Go Local North Dakota

Here is a new connection to Consumer Health issues and connections, specifically for North Dakotans.

http://apps.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/local/northdakota/homepage.cfm?areaid=42

This is a new feature of The National Library of Medicine, in cooperation the Harley French Library at the UND School of Medicine. This is a great resource for you and your patients.

Help with Searching - Tutorials

The more you go into the Nursing Literature, the more capable you have to be to find the articles you need to support your research. You probably need to do some of the tutorials on the North Dakota State Library’s Instructional Tutorial Page. These tutorials are designed to instruct you in using the ODIN catalog and the Online Library Resources. If you are having trouble viewing the tutorials, you may have to adjust your computer display settings. You may need to download Adobe Flash Player, install Microsoft PowerPoint (ppt), or adjust your volume to view some tutorials.

http://ndsl.lib.state.nd.us/OnlineTutorials.html

Drug Information Portal

The National Library of Medicine has a new site for drug information that is easy to search for reliable and easily comprehensible information that is current. Sources are generally key government agencies. This is a site you will want to come back to again and again.

http://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov/drugportal/drugportal.jsp

Journal Articles or Books?

Nursing instructors very often specify that you use nursing articles in your papers and reports. Yet sometimes all you can find is advanced material that you are not yet ready for. Books, particularly reference books, can help you with this gap. The Library has many books that give definitions, examples, explanations, signs, pathophysiology, and so on. Some of our NetLibrary online books also deal with nursing topics. Save yourself some time and effort by reading up on a topic from a good reference source and you will understand your article better. Since you won't be citing the book, it can be older than 3 years and still give you valuable background. This is a perfect example of working smarter, not harder.

CINAHL

Do you know CINAHL? This is a database to articles in nursing and allied health. The initials stand for the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. The Library purchases access to this database, which provides both complete articles (full text) and citations to articles. We own some of the journals here in the library, or we can request articles from other libraries.

If you are on campus, you can go straight to the database. If you are off campus, the library link will take you to a login page where you can use your library ID and password. Check with the Library Service Desk to be sure your ID is activated for use.

Everything in CINAHL is considered appropriate for use in your nursing classes, but not everything is nursing. Check with your instructor if you are not sure if an article is appropriate for your particular assignment.

Centers for Disease Control - CDC

One of the most important sites you will want to be familiar with is the CDC. This is a government site that provides extensive, searchable information and statistics related to prevention, incidence, and immunization guidelines related to communicable diseases. It includes full text copies of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.)

It also gives information on diseases and conditions, with links to many related sites on those topics. A great starting point for case studies and patient education reports.

Welcome to Nursing Connections

Nursing students are the busiest students at NDSCS. There are so many things to remember and keep track of, that the Library has decided to see if we can make things a little easier for you. We will pull together a lot of useful sites and connections so you can find them all in one spot. Let us know if there are other links and connections you would like to see added to this page. It is here for you to use.