Nursing

Resources for research and information in nursing education and clinical practice.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Locate reference materials, journals, and books related to complementary and alternative medicine.

Alternative Medicine Journals - CU's Collection (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet. )
Link to full-text journals related to CAM.
Books on Alternative Medicine in the CU Collections ()
A list of print and electronic books in the CU collections.
Books on Holistic Nursing in the CU Collections ()
A list of print and electronic books in the CU collections.
International Dictionary of Homeopathy (2000) (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Definitions and interpretations of concepts related to the principles and practice of homeopathy. Compiled by an international panel of experts. (Title List)
Mosby's Dictionary of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2005) (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet. )
Covers terms related to alternative health care systems, mind-body interventions, biologically based therapies, manipulative and body-based healing methods, and energy therapies.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (http://nccam.nih.gov/)
Portal for information provided by The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine. A division of the National Institutes of Health.

Consumer Health

Resources for patients and their families.

Association of Cancer Online Resources (http://acor.org/)
Includes information on support resources, treatment options, and clinical trials.
Breast Cancer Searchable Information Center (http://site.ebrary.com/lib/breastcancer/home.action)
Provided by ebrary, an electronic book vendor, this collection of government resources covers treatment, prevention, risk factors, and alternative therapies.
Destination Rx (http://www.drx.com/)
A free prescription drug price comparison database. Includes information on Medicare Part D plans.
Mayo Clinic (http://mayoclinic.com/)
Provides information on diseases and conditions, drugs, and treatment decisions. Includes an "Ask a Specialist" service, blogs, videos, and podcasts.
Patients Like Me (http://www.patientslikeme.com/)
A networking site for patients to find and share information on various conditions, treatment options, and current research.
SugarStats (http://www.sugarstats.com/)
A tool that allows patients with diabetes to track, monitor, and share blood sugar levels online.
Trusera (http://www.trusera.com/health/)
An online health network where patients can share information and personal experiences.
WebMD (http://www.webmd.com/)
Includes doctor and hospital searches, a pill identifier, as well as many articles on diseases and conditions.

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Medical and nursing dictionaries and encyclopedias.

Medical Dictionaries (Online) (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Search dozens of medical dictionaries from the Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations to Ballière’s Midwive’s Dictionary.
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (2005) (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet. )
Includes pronunciations, abbreviations, etymologies (word origins), information on the 100 most frequently prescribed drugs, patient care sections with clinical information, plus 700 illustrations.
Churchill Livingstone’s Dictionary of Nursing (2006) (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Covers terminology and concepts in both nursing education and clinical practice.
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/home.jsp)
Covers treatments, drugs, and dosage regimens. Includes symbols and abbreviations and has discussions on such topics as genetics, smoking cessation, rehabilitation, geriatric medicine, care of the dying patient, and clinical decision making.
Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Professions (2006) (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Over 13,000 definitions, including dozens of tables and over 2,200 full-color illustrations.
A.D.A.M. Health Illustrated Encyclopedia (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html)
Over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries along with an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.
Dictionary of Nursing (2008) (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Includes over 10,000 clear and concise entries written by medical and nursing specialists.
Dictionary of Public Health (2007) (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
The Oxford Dictionary of Public Health is an alphabetical listing of almost 5,000 words and phrases used in public health science and practice.

Drugs & Homeopathic Remedies

Information about the medicinal use of drugs and homeopathic remedies.

An A-Z of Medical Drugs (Dictionary) (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet. )
Over 5,000 entries covering over-the-counter, pharmacy, and prescription medicines by class of drugs as well as by generic and proprietary names.
DailyMed: Current Medication Information (http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/about.cfm)
Provides access to Food and Drug Administration data containing the most recently approved package inserts for approximately 3400 drugs sold in the U.S. From the National Library of Medicine.
International Dictionary of Homeopathy (2000) (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Definitions and interpretations of concepts related to the principles and practice of homeopathy.
Mosby's Handbook of Herbs & Natural Supplements (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Covers more than 300 herbs and natural supplements.
Pharmaceutical Medicine Dictionary (2001) (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Covers drug discovery, development, trials, regulatory approval and marketing.
Royal Society of Medicine Dictionary (2002) (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Over 5,000 up-to-date descriptions of over-the-counter and prescription drugs.
Drugs.com (http://www.drugs.com/)
Provides free and independent advice on more than 24,000 prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines & natural products. Information provided by Cerner Multum, Micromedex, Physicians' Desk Reference, and Wolters Kluwer Health.

Ethics in Healthcare

Information about moral behavior toward patients and their families, and colleagues.

Center for Ethics and Human Rights (http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ThePracticeofProfessionalNursing/EthicsStandards/CEHR.aspx)
Includes a code of ethics for nurses, positions on ethics and human rights, and links to additional resources. Provided by the American Nurses Association.
Ethics in Healthcare: Books in CU's Collection ()
This link displays works in organizational ethics and clinical practices.
Medical and Biomedical Ethics: Books in CU's Collection ()
This link displays works in such areas as managed health care, assisted suicide, abortion, the intersections of science and religion, aging, and the cultural dimensions of ethics in health and medicine.
National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature (http://bioethics.georgetown.edu)
Covers the following topics: advance directives, animal experimentation, assisted suicide, brain death, cloning, confidentiality, genetic counseling, and more! Provided by Georgetown University.

Geriatrics

Resources that address the care of older adults.

Administration on Aging (http://www.aoa.gov/)
The mission of AoA is to develop a comprehensive, coordinated and cost-effective system of home and community-based services that helps elderly individuals maintain their health and independence in their homes and communities.
Aging in the Know (http://www.healthinaging.org/agingintheknow/)
Created by the American Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA), Aging in the Know offers up-to-date information for consumers on health and aging.
AgingStats.gov (http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/main_site/default.aspx)
A federal interagency forum on aging-related statistics.
Healthy Aging - OSU Extension Service (http://extension.oregonstate.edu/fch/healthy-aging)
Resource materials and educational programs are available on a variety of topics for interested individuals, caregivers, and professionals.
Medline Plus Seniors' Health (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seniorshealth.html)
Provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, this site presents consumer information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues. Includes a drugs and supplements resource and videos.
National Institute on Aging (http://www.nia.nih.gov/)
NIA, a part of the NIH, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. The NIA provides information about aging research, health, and programs relevant to older people.
Nursing Home Compare (http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/Include/DataSection/Questions/SearchCriteriaNEW.asp?)
Found on the Medicare.gov web site, this tool allows users to find detailed information about every Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country.
Oregon Geriatric Education Center (http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of-nursing/about/centers/oregon-geriatric-education/)
The mission of the OGEC is to improve the care of older adults through the interdisciplinary education and training of health care providers. Includes a link to educational materials.
Oregon Geriatrics Society (http://www.oregongeriatricssociety.org/)
The Oregon Geriatrics Society (OGS) is a medical society that focuses on seniors and long-term care. It is the official state affiliate of the national organizations, the American Geriatrics Society and the American Medical Directors’ Association.
The State of Aging and Health in America Report (http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/SAHA/Default/Default.aspx)
Provided by the CDC, this document reports on the health status and health behaviors of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older and makes recommendations to improve the mental and physical health of all Americans in their later years.
Try This:® Best Practices in Nursing Care to Older Adults (http://hartfordign.org/trythis)
A publication of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, the Try This Series is a set of assessment tools where each issue focuses on a topic specific to the older adult population. Includes demonstration videos. Click on the blue link to access.

Human Anatomy & Physiology

Resources for reference and research on the anatomy.

Oxford Companion to the Body (Dictionary) (For CU faculty, staff, and, students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Over 1,000 entries identifying the structure and function of all the major systems of the body and the causes of disorders that affect them.
Anatomy Atlases (http://www.anatomyatlases.org/)
Links to fulltext text books covering anatomy and cell biology.
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (http://www.bartleby.com/107/)
Features 1,247 engravings, many in color, from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn.

Journals & Journal Articles

Journals and journal articles covering medical and nursing education and practice.

CINAHL (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Index to over 1,700 journals (including links to full text articles) from the fields of nursing and allied health, dating back to 1982. (Title List)
Health Source Nursing/Academic & Consumer Edition (Ebsco) (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Full text articles from nursing journals and consumer health journals. (Title List)
Ovid Online (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Journals@Ovid links to the Table of Contents, Bibliographic citations, Abstracts, and references for all the titles in Ovid Online. Journals@Ovid links to the full text nursing journals to which Concordia University subscribes.
Alt HealthWatch (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet. )
Alternative health database providing more than 140 full text publications across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary & alternative medicine back to 1990. (Title List)
BioMed Central (http://www.biomedcentral.com/search/)
Over 100 Open Access journals covering all areas of biology and medicine.
Health Science Journals: CU's Collection (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
CU's collection of health sciences journals.
MedicLatina (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
MedicLatina is a Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by renowned Latin American medical publishers. This unique database provides access to full text for more than 140 peer-reviewed medical journals. (Title List)
Medline (FirstSearch) (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and pre-clinical sciences abstracted from over 4,800 biomedical journals. Created by the National Library of Medicine. Many abstracts link to full text articles.
NIH Library Online Journals Collection (http://nihlibrary.nih.gov/ResearchTools/default.htm?srchType=OnlineJournals)
Search over 6,000 journals in the National Institute of Health collection.
Nursing Journals: CU's Collection (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
CU's collection of nursing journals.
PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?holding=orcullib)
Produced by the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals.

Medical Images

Resources that include prints, photos, animations, and other graphics related to medicine.

Images from the History of Medicine (http://wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov/)
Provides access to nearly 60,000 prints and photos which illustrate the social and historical aspects of medicine. From the National Library of Medicine.
Science & Medical Art (SMART) Image Database (PrintURL: For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
A collection of 13,000+ high quality illustrations and animations depicting anatomy, physiology, surgery, diseases, conditions, trauma, embryology, histology, and other health science topics.

Nursing Specialties

Information for students specializing within the profession.

Emergency Nurses Association (http://www.ena.org/)
Includes job postings and information on trends in emergency care and nursing practice.
Global Library of Women's Medicine (http://www.glowm.com/?p=glowm.cml/home)
Includes more than 400 specialist articles on women’s medicine and pregnancy authored by over 650 expert contributors.
Midwives Alliance of North America (http://mana.org/index.html)
A professional organization for midwives; provides links to state laws and regulations, a bibliography of resources, and related organizations.
Rural Nurse Organization (http://www.rno.org/index.htm)
A networking site for rural nurses; includes a digital library.

Nutrition

Resources on human nutrition.

Diet & Clinical Nutrition Journals: CU's Online Collection (For CU faculty, staff, and, students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Link to Concordia's online collection of full-text journals on diet and clinical nutrition.
Other Nutrition Resources (http://www.cu-portland.edu/library/subject_guides/topic_guide.cfm?TopicID=30#subtopic197)
Links to additional nutrition resources are listed under the Health and Physical Education subject guide.

Textbooks

Online medical textbooks.

Medical Textbooks from MedicalStudent.com (http://www.medicalstudent.com/)
Scores of medical textbooks and online tutorials on topics from anatomy to wilderness medicine.