- Access Medicine
medical reference, multimedia, practice guidelines, diagnostic tests, and self assessment. Mobile Device Access: http://m.accessmedicine.com - ClinicalKey Flex
Provides reference books and journals, point-of-care monographs, drug information, videos, practice guidelines, customized patient education handouts, clinical calculators and more. Mobile device access: Register link (top rt corner of the home page). - DynaMed
Provides evidence based literature and clinical practice guidelines at 'point-of-care' Mobile device access: DynaMed homepage under "How to use DynaMed". - UpToDate
Like DynaMed (above), UptoDate is an EBP tool for quickly finding medical research that is appraised and synthesized into summaries for diagnosing and treating conditions. - Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence Based Practice (EBP) Database
Based on collaboration from 40 countries, JBI develops & provides evidence for nursing, allied health and medical professionals for clinical decision making as well as to consumers. Check out the JBI Levels of Evidence.
MedlinePlus - Health Disparities
U.S. Department of Health - Office of Minority Health
Minority Health Specialized Info. Services | US Dept. of Health & Human Services
AIDSource From the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to ensure that the source of HIV/AIDS information is reviewed for quality [from both inside and outside the Federal Government].
HIVinfo - resources from HIV.gov (CDC) and the NIH (National Library of Medicine) combined into one site.
NCHHSTP Atlas Survellance data from the CDC on HIV, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis (TB). Also includes socioeconomic data on these diseases.
- COV19 & Infectious Diseases
Resources guide from UM Calder Library. - LitCovid
Provides access to PubMed articles on Covid-19. It is updated daily and categorized by research topic and geographic location for easy discovery. - CINAHL Plus
Primary index to the international literature of nursing and health. - Cochrane Library
Network of high-quality information for health decision making. Includes Cochrane's Systematic Reviews, Central Register of Controlled Trials, Clinical Answers. - Healthcare Administration Database (Proquest Health Management )
Resources for health administration, healthcare workers, hospitals, health law, statistics, policy, finance, management and more. - Joanna Briggs EBP
Evidence Based Practice in Nursing - ProQuest Research Library
Scholarly infom from 150 subject areas. It's surprising what you might find for health & nursing. - PsycINFO
Scholarly sources for Psychology. - PubMed - US National Library of Medicine, NIH
- SageReseachMethods
Provides guidance on every step of the research process for various study designs. - Web of Science
The sciences (including health sciences), technology, social sciences, the arts, and conference proceedings. Also the premier database for citation statistics and journal ranking.
- BioMed Central- BMC is an independent open access publisher that provides 300 peer review journals about biology, medicine, simulation medicine, technology, genome science, and public health.
- EthicShare - is for scholars in the field of ethics. Features everything from scholarly articles to blogs.
- MedlinePlus - produced by the National Library of Medicine for patients, providing reliable, up-to-date health information information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in non-technical language. Freely available.
- National Academies Press Digital Library - provides full-text book length research studies and policy reports and includes IOM (Institute of Medicine) titles.
- Nurses-Medscape - free from WebMD targeted at nurses. POC information for drugs, diseases, procedures. Medscape Mobile available for iPhone/Pad, BlackBerry, Android. See Medscape homepage for instructions
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- PubMed Help Book
- PubMed Tutorials
Extensive list of online tutorials from the National Library of Medicine. - Roadmap to searching in PubMed
This guide will help you learn how to build and conduct a systematic review search in PubMed. - Yale MeSH Analyzer
Tool to identify: (1) the reason that articles (you know of) are missing from your search results. (2) new search terms ( you haven't thought or found) that could increase the number of relevant search results. - Tutorial for Yale MeSH Analyzer
- AccessMedicine Drugs
- DynaMed
Provides evidence based literature and clinical practice guidelines at 'point-of-care' Mobile device access: DynaMed homepage under "How to use DynaMed". - Embase
- is biomedical and pharmacological full text database, that includes disease and medical device data. - Micromedex
Provides evidence based drug information and clinical answers and resources for patient and consumer education. Use Help menu for tips and tricks (upper left corner). - NLM Drug Information Portal
Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, this portal provides information on over 78 thousand drugs. For quick instructions, under the News and Features tab, select About. - Toxnet
A group of databases covering chemicals and drugs, diseases and the environment, occupational safety, poisoning, risk assessment and regulations, and toxicology.
- Bates Visual Guide to Physical Examination
Provides clinical skills videos of head-to-toe and systems-based physical exams. - VisualDx
A diagnostic clinical decision support system, combining clinical research with an image library. Includes expert help with diagnosis, treatment, self-education, and patient communication.
Searching via the Library catalog:
In addition to "Keyword" searching, click on the arrow (right of "Keyword" in box below) to find other choices from the drop down menu. For instance, select "Subject"to see all the nursing eBooks.
Still can't find what you're looking for? Try WorldCat, a cooperative catalog of many US and international libraries. If we don't have it at UM, try requesting it through Interlibrary Loan.
- Nursing ebooks
List constructed by the Calder Library, but available to all UM users. - AccessMedicine Books
- ClinicalKey eBooks
On left side of search box, click on "All Types" arrow. Select books, then to right side of search box, type in your topic. - Ebook Central (ProQuest)
Provides access to a growing collection of academic titles across many disciplines. Users will be prompted to authenticate both on campus and off campus. Books may be viewed online using the EBook Central reader. Many titles are also available to download for reading offline. Windows and Mac users will use Adobe Digital Editions to view the downloaded titles (freely available at "http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/#download"). iPad users will use the Bluefire Reader app to view the downloaded titles. - Ebrary Academic Complete
Provides access to over 100,000 academic titles across many disciplines. Books may be viewed online using the ebrary reader. Many titles are also available to download for reading offline. Users will be prompted to create / log in to their own ebrary account to access the download functionality. Windows and Mac users will use Adobe Digital Editions to view the downloaded titles (freely available at "http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/#download"). iPad users will use the Bluefire Reader app to view the downloaded titles. - Ebook Collection (EBSCOHost)
Provides access to over 20,000 academic titles across many disciplines. Books may be viewed online using the EBSCOhost Full Text reader. Many titles are also available to download for reading offline. Users will be prompted to create / log in to their own EBSCOhost account to access the download functionality. Windows and Mac users will use Adobe Digital Editions to view the downloaded titles (freely available at "http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/#download"). iPad users will use the Bluefire Reader app to view the downloaded titles. - Journals@Ovid LWW Total Access Collection
The LWW Total Access Collection is an expansive collection of over 250 medical and nursing journals published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) that is available exclusively through Ovid. - R2 Digital Library
The R2 Digital Library is an online platform that offers full text access to health science ebooks. Featuring a comprehensive collection of medical, nursing and allied health ebooks, the database offers more than 3,000 health science ebooks from nearly 50 leading publishers.
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Grey literature is information not commercially published.
"Grey literature stands for manifold document types produced on all levels of government, academics, business and industry in print and electronic formats that are protected by intellectual property rights, of sufficient quality to be collected and preserved by library holdings or institutional repositories, but not controlled by commercial publishers i.e., where publishing is not the primary activity of the producing body." (2nd International Conference for Grey Literature, 2010)
MedlinePlus - Health Disparities
U.S. Department of Health - Office of Minority Health
Specialized Information Services (SIS) US Dept. of Health & Human Services
Minority Health (SIS)
- Reports from government agencies (e.g., WHO or UNAIDS), organizations, societies, etc.
- Professional and Special Interest Groups
- Health Institutes
- Universities, Research Centers
- Conference proceedings
- Listservs, Blogs, Emails, Phone calls
- Newsletters
- Theses & Dissertations
- Primary resources: Manuscripts, Notes, Letters, Diaries, other personal information
- More Types of Grey Lit Documents - from Grey Lit International 2018
- Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Resources
- Covid End
Multifaceted - includes evidence synthesis inventory, public health measures, economic & social responses (in education, transport, etc.), creating guides, and more. - LitCovid
Provides access to PubMed articles about Covid-19. Updated daily, it is categorized by research topic and geographic location for easy discovery. - BioMed Central (BMC)
To find articles, see the Search link (top, right on dark blue horizontal bar). - BMJ (British Medical Journal collection)
A collection of over 70 peer reviewed medical and allied science journals, many open access provide studies and critical reviews of the studies. The weekly peer-reviewed medical journal BMJ (subscription based) from the British Medical Association publishes the collection. (The BMJ journal and this collection share the same acconym.) - CADTH (Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health)
Well known around the world, CADTH offers international resources for evidence, analysis, advice, and recommnedations for infromed decision making in health care. See Resources. - CADTH - Grey Matters
Handy tool for finding health-related grey literature. - U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS.gov)
U.S. Government's principal agency for health and essential human services. - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- ClinicalTrials.gov
Database of privately and publicly funded clinical studies conducted around the world. - Disaster Information Research Center
From the National Institue of Health (NIH) > US National Library of Medicine (NLM) - Health & Medical Resources (Florida Atlantic University Libraries)
Superb collection of Grey Lit. resources with active links. - Healthy People 2020 & 2030
from Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) - provides information on high priority public health issues. - National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
The statistical arm of the CDC. - PEDro
Physiotherapy Evidence Database of RCT's, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines. - PubMed Central (PMC)
PMC is a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM). To get more details and understand the difference between PMC and PubMed, see FAQs - Rutgers Government Information
Go to 2nd column for Government Information to find an excellent selection of government resources, e.g., Health Statistics - SciELO Open publishing model from Latin and South America.
- Sigma Respository
Sigma is solely dedicated works by nurses around the world. Open digital academic and clinical focused it freely collects, preserves, and disseminates full-text nursing research, educational, and evidence-based practice materials. The repository is a resource of Sigma Theta Tau International (Sigma). - World Health Organization (WHO)
- Trip Medical database for Evidence Based Practice material: journals, guidelines, sys. reviews, etc.
- WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform
- New York Academy of Medicine - Grey Literature Report
This database is important for it's publishers' list.The landing page is set to the A-Z list, but you don't know name of organization, government, NGO, etc. that publishes the information on your topic? In the search box, type in what you do know, e.g., country, issue, disease, etc., e.g., Caribbean health. Dated documents appear, but so do the names the publishers. Copy it, then google it, e.g., Heatlhy Caribbean Coalition to find its latest publications, mission statements, projects, etc. Need help? Contact the librarian.
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Objectives: "Expand visibility of timely and relevant Federal HIV policies, programs, and resources to the American public; ... increase use of new media tools to reach communities most at risk; increase knowledge about HIV and access to [services for high risk people]".
"AIDSource offers access to HIV/AIDS-related resources ... developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to ensure that those seeking information about HIV/AIDS have a source of quality reviewed current content [From both inside and outside the Federal Government]. In 2005, it was linked to AIDSinfo to make access easier for users of both sites".
HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Atlas (NCHHSTP) CDC
"A tool that gives you the power to analyze, map, and create tables using more than 10 years of data." For direct access, click on NCHHSTP Atlas.
The evidence based process originated in the field of medicine where it is referred to as Evidence Based Medince (EBM). The process has migrated into other professions which refer to it as Evidence Based Practice. In Nursing it is sometimes called Evidence Based Nursing (EBN).
Definition: Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) is "the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. The practice of evidence based medicine means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research." Sackett, David L, et al. "Evidence Based Medicine: What It Is and What It Isn't." BMJ 1996; 312: 71-72.
4 components EBM (or EBP or EBN):
(1) clinical expertise and (2) patient preference which "may override the other components of the model for a given decision. "For example, clinical expertise must prevail if the nurse decides that the patient is too frail for a specific intervention that is otherwise âbestâ for his condition, and the patient's preference will dominate when he declines a treatment that [even though] (3) research evidence indicates the treatment is best for his condition. All of these factors, however, have to be considered in the light of the fact that (4) resources for health care are limited."
DiCenso A, Cullum N, Ciliska D. "Implementing evidence-based nursing: some misconceptions" [editorial]. Evidence-Based Nursing 1998 Apr;1:38-40.
This guide outlines the Systematic Review process starting with formulating a research question all the way along to reporting results. Simple to follow and relevant for other reviews, e.g., scoping reviews and intergrative reviews.
Databases
Cochrane Library
Joanna Briggs EBP
PubMed - filter for Systematic Reviews or RCT's by clicking on Clinical Queries (top right)
CINAHL - for EBM reviews, go to limit options; filter or add Sys. Rev., Meta Analysis, RCT, to the search.
Embase - a biomedical and pharmacological database
Web of Science
TRIP since 1997 - easily find the highest-quality material available on the web - to help support evidence based practice.
Finding and using research evidence: Summary sheet
Point of Care Tools
DynaMed & Up to Date Point of care tools offering best available evidence from systematic reviews, RCTs, and observational studies when appropriate for assessing the benefits and harms of treatments.
Journals
BMJ - offers critical reviews of research studies
Some very helpful Web resources for understanding EBP, linking types of Clinical Questions to types of Design Studies. Each one includes a Critical Appraisal tab for "identifying the strengths and weaknesses of a research article in order to assess the usefulness and validity of research findings." (Medscape). (More Appaisal tools in the box to the right) A review of these resources and the diagram to the right for sorting the malstrom of EBP information.
- Duke University | Introduction to Evidence Based Practice
Duke University Medical Center Library & the Health Sciences Library UNC-Chapel Hill. Use as a tutorial or an introductory reading of the principles of EBP. - Mercer University School of Medicine | EBM Point of Care Resources (PDF)
The pdf provides content summary, features of various, when to use EBM resources.
- Georgetown University | Searching Medline (PubMed) by Question & Study Type
GU's Dahlgren Memorial Library offers this excellent guide for using limiters to search the Medline database (which makes up 90% of PubMed) by type of clinical question and study design. Worth a look. - "Useful Links"
Websites, organizations and resources, relating to evidence-based healthcare, statistics and research.
Finding good resources involves not only selecting appropriate databases and websites, but also type of study design. Different study designs produce different levels of evidence are 
organzied hierarchically. See blue pyramid and note that study designs at the top, e.g., meta analysis, systematic review offer the highest level of evidence.
Duke University Library - Question Type and Corresponding Study Design * See pg. 2
- Critical Appraisal Worksheets Duke University Medical Center Library
- Critical Appraisal Skill Programme (CASP) Check out: Checklists & Useful Links
- Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step American Journal of Nursing
- Evidence Appraisal Winona State University
- Evidence Updates from BMJ
- How to Critically Appraise an Article - Medscape Links on this page are provide websites, organisations, and resources, relating to evidence-based healthcare, statistics, and research.
1) On top bar, click on Evidence Based Care Sheets and Quick Lessons (under More), then type in the topic, condition, procedure.
2) In Advanced Search, type the topic (such as a condition, symptom, or clinical procedure), then select Publication Type and select Practice Guidelines in the limiter section,
Clinical Key
Click on Guidelines menu in the top toolbar to search for guidelines. Search by organization name, specialty, or topic.
PubMed
Before or after running a search (1) look to the left and (2) under Type of Article, (3) click Customize and (4) select Practice Guidelines (PG). PG will then show up in the listing above "Customize" - click on PG again.
DynaMed or UptoDate
Type in condition, procedure, etc., select one of the results. For additional information, look to the left under TOPIC OUTLINE.
- (Childrens) J. M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- AHRQ Nursing Guidelines
- American College of Physicians (AMP) > Clinical Information > Clinical Practice Guidelines
- CDC Guidelines
- Center for Disease Control (CDC) Infection Control Guidelines
- CMA - Clinical Practice Guidelines
- ECRL Institute Guildeline Trust
- Health Services/Technology Assessment Texts (HSTAT)
- Hospital Improvement Innovation Network
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines (NCCN)
- National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) and National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC)
- National Institute of Nursing Research
Provides support through funding of nursing research and research training of new investigators who bring new ideas and help to further expand research programs. - US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
An " independent, volunteer panel of national experts in disease prevention and evidence-based medicine. The Task Force works to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services." - Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinical Practice Guidelines
From the Rand Health
HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study (HCSUS)
HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services surveys (CHIPTS website) and
CHIPTS Project Database
HIV Patient-Assessed Report of Status and Experience (HIV-PARSE)
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Do you need a refresher on how to present statistics? Visit lyndaCampus (access through Databases on the library homepage), create your free lynda account and learn how to use spreadsheet software.
Pre-Formulated and Filtered Searches of Published Studies
Healthy People 2020 Structured Evidence Queries (National Library of Medicine) â Provides specialized searches of the PubMed database to find research articles related to selected Healthy People 2020 objectives.
PubMed Health Services Research (HSR) Queries (National Library of Medicine) â Provides specialized PubMed searches on healthcare quality and costs. (Change filter to Cost)
Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Data & Statistics
- CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Statistics & Data.
- CDC's Health United States - quick link
- CDC's Injury Center Injury Prevention & Control Focus includes: prescription drug overdose, child abuse, sexual violence, etc.
National Institutes of Health NIH (from the Department of Health and Human Services)
National Institute of Mental Health NIMH
National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA (from National Institute of Health NIH)
HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Atlas (NCHHSTP) CDC
"A tool that gives you the power to analyze, map, and create tables using
more than 10 years of data." Click on NCHHSTP Atlas.
Kaiser Family Foundation KFF.org
Select 'Topics' on the horizonal tabs bar to discover site offerings, which include information on policy, cost, health reform, Medicare and Medicaid, etc. Explore the 'Perspectives' tab for policy insights.
Public Health Partners
A collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries. Global, Federal, State and County
SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
An agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
Stated mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable
From the Admin. of Aging (AoA) at the U.S. Dept.or HHS, this site offers statistical and program information for this growing demographic.
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HHS
FedStats
Statistics gathered from over 100 U.S. government agencies
(Federal) Statistical Abstract (2012)
Provides statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Sources from Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other Federal agencies.
ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political & Social Research)
Archive of digital social science data
NationMaster
Statistics from CIA World Factbook, OECD, WHO, World Bank, World Resources Institute, UNESCO and additional sources. Data presented graphically.
Statista
Though this is a partly a business site, it's not to be overlooked. It offers excellent quantitative data, statistics and demographics (US and International) and health information. On home page, click on United States (mid page - last tab) and also try Health & Pharmaceuticals in the search box.
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2012 (131 Edition)
Published from 1878 to 2012, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Discontinued
U.S. Data and Statistics
Long an organized list of sources for federal government data.
Public Health Partners
A collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries. Global, Federal, State, and County
State Health Facts (from Kaiser Family Foundation)
Florida
Florida Charts - Florida Public Health Statistics
Behavior risk factor data obtained by survey of adults in Florida to obtain county level estimates of health behaviors contributing to morbidity and mortality.
County
Miami-Dade County Health Department: Disease Control
Includes Monthly Disease Report and Vital and Morbidity Statistics links
Country Health Rankings and Roadmaps
The annual Rankings provide a revealing snapshot of how health is influenced by where we live, learn, work and play.
eldis
Aim of oganization is to share the best in development policy, practice and research. Content from over 7,500 development organisations - all available free to download.
Institute of Developmental Studies (IDS) | University of Sussex
Global institution producing various materials â journal articles, research and evidence reports, policy and rapid response briefings, and working papers.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
UNICEF: Monitoring & Statistics
Links to statistics globally and by country
World Bank
Links to data and research, countries, projects and more.
WHO: Research Tools
Includes links to burden of disease statistics and much more.
Data Online for Population, Health and Nutrition (DOLPHN)
Selected demographic and health indicators from sources for selected countries.
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National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (2008)
Survey of RNs reports personal, professional, employment characteristics of RNs living in the U.S. Conducted every 4 years.
- Access Medicine
medical reference, multimedia, practice guidelines, diagnostic tests, and self assessment. Mobile Device Access: http://m.accessmedicine.com - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Public Health Image Library (PHIL)
Available images from the CDC -- most images in public domain. - Google Images
- Harden Image Library
Freely available; all images in public domain. - MD Consult
MD Consult is an professional medical information site for academic research and clinical practice. The center is a venture of leading medical publishers including Mosby, W.B. Saunders Company, and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. The service includes full-text access to 48 leading medical journals, 35 reference works, over 600 clinical practice guidelines, customizable patient education handouts, and drug information for more than 30,000 medications - Parasite Image Library
From the CDC - ScienceDirect
Science Direct is a full text database offering journals and books from the leading scholarly publisher Elsevier. It has particular strengths in medicine and mathmatics, but its nine million articles cover a wide range of scientific topics. The collection stretches back to 1823 and includes prominent publications including The Lancet, Cell and Tetrahedron. ScienceDirect hosts over 2,500 journals and more than 33,000 books—over 13 million peer-reviewed publications (including Open Access journals) in science, technical information, and health. Note Nursing journals in Column 3 Health Sciences.
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This peer reviewed journal is edited by Dean Nilda Peragallo (UM Dean of Nursing 2003 - 2016) and Dr. Elias Provencio-Vasquez (UTEP Dean of Nursing).
NAHN
Offers a plethora of nursing resources including lists of associations and organizations, journals, websites, research guidelines, statistics for nursing, etc.
List of Nursing Associations
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EndNote X9: Online Manual
Video guides
EndNote X9 Tutorial with timestamps (for finding sections quickly) - very good
EndNote X9 Windows: short course
EndnoteX8 Basics Video (LaTrobe Uni.)
How to create a "new" library, and very importantly, how to manage your library's files (.enl file (extension) & .data file).
Backing up your EndNote library (RMIT)
Endnote Support
If all else fails, this service is excellent.
In this section you will find information for both the new APA and the experienced APA users.
Online
- APA Documentation Guide University of Wisconsin Madison Writing Center
- OWL APA Guide Purdue University
- Basics of APA Style
- What's new in the 7th Edition?
- 7th Edition Supplimental Resources - Guidance for writing & submitting a manual in APA style.
- 7th Edition instruction aids - Check lists for writing papers, concise guides for formating each part of a paper, precise instructions for creating in-text citations and references. .
Current editions are held in our reference collection, call number: BF76.7 .P83 2010 . An additional copy is kept at the Information and Research Assistance Desk on the 1st floor of Richter Library
What is plagarism?
Ideas - and the words that express them - can belong to people. So when you use someone else's words and ideas, especially in your essays and written assignments, you have to tell people where you got your ideas and quotes from. If you don't cite your sources, it's considered a type of stealing.
Don't be an idea thief!
Use the links and videos on this page to learn what plagiarism is, and why your professors don't want you to do it.
- What is Plagiarism? An interactive game and guide from Rutgers University.
- Plagiarism 101.
- Plagiarism: What it is and How to Recognize and Avoid It.
- Avoiding Plagiarism. A guide provided by the Purdue OWL.
- The Writer's Handbook to Avoiding Plagiarism. By the University of Wisconsin Writing Center.
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Early Nursing Class, University of Miami. Photo from University of Miami Digital Initiatives, University of Miami Legacy.
Nurses hold four new arrivals to the Tule Lake, Calif., Japanese Relocation Center May 21, 1943.Nurses from left to right are: Mary Nitta, Ruby Fujicki, Masako Nakadoi and Katsumi Ogawa. (AP Photo)
Bibliography adapted from Celebrating Nursing History: What to Keep by Margaret (Peg) Allen the list can be found at the Nursing and Allied Health Resource Section of the Medical Library Association.
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- Francis Liberty, Army Nurse Corps
Audio, video and text of interviews of Francis Liberty which chronicle her service in World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam War. Includes escaping from a downed helicopter (with sense of humor intact).
Documents experiences of African Americans in Southeast Michigan during 1940-1969 era of segregated health care. Oral histories section includes selected text and audio clips of conversations with historically significant figures in Detroit-area health care for African Americans plus biographical information and photos.- Nurses in the U.S. Navy: Bibliography and Sources
Includes oral histories from WWII Navy nurses (nurse experience during Pearl Harbor attack, Navy hospital nurse, nurse prisoner of war, nurse serving in Philippines), historical photos and Uniform Regulation, Navy Nurse Corps, 1917. - Contagion: Historical Views of Diseases and Epidemics
An online exhibit from Harvard University Libraries' Open Collections Program, it tracks several outbreaks of contagious diseases using primary documentation. Highly recommended for its historical focus.
- Clayton State University
- Hahn School of Nursing | University of San Diego
- The Nursing Theory
- This is a web portal from currentnursing.com. The disclaimer on the page is the following: ​Articles published on this site are handouts/class notes prepared by the editors based on the references cited. Contents provided in these articles are meant for general information only, and are not suggested as replacement to standard references.