder.gov)
A consumer health information site with a hand-selected directory of the health-related websites of more than
1,500 organizations.
National Guideline Clearinghouse (http://www.guideline.gov)
NGC is a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
Mayo Clinic: Tools for Healthier Lives (http://www.mayoclinic.com)
High quality and comprehensive medical information with a complete “tools” section.
Medscape (http://www.medscape.com)
Collections of key clinical content and specialty sites from WebbMD.
Lippincott’s NursingCenter.com (http://www.nursingcenter.com/) “Created by nurses, for nurses, Lippincott's
NursingCenter.com is the premier destination site for your clinical and professional informational needs. We
are committed to providing credible, current, authoritative, evidence-based resources to help you in your
practice… Lippincott's NursingCenter.com is powered by more than 50 of our leading peer-reviewed nursing
journals”.
Virgina Henderson International Nursing Library
(http://www.nursinglibrary.org) “VHINL is a database of nursing research abstracts that have been posted in the
Registry of Nursing Research by nurse researchers or collected from other nursing organizations. Visitors to the library
can search for specific information on nursing topics in which they are interested.”
ONLINE AIDS
Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body (http://www.bartleby.com/107/)
Human Anatomy Online (http://www.innerbody.com)
RN Central (http://www.rncentral.com)
RxList (http://www.rxlist.com)
NURSING ASSOCIATIONS
American Nursing Association (ANA) (http://www.nursingworld.org)
National Coalition of Ethnic and Minority Nurse Associations (NCEMNA) (http://www.ncemna.org)
National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN) (http://www.nflpn.org)
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Library of Congress Classification for Health Science Books
R – Medicine
RJ – Pediatrics
RA – Public Aspects of Medicine
RM – Occupational Therapy
RB – Pathology
RS – Pharmacy
RC – Internal Medicine
RT – Nursing
RG – Gynecology and Obstetrics
RX – Homeopathy
Useful Links
Agency for Healthcare Research
Alabama Board of Nursing
Alabama Doctor List
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
American Medical Association
Johnson & Johnson Nursing
Hardin-MD
Health Central
HIV Insite
Medscape Free CMEs
National Clinical Guidelines
National Institute on Aging
National Library of Medicine
NCSBN Learning Extension
Net Wellness
Nursing Degree Guide
Nursing Research
Office of Minority Health
Women's Health
For further assistance, contact the Bevill State Community College Campus Library near you:
Fayette Campus Library
(205) 932-3221
ext. 5141
Hamilton Campus
Library
(205) 921-3177
ext. 5356
Jasper Campus
Library
(205) 387-0511
ext. 5748
Sumiton Campus Library
(205) 648-3271
ext.5241
Pickens County Educational Center
(205) 367-8860
ext. 5646
