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Databases for Articles

Databases for Nursing
ETS TestLink Test Collection Database
http://www.ets.org/testcoll/
  
Search over 20,000 psychological and educational tests by either test name or by subject. From the Educational Testing Service. If the "Availability" field mentions Tests in Microfiche, the test can be used for research purposes. Copies of the instruments in Tests in Microfiche are available at Ellis Library. [more]

Gale Virtual Reference Library Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Search every word in over 200 encyclopedias and reference books covering all disciplines, including the Encyclopedia of Bioethics, the Encyclopedia of Cancer, the Cambridge Historical Dictionary of Disease, the Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior, The Encyclopedia of Sociology, and many more. A complete list of titles can be found here. [more]

HaPI - Health and Psychosocial Instruments Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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A directory of psychological tests, with information on validity, reliability and readability. Source information is included to help in obtaining copies of the test. [more]

HAPI - Hispanic American Periodicals Index Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Indexes more than 400 social science and humanities journals covering Central and South Ameria, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region and Hispanics in the United States. From analyses of current political, economic, and social issues to unique coverage of Latin American arts and letters, HAPI Online contains complete bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews, documents, original literary works, and other materials. [more]

HealthSource: Nursing/Academic Edition Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Provides fulltext access for about 500 scholarly journals (including about 40 in nursing) and abstracts for about 500 more. [more]

HSRR - Health Service and Sciences Research Resources
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/hsrr_search/
  
Contains information about research and statistical datasets, instruments/indices, and software used in Health Services Research and the Behavioral and Social Sciences .

Learning Express Library Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Also Known as: learningexpress
Online test preparation for a variety of tests, including the MCAT, GRE, TOEFL, GED, and many more. Take practice tests on a variety of subjects, including nursing, pararmedic/EMT, and other health careers. Free registration required. Available to MORENET members through an LSTA grant through September 30, 2009. [more]

MEDLINE (Ovid) Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Citations and abstracts to worldwide biomedical literature including research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and healthcare services. MEDLINE references articles from about 4000 journals published in 70 countries. Evidence-based search filters are available to assist in narrowing results to methodologically rigorous articles. To run a cited reference search on an article found in MEDLINE,copy and paste the PMID article Identifier here. [more]

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
http://www.ndltd.org/browse.en.html
  
Lists fulltext links to university electronic theses and dissertations collections from over 150 universities around the world. To view the complete text from the full display, scroll down to the MULTIMEDIA field & click on the URL. [more]

QOLID Quality of Life Instruments Database Available only from within the Health Sciences Library.
http://www.qolid.org
  
Search for measures of quality of life and patient reported outcomes by disease, pathology, language and population to identify the names of potential measurement tools. A subscription is required to view additional information beyond the title, including sample questions, reviews, etc. [more]

Sigma Theta Tau Registry of Nursing Research
http://www.nursinglibrary.org/Portal/Main.aspx?PageID=4002
  
Information and abstracts on over 13,000 published and unpublished nursing research studies, searchable by investigator or keyword. Also includes biographical and contact information on contributing research investigators. [more]

Journals

Journals for Nursing
Browse Journals on Nursing Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Other Resources Online

Other Resources Online for Nursing
Critical paths from the CINAHL database
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A collection of critical paths and care plans indexed by the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) database. In order to view or print these images, you will need to install Adobe Acrobat as a helper application in your web browser.

DIPEx: Database of Individual Patient Experiences
http://www.dipex.org/DesktopDefault.aspx
  
Patients describe their illness experiences and the impact of disease on their lives through video and audio clips. The following diseases are currently included: breast, prostate, colorectal and testicular cancer, hypertension, epilepsy, congenital heart disease, and abnormal pap smear, with plans to expand to include 100 diseases. A United Kingdom-based nonprofit site.

Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources
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A meta listing of Internet subject guides in the health sciences. Guides are grouped by subject and size.

History of the University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Nursing
http://library.muhealth.org/docs/history/historyschoolofnursing.htm
  
A Selected List of Sources in MU Libraries

MEDLINE Evidence Based Search Filters
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Use these links to target methodologically sound, evidence-based journal articles in MEDLINE. Choose from therapeutics, diagnosis, etiology or prognosis; then combine the result with the subject of interest. [more]

Missouri Board of Nursing
http://pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp
  
Contains contact information, a licensee directory, latest news affecting nurses in practice. Also available is information on requirements for state licensure, including LPN and RN licensure applications, information about license renewal, and transferring licensure to another state.

National Council of State Boards of Nursing
http://www.ncsbn.org/
  
Contains information on the exam Missouri uses for licensing registered nurses: the National Council Licensure Examination for RN's (NCLEX-RN). . Format and content distribution guides are available for the last several years in pdf format.

NursingWorld Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
http://www.nursingworld.org
  
The site offers a variety of nursing resources including online journals, computer related media, business services and career opportunities. Also provided are opportunities for online CHAT and Virtual Conferencing on a regular basis.

Professional Registration Licensee Search - Missouri State Board for the Healing Arts
https://renew.pr.mo.gov/licensee-search.asp
  
Searchable directory of licensed professionals including medical physicians & surgeons, physical therapists and occupational therapists among others. Search by county, profession, name and/or license number. Includes information on license and discplinary status.

Test Prep Review
http://www.testprepreview.com/
  
Free practice tests from a nonprofit group of educators. Choose from MCAT, USMLE, NCLEX and other nursing exams and many more.

Yahoo List of Nursing Resources on the Internet
http://dir.yahoo.com/health/nursing/
  
Points to Usenet, listservs, and various organizations and resources which have a nursing focus.

eBooks / Books

eBooks / Books for Nursing
AHFS Drug Information Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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A collection of drug monographs prepared for the purpose of disseminating comprehensive, evaluative drug information.

Books@Ovid
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A collection of major medical, nursing and pharmacy reference texts. Titles can be searched individually or as a whole.

DrugPoints Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Formerly known as USP DI: Drug Information for the Health Care Professional, Volume I of USP DI, contains drug use information in technical language for the physician, dentist, pharmacist, nurse, or other health care provider.

DynaMed Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Provides basic information and summarizes current developments on over 2000 diseases. Designed for use at the point of care. Includes ICD9 codes. MyNCBI account holders can link to articles and ordering options via Findit@MU. [more]

Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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The complete text of the current edition of Nettina's Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice.

Olds' Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Women's Health Care Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Also Known as: Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Women's Health Care

STAT!-REF Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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A library of textbooks and drug compendia. Drug information, psychiatry, and obstetrics are especially well represented. Includes STAT!-Study, a collection of multiple choice questions in physiology and toxicology for self-study and Board preparation. MyNCBI account holders can link to articles and ordering options via Findit@MU. [more]

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