Nursing
Library and learning resources for students in the Nursing Education Program.
Incoming Nursing Education Program Students
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Guides for New Nursing Student CohortsUse this link to locate your cohort's Guide for new nursing students.
Search All Resources
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Video Orientation to the JSCC LibrariesFollow this link to view the video orientation to the JSCC Libraries and library website. Use your JSCC full email address and password to login when prompted.
Nursing Students' Guide to Using the Library Resources
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The Nursing Resources and How to Use ThemTutorial on access and navigation of the nursing resources along with information on individual resources and how best to use them.
Made Incredibly Easy Series
The LWW Made Incredibly Easy Series is ideal for studying and reinforcing nursing concepts. All resources combine informative clinical artwork with illustrations that reinforce key points and the series' trademark humor. Click on a title below to access!
Nursing Reference Center Plus
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Diseases & Conditions Explore information about diseases and conditions in easily digestible formats that map to the nursing workflow. |
Management Enhance your leadership skills with nursing management topics. |
Personalized Folders Store your favorite searches in personalized or department folders. |
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Skills & Procedures Brush up on best practices for performing nursing tasks. |
Continuing Education Take continuing education classes for professional development or to maintain licensure. |
Videos Watch videos to get quick visual refreshers on skills, procedures, or topics. |
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Drugs Access information about trade and generic drugs, drug classes, IV therapy best practices and more. |
Patient Education Access high quality patient education handouts. |
Take a Tour Want to learn more? Take the video tour of the interface. |
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Nursing Reference Center PlusVideos, Care Plans, Core Measures Topics and More. Master nursing best practices with the premier source for evidence-based information designed specifically for nurses. Unmatched in scope, nurses use Nursing Reference Center Plus to get answers to questions quickly, access care plans, watch video demonstrations, strengthen nursing skills, earn continuing education credits and much more.
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How to Use Nursing Reference Center PlusFollow this link to a tutorial on the best use of the Nursing Reference Center Plus. There is an option for a "Certificate of Completion" at the end of the tutorial.
Additional Recommended Resources
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Nursing Essentials Made Incredibly Easy!Access the Essentials of Made Incredibly Easy series online to take advantage of searching and browsing the entire series for specific concepts, tasks, skills, etc.
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Clinical Rotations Made Incredibly Easy!"Made Incredibly Easy" series of electronic books for clinical rotations covering cardiovascular, critical care, emergency nursing, med-surg, maternal-neonatal, pediatric, wound care, and more!
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Nursing Journals@OvidAccess to over 50 journals that help meet student and instructor needs at 2-year nursing programs.
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Nursing Reference Center PlusVideos, Care Plans, Core Measures Topics and More. Master nursing best practices with the premier source for evidence-based information designed specifically for nurses. Unmatched in scope, nurses use Nursing Reference Center Plus to get answers to questions quickly, access care plans, watch video demonstrations, strengthen nursing skills, earn continuing education credits and much more.
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Films On Demand Nursing CollectionThe Nursing Streaming Video Collection is designed to help nursing students excel in their studies and pass licensure exams. It features titles from Cengage Learning, Wolters Kluwer Health, NEVCO, and others and includes videos on nursing foundations; nursing skills; patient care and interventions; diseases, disorders, and disabilities.
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R2 Digital LibraryThe R2 Digital Library offers thousands of health science eBooks from the leading publishers. With one of the most extensive selections of Doody’s Core Titles, the R2 Digital Library has the content essential to the modern health science library. These high yield and focused eBooks are carefully sourced to provide the specialized content demanded by health science collections.
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CINAHL CompleteThis is the definitive research tool for nursing and allied health professionals. With CINAHL Complete, users get fast and easy full-text access to top journals, evidence-based care sheets, quick lessons and more. Take a few minutes to evaluate all that CINAHL Complete has to offer and you’ll see why hundreds of thousands of nurses and allied health professionals rely on this essential resource.
Regulatory Agencies
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Alabama Board of NursingThe mission of the Alabama Board of Nursing is to safeguard and promote the health, safety and welfare of the public through licensing and approval of qualified individuals and adopting and enforcing legal standards for nursing education and nursing practice.
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Nurse Practice ActComplete text of the Nurse Practice Act from the Alabama Board of Nursing.
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National Council of State Boards of NursingNCSBN is a not-for-profit organization whose members include the boards of nursing in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and four U.S. territories. There are 27 associate members. NCSBN is the vehicle through which boards of nursing act and counsel together to provide regulatory excellence for public health, safety and welfare.
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NCSBN Test PlansYou are encouraged to review the NCLEX test plans before your exam appointment. The test plans serve as blue prints to outline the content to be tested and guide the item writing process.
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Bloodborne PathogensOSHA's guide to all occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials as defined by paragraph (b) of this section.