Health, Medicine, Nursing
Library Subscription Services
The following sources may be accessed through computers on campus or by current PVCC faculty, staff and students from off campus.
Journal Articles and Books
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition has full-text articles from scholarly journals on medical disciplines and includes a drug guide with patient education sheets.
CINAHL, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health, provides authoritative coverage of literature related to nursing and allied health. This database has a mix of full-text articles and citations.
OVID provides full-text nursing and medical journals.
Books@OVID provide access to full-text nursing titles. Topics covered include care plans, nursing diagnosis and pathophysiology.
PsycINFO is an American Psychological Association database. It contains more than 2 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s.
MEDLINE, created by the National Library of Medicine, provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences and more.
Alt HealthWatch provides full-text articles from journals and other materials for holistic and complementary approaches to health care.
Wiley InterScience provides access to full-text articles on a variety of topics. Select "medicine" to search in health-related journals.
Health Source: Consumer Edition provides full-text articles on consumer health information.
Consumer Health Complete offers consumer- and patient-related health information. The collection includes over 170 full-text reference books as well as evidence-based reports, fact sheets and pamphlets.
CSA Illumina Cambridge Scientific Abstracts provides access to 35 scientific databases.
Access Science has more than 7,000 full-text articles covering a wide range of science topics, as well as a science dictionary and biographies of scientists.
Annual Reviews provides systematic, periodic examinations of scholarly advances in science and social science through critical authoritative reviews. Search by broad subjects (called "suites") or by more narrow series, including microbiology, public health, psychology and sociology.
Reference Works
Childhood Obesity
Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior
Encyclopedia of Public Health
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy Through Adolescence
Gale Encyclopedia of Diets: A Guide to Health and Nutrition
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests
Infectious Diseases: In Context
Medicine, Health and Bioethics: Essential Primary Sources
Pain Management Evidence-Based Tools and Techniques for Nursing Professionals
World of Sports Science
Internet Resources
National Library of Medicine offers information on more than 600 health topics. Click on Health Information, then choose MedlinePlus to search.
NSO Nurses Service Organization is a good resource for the nursing profession. Notice the Case of the Month tab.
Nursing Center is a comprehensive resource for nurses.
Food and Nutrition Information Center is a link to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Web site. It has information about food composition, food safety, dietary guidelines and other nutrition issues.
MedHist has a comprehensive and searchable list of online resources about the history of medicine.
