Nursing Students' Guide to Evidence Based Research: Reference Tools
Using Reference Tools
Reference tools are used when you need to get a good introduction to a topic, to look up unfamiliar vocabulary, or to look up quick facts. They can help you to get started on a research project, provide fast information in a clinical setting, or help you to study for tests and exams.
This tab has been divided into several sub-pages, to make it easier for you to find the information that you need.
Dictionaries, Directories, and Biographical/Historical Sources (below)
- Dictionaries contain definitions of medical and health care terms.
- Directories contain information about institutions and organizations
- Biographies contain information about people.
- Encyclopedias are used to get a good introduction to a topic or concept, or to find quick facts.
- Handbooks are similar to encyclopedias, but generally explore topics in greater depth. They may also cover standards, best practices, and procedures.
- Guides provide quick information for use in clinical situations.
Some of these resources listed here are found in the Reference Collections in the Atlantic Cape libraries, and others are part of our online collections. If you are interested in using a digital resource from an off-campus location, remember to log in first.
Dictionaries
Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions by Call Number: ML REF R 121 .M67 2013ISBN: 9780323074032Publication Date: 2012-09-18
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary by Call Number: ML REF R 121 .D73 2000ISBN: 1416062572Publication Date: 2011-05-02
Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing by Call Number: ML REF R 121 .S8 2008ISBN: 9780781776189Publication Date: 2007-12-06
Black's Medical Dictionary by Call Number: Credo ReferenceISBN: 1472943074Publication Date: 2017-10-24
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary by Call Number: ML, AC, CM REF R 121 .T144 2009ISBN: 9780803612075Publication Date: 2005-03-17
Medical Spanish by Call Number: ML REF R121 .B66 1991ISBN: 007006489XPublication Date: 1991-06-01
The Cancer Dictionary by Call Number: ML REF RC 262 .A39 2007ISBN: 0816064113Publication Date: 2007-03-01
Psychiatric Dictionary by Call Number: ML REF RC 437 .H5 2009ISBN: 9780195341591Publication Date: 2009-03-31
Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy by Call Number: ML REF RM 735 .J34 2015ISBN: 9781617116469Publication Date: 2014-07-15
Directories
Comparative Guide to American Hospitals - Eastern Region 2015 by Call Number: ML REF RA977.A1 C66 2014 4 vols.ISBN: 9781619254589Publication Date: 2014-09-01
Biography and History
- American Nursing: A Biographical Dictionary byCall Number: ML REF RT34 .A44 1988ISBN: 082408540XPublication Date: 1988-03-01
A Brief History of Science and Disease by Call Number: ML REF R 131 .K44 2004ISBN: 1932133593Publication Date: 2003-01-01
The Cambridge Historical Dictionary of Disease by Call Number: Credo ReferenceISBN: 9780521530262Publication Date: 2003-06-02
Historical Encyclopedia of Nursing by Call Number: ML, CM REF RT31 .S66 1999ISBN: 1576070867Publication Date: 1999-10-25
Off Campus database access
► Databases and eBooks can be accessed from Off Campus through the Off Campus Proxy Server ◄
The username and password can be found in Blackboard on the Institution Page section for Student Tools to Stay Connected at Atlantic Cape or you can email library@atlanticcape.edu for username and password.
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