Dictionaries (printed)

• Black's medical dictionary / edited by Gordon Macpherson.
  MD – REFERENCE R121 T47 2004
• Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary.
  MD – REFERENCE R121 D73 2003
• Stedman's concise medical dictionary : illustrated.
  MD – REFERENCE R121 S83 1994
  

Encyclopedia (printed)

• Encyclopedia and dictionary of medicine, nursing, and allied health
  MD – REFERENCE R121 M65 2003
• Medical and nursing dictionary and encyclopaedia / by Evelyn Pearce, Ann C. Miller and P. Jean Cunningham.
  MD – REFERENCE RT21 P4 1975
• Mosby's medical & nursing dictionary / Laurence Urdang, editor in chief ; Helen Harding Swallow, managing editor.
  MD – REFERENCE CD-ROM no. 35 c1997
• Women in medicine : an encyclopedia / Laura Lynn Windsor.
  MD – REFERENCE R692 W545 2002

Electronic databases

• Centre for Caribbean Health Database of African-Caribbean Health Issues. - To increase the awareness of healthcare professionals and the community by facilitiating access to expertise. This computerised database allows
  their field of expertise. It encloses details of individuals, voluntary sector groups, local community projects and other organisations who have experience working specifically with the African-Caribbean population in the UK or who work with black ethnic minority groups or those who conduct health research in this area.
• CHID (Combined Health Information Database– “CHID is a bibliographic database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources.”
• CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
• EbscoHost Research Databases
• ProQuest

Electronic Journals

Many journals in this field, (some of which provide full text), are available from EBSCO HOST and ProQuest databases. You can access these from the library's home page (or above) by selecting databases from the menu. To find relevant journals in Ebsco Host click on the publications tab, and type in key words such as "obstetrics or gynecology" in the Browse publications box. Remember to select the b tab, and type in your key words.

Internet resources

• BUBL Nursing
• Freebooks4doctors.com – this website is dedicated to the promotion of free access to medical books over the Internet.
• Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health resources - A comprehensive directory of of the “best medical sites on the internet”.
• Healthweb:nursing. A directory of nursing resources covering a variety of topics. Clinical resources include AIDS, cancer, cardiac nursing, critical care nursing, geriatrics, hospice, nurse midwifery, and pediatrics. Professional resources include nursing education programs in the United States and abroad, nursing associations, information on licensing and certification, career and job information, and discussion groups. From the Taubman Medical Library at the University of Michigan.
• The Internet and IT for busy nurses and therapists
• Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy
• Merck manual of geriatrics
• National Institute of Nursing Research. This government institute "supports clinical and basic research to establish a scientific basis for the care of individuals across the life span." The site presents research information and publications on topics such as end-of-life care, pediatrics, women's health, and older adults. Also includes information about diversity programs, conference listings, and related links. Searchable.
• NMAP is a gateway to evaluated, quality Internet resources in Nursing, Midwifery and Allied health Professions, aimed at students, researchers, academics and practitioners
• Nursing Center. Good selection of articles from AJN, American Journal of Nursing as well as a dozen others, including MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. Full contents of the AJN Career Guide in the Career Center and many full-text articles in Continuing Education. Searchable.
• OMNI – a gateway for quality internet sources in health and medicine

 

Academic departments/ Associations /Institutions, etc

• The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
• American Nurses Association
• International Council of Nurses (ICN)
  
  

Liaison Librarian: Cheryl Kean
Email:cheryl.kean@uwimona.edu.jm