Denver College of Nursing - Houston: Study Resources

Website Resources By Course

 

• SAGE Pathophysiology Practice & Flashcards: https://study.sagepub.com/essentialpatho2e/student-resources/chapter-4/assessment-questions
• MERCK Manual Quizzes: https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/pages-with-widgets/quizzes?mode=list

NUR 310 - Health Assessment

• Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses eBook: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2651/
• Patient-Centered Communication: Basic Skills: https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0101/p29.pdf 
• Stanford Medicine 25: https://stanfordmedicine25.stanford.edu/
• Nursing Admission Assessment and Examination: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493211/
• Nursing Mnemonics for Assessment: https://nurseslabs.com/nursing-health-assessment-mnemonics-tips/

NUR 358 - Topics of Professional Nursing Practice

• Nursing Theories & Theorists: https://nurseslabs.com/nursing-theories/
• Nursing Theories & Research: https://www.sandiego.edu/nursing/research/nursing-theory-research.php/
• Goodwin Uni Nursing Theorists: https://goodwin.libguides.com/nursingtheory
• Nursing Leadership Styles: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7915070/

NUR 328 - Pharmacology

• DailyMed Drug Labels: http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/about.cfm
• How to Calculate Drug Doses and Infusion Rates Accurately: https://www.nursingtimes.net/clinical-archive/medicine-management/how-to-calculate-drug-doses-and-infusion-rates-accurately-16-10-2017/
• Medline Plus Drugs, Supplements & Herbal Information: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
• Medications Calculation Practice Questions: https://sls.navitas-professional.edu.au/sites/default/files/resource/meds_practice_sheets_x3.pdf 
• Merck Manual Quizzes: https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/pages-with-widgets/quizzes?mode=list
• Drug Dosage Calculation Quizzes: https://nurseslabs.com/drug-dosage-calculations-practice-quiz/
• IV Flow Rate Quizzes: https://nurseslabs.com/iv-flow-rate-nclex-practice-quiz/

NUR 320 - Foundations of Nursing

• Foundations Of Nursing Slideshow: http://www.slideshare.net/tozki/foundations-of-nursing
• StatPearls Nursing Process: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499937/
• Another Nursing Process Overview: https://www.mjc.edu/instruction/alliedhealth/adnprogram/nursingprocessoverview.pdf 
• Communication in Nursing Practice: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3990376/
• Nursing Fundamentals Quizzes: https://nurseslabs.com/fundamentals-of-nursing-nclex-practice-quiz-nursing-test-bank/

HIT 410 - Healthcare Informatics

• Nursing Process: https://www.mjc.edu/instruction/alliedhealth/adnprogram/nursingprocessoverview.pdf 
• 5 Steps to Writing a Nursing Care Plan: https://www.nrsng.com/writing-nursing-care-plan/
• Nursing Care Plans: https://nurseslabs.com/nursing-care-plans
• Evidence-Based Medicine Tutorial:https://guides.mclibrary.duke.edu/ebptutorial

NUR 330 - Medical-Surgical Nursing I

• Nursing Process: https://www.mjc.edu/instruction/alliedhealth/adnprogram/nursingprocessoverview.pdf 
• 5 Steps to Writing a Nursing Care Plan: https://www.nrsng.com/writing-nursing-care-plan/
• Nursing Care Plans: https://nurseslabs.com/nursing-care-plans
• Evidence-Based Medicine Tutorial:https://guides.mclibrary.duke.edu/ebptutorial

NUR 420 - Mental Health Nursing

• APRN Resources: https://www.apna.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3846
• Psychiatric Nursing Concepts: http://www.nursinged.com/RNbook/09-10-Psych.pdf 
• Mental Health: https://www.mentalhealth.gov/
• Improving Cultural Competence: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK248428/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK248428.pdf 
• Merck Manual Quizzes: https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/pages-with-widgets/quizzes?mode=list

NUR 440 - Medical-Surgical Nursing II

• Online ICU Guidebook: http://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2017/09/icuguidebook.pdf 
• Internet Book of Critical Care: https://emcrit.org/ibcc/toc/
• Perioperative Care in Adults: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK561982/
• Shock Trauma Survival Guide: https://uthsc.edu/comc/surgery/documents/trauma-red-book.pdf 
• Merck Manual Quizzes: https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/pages-with-widgets/quizzes?mode=list

NUR 340 - Pediatric Nursing

• CDC Parent Information including Child Development: https://www.cdc.gov/parents/index.html
• Common Childhood Illnesses and Concerns: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=85&contentid=P00997
• Pediatric Assessment: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/MediaLibraries/URMCMedia/flrtc/preparedness-response-tools/documents/pediatricreferencecard-04.pdf 
• Pediatric Venipuncture: https://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/training/medtest/inservice/ped_stick.pdf 
• Merck Manual Quizzes: https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/pages-with-widgets/quizzes?mode=list
• Pediatric Dosage Calculations: https://nurseslabs.com/pediatric-dosage-calculations/

NUR 350 - Obstetrical Nursing

• A Comprehensive Newborn Exam: https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0901/p289.html
• Initial Evaluation in Labor: http://oacapps.med.jhmi.edu/OBGYN-101/Text/Labor%20and%20Delivery/initial_evaluation_in_labor.htm
• Labor and Delivery Care: http://www.open.edu/openlearncreate/course/view.php?id=18#tabs-2
• Medications in Pregnant & Nursing Mothers: https://optometry.nova.edu/ce/tpacc/forms/girgis_tea_tpacc2011.pdf 
• Merck Manual Quizzes: https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/pages-with-widgets/quizzes?mode=list

NUR 338 - Research & Evidence-Based Practice

• TBD

NUR 450 - Community & Public Health Nursing

• Public Health Nursing Practice for the 21st Century: https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/practice/ta/phnconsultants/docs/0001phnpractice_learningguide.pdf 
• Determinants of Health: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/foundation-health-measures/Determinants-of-Health
• A Framework for Community Health Nursing Education: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/204726/B4816.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y 
• Public Health 101: https://www.cdc.gov/publichealth101/index.html

NUR 470 - Leadership and Management

• Nursing Leadership - Management & Leadership Styles: https://www.aanac.org/docs/white-papers/2013-nursing-leadership---management-leadership-styles.pdf?sfvrsn=4 
• Reflections on Nursing Leadership: https://www.reflectionsonnursingleadership.org/
• Critical Thinking - What It Is and Why It Counts: https://www.insightassessment.com/content/download/1176/7580/file/whatwhy2018.pdf 
• Critical Thinking - Work Smarter: https://lms.rn.com/getpdf.php/2052.pdf 

NUR 460 - Transition to Professional Practice

• NCLEX-RN Test Plan: https://www.ncsbn.org/2019_RN_TestPlan-English.pdf 
• RN Transition-to-Practice Toolkit: https://www.ic4n.org/residency-content/
• Nurse Plus NCLEX-RN Prep: https://nurse.plus/

SOC 321 - Life Transitions: Death & Dying

• TBD