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Nursing & Allied Health Collection contains all aspects of the Nursing profession -- from direct patient care to health care administration. This collection is of use to both professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.
ProQuest contains Health, Medical, Nursing, Allied Health, and Psychology Journals.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center provides content on today's hottest social issues, supplemented with assessments and tools that encourage students to interact with, debate and analyze issues and concepts.
Research Library: Health & Medicine provides articles regarding medical science, nursing, allied health, public health, and pharmacology.
General & Research
LRC Homepage http://libguides.yourlrc.info/richmond
LIRN Webpage (Access to databases) https://proxy.lirn.net/EducationAffiliates?groupID=3
Gale Interactive Human Anatomy
EVOLVE https://evolve.elsevier.com
PubMed www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
eMedicine www.emedicine.com
MedLinePlus www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Medical Terminology https://globalrph.com/medterm/a/
Merck Manual https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/
ProCon (Pros & Cons of Controversial Issues) www.procon.org
HealthFinder www.healthfinder.gov/
Medscape Nurses www.medscape.com/nurses
Nerdy Nurse (Blog) http://thenerdynurse.com/
For Class & Review
Auscultation Assistant www.med.ucla.edu/wilkes/intro.html
Lab Tests & Values www.labtestsonline.org/
Drug Tables & Medical Calculation www.globalrph.com/
Medical Mnemonics www.medicalmnemonics.com
Anatomy www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
Dosages www.dosagehelp.com
WebMD Videos www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/videos/
Skeletal System http://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/skeletal-system
NIH Videos & Podcasts www.videocast.nih.gov/
CDC Podcasts www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/
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