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Nursing Students' Guide to Evidence Based Research: Encyclopedias

Resources for Nursing Students

Encyclopedias are used to get a good introduction to a topic or concept, or to find quick facts.

Off Campus Access to eBooks

Login required for off campus access  Off Campus access username and password can be found in Blackboard on the Institution Page. Students: look for Student Tools to Stay Connected at Atlantic Cape. Faculty: look for Key information about Libraries and Tutoring. Or you can contact the library for username and password.

Human Body

The Encyclopedia of the Brain and Brain Disorders
The Encyclopedia of the Digestive System and Digestive Disorders
The Encyclopedia of Endocrine Diseases and Disorders
The Encyclopedia of Hepatitis and Other Liver Diseases
The Encyclopedia of Skin and Skin Disorders

Disorders, conditions, & Problems

Pandemics and Global Health
Encyclopedia of Pestilence, Pandemics, and Plagues
Abuse
The Encyclopedia of Men's Reproductive Cancer

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The Encyclopedia of Diabetes
The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
The Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects
The Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders
The Encyclopedia of Parkinson's Disease
Encyclopedia of Sleep and Sleep Disorders, 3rd ed.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Emerging Diseases
Communicable Diseases: A Global Perspective
Encyclopedia of AIDS
Human Emerging and Re-Emerging Infections
Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience

General Nursing and Health Care Encyclopedias

Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, 4th ed.
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 6th ed.
Magill's Medical Guide, print edition
Magill's Medical Guide online edition
The Blackwell Guide to Medical Ethics
Dictionary of Nursing Theory and Research
Encyclopedia of Nursing Research, 4th ed.
Gale Encyclopedia of Fitness, 2nd ed.
Historical Encyclopedia of Nursing
The Encyclopedia of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Chinese Medicine and Healing
The Cambridge World History of Human Disease
The Gale Encyclopedia of Diets, 2nd ed.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health

Patient Characteristics

The Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health, 3rd ed.
Encyclopedia of Aging, 4th ed.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health
Encyclopedia of Alzheimer's Disease
The Encyclopedia of Alzheimer's Disease
The Encyclopedia of Elder Care, 3rd ed.

Mental and Neurological Disorders

Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)
The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health
The Encyclopedia of Mental Health
The Encyclopedia of Addictions and Addictive Behaviors
The Encyclopedia of the Brain and Brain Disorders
The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears and Anxieties
The Encyclopedia of Stress and Stress-Related Diseases
The Encyclopedia of Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders