Article Databases

Books

Directories

Government Sites

Other Sites

USC Resources

Associations and Organizations

Conferences and Meetings

News

Nursing Resources

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ARTICLE DATABASES
	Sciences
		CINAHL through Ovid Index to Nursing and Allied Health literature, including some full text articles and publications
		EBM Reviews - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews through Ovid Partial full-text available.
		EMBASE: Geriatrics and Gerontology
		Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) through Ovid
		Journals@Ovid Full Text
		MD Consult Available to health professionals through MerckMedicus. Registration required.
		MEDLINE through Ovid Partial full text
		National Guideline Clearinghouse Evidence-based Practice Guidelines
		Pre-MEDLINE through Ovid Contains recent records waiting to be indexed and loaded into MEDLINE.
		Web of Science: ISI Citation Indexes Includes Science and Social Science Citation Index; User Guide (PDF)
	Social Sciences
		ERIC (through FirstSearch)
		Eric/AE Test Locator
		PsycINFO
BOOKS
		Books@Ovid Access to 54 major texts and handbooks in primary care, nursing, and internal medicine.
		HELIX Search the Health Sciences Libraries' online catalog for book, journal, and multimedia holdings.
		Nursing Interventions Classifications (NIC), 3rd Edition
		Stat!Ref 31 online texts, including USPDI and Merck Manual
	Textbooks
		Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice (through Books@Ovid)
		Research Methods Knowledge Base, 2nd Edition
	Handbooks
		Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests (through Books@Ovid)
		Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide (through Books@Ovid)
		Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests (through Books@Ovid)
		Merck Manual of Geriatrics
		Nursing Care Plans & Documentation: Nursing Diagnoses and Collaborative Problems (through Books@Ovid)
	Dictionaries
		Acronym Finder
	Style Manuals
		APA Brief Guide (PDF)
		APA Electronic References Style Tips
		APA Publication Manual Format Guidelines
		Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences
DIRECTORIES
		Directory of Health Organizations Online (DIRLINE)
	Health Services Professionals
		Nursing Journal and Book Editors
	Health Services Education
		HealthWeb: Nursing Education
GOVERNMENT SITES
		National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
	Federal
		Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
		Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
		U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
OTHER SITES
		CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
		CultureMed
		Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Health
		The Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery
		Lippincott's Nursing Center
		Micromedex Pharmacology information. Restricted to Norris Medical and Wilson Dental Libraries computers.
		NCBI/NLM Journal Browser (Abbreviations)
		Nursing: Research Funding
		Nursing Theory Page
		RxList - The Internet Drug Index
		Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links
USC RESOURCES
		Evidence Based Medicine Tutorial
		USC Nursing
ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS
		American Association of Colleges of Nursing
		American Nurses Association (ANA)
		California Nurses Association
		Cochrane Collaboration
		Lippincott's Nursing Center: Nursing Organizations
		National League for Nursing
		National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA)
CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS
		America's HealthCareSource (CEUs, Seminars and Events)
		Doctor's Guide to Medical Conferences & Meetings: Nursing
NEWS
		Reuter's Health Information