Electronic Books

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5-minute clinical consult, Domino, 2008Books @ OVIDRestricted
Acute and chronic wounds: nursing management, Bryant, 2007Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Alternative medicine and rehabilitation: a guide for practitioners, 2003PubMed BookshelfFree to All
American heritage dictionaryBartleby.comFree to All
Anesthesia manuals, University of Chicago, 2002University of ChicagoFree to All
Antiretroviral resistance in clinical practice, Geretti, 2006PubMed BookshelfFree to All
APA style guide to electronic referencesAmerican Psychological AssociationRestricted
AWHONN's Perinatal Nursing, Simpson, 2008Books @ OVIDRestricted
Bartlett's familiar quotationsBartleby.comFree to All
Basic dysrhythmias: interpretation and management, Huszar, 2002Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Biochemistry, 2002PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Blood groups and red cell antigens, Dean, 2005PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Body image teaching files, University Hospitals of Chicago, 2001University Hospitals of ClevelandFree to All
Braunwald's heart disease, 2008MD ConsultRestricted
Brenner & Rector's the kidney, 2007MD ConsultRestricted
Campbell's operative orthopaedics, 2007MD ConsultRestricted
Campbell-Walsh urology, 2007MD ConsultRestricted
Cancer medicine, Kufe, 2003PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Cardiac nursing, 2005Books @ OVIDRestricted
Cardiology explained, Ashley, 2004PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Cecil medicine, 2007MD ConsultRestricted
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention traveller's health: yellow book, 2008Centers for Disease ControlFree to All
Clinical dermatology, 2004MD ConsultRestricted
Clinical electrocardiography, 2006MD ConsultRestricted
Clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults, 1998PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Clinical medical-surgical nursing: a decision-making reference, George-Gay, 2002Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Clinical methods: the history, physical, and laboratory examinations, Walker, 1990PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Clinical oncology, 2004MD ConsultRestricted
Clinical practice of neurological and neurosurgical nursing, Hickey, 2003Books @ OVIDRestricted
Clinical procedures in emergency medicine, 2004MD ConsultRestricted
Clinical toxicology, 2001MD ConsultRestricted
The Clinician's handbook of natural medicine, Pizzorno, 2008Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Columbia encyclopediaBartleby.comFree to All
Comprehensive gynecology, 2007MD ConsultRestricted
The Condition of education annual reportsNational Center for
Education Statistics
Free to All
Conn's current therapy, 2008MD ConsultRestricted
Core curriculum for pain management nursing, ASPMN, 2002Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Critical care, 2002WebMDFree to All
DeLee and Drez's orthopaedic sports medicine, 2003MD ConsultRestricted
Developmental biology, Gilbert, 2000PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Disease and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa, Jamison, 2006PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Disease control priorities in developing countries, Dean, 2006PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Diseases: a nursing process approach to excellent care, 2006Books @ OVIDRestricted
Endocrinology: an integrated approach, Nussey, 2001PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Essentials of glycobiology, Varki, 1999PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Essentials of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2002MD ConsultRestricted
Essentials of radiology, 2005MD ConsultRestricted
Evidence-based nursing: a guide to clinical practice, DiCenso, 2005Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Ferri's clinical advisor, 2008MD ConsultRestricted
Ferri's clinical advisor, Ferri, 2008Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Fluid and electrolyte balance: nursing considerations, Metheny, 2000Books @ OVIDRestricted
Foodborne pathogenic microorganisms, US FDAFood & Drug AdministrationFree to All
Genes and disease, US NIH, 2002National Institutes of HealthFree to All
The Genetic landscape of diabetes, Dean, 2004PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Genetics for surgeons, Morrison, 2005PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Genomes, Brown, 2002PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Gerontologic nursing, Meiner, 2006Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Global burden of disease and risk factors, Lopez, 2006PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Global tuberculosis control, WHO, 2001World Health OrganizationFree to All
Grainger & Allison's diagnostic radiology, 2008MD ConsultRestricted
Gray's anatomyBartleby.comFree to All
Guide to peripheral and cerebrovascular intervention, Bhatt, 2004PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma, 1997PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Handbook of geriatric nursing care, 2003Books @ OVIDRestricted
Handbook of medical psychiatry, 2004MD ConsultRestricted
Handbook of medical-surgical nursing, Mills, 2006Books @ OVIDRestricted
The Harriet Lane handbook, 2005MD ConsultRestricted
Health, United States, 2006PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Healthy people 2010, 2000Healthy PeopleFree to All
Hematology: basic principles and practice, 2005MD ConsultRestricted
Henry's clinical diagnosis and management by laboratory methods, 2006MD ConsultRestricted
Historical works: medicine in the Americas, 2004PubMed BookshelfFree to All
HIV medicine, Hoffman, 2007Flying PublisherFree to All
Imitators of epilepsy, Kaplan, 2005PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Immunobiology, Janeway, 2001PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Infectious diseases, 2004MD ConsultRestricted
Inflammatory atherosclerosis: characteristics of the injurious age, Frink, 2002PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Influenza 2006: a medical textbook, KampsFlying PublisherFree to All
Integrative medicine, 2007MD ConsultRestricted
International travel and health, WHOWorld Health OrganizationFree to All
The Intolerable burden of malaria: II. What's new, what's needed, Breman, 2004PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Intravenous medications: a handbook for nurses and other allied health personnel, Gahart, 2008Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
An Introduction to epilepsy, Bromfield, 2006PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Introduction to genetic analysis, Griffiths, 1999PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Kelley's textbook of rheumatology, 2005MD ConsultRestricted
Krugman’s infectious diseases of children, 2004MD ConsultRestricted
Laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures, Chernecky & Berger, 2008Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Lippincott manual of nursing practice, Nettina, 2006Books @ OVIDRestricted
Lippincott's cancer chemotherapy handbook, Baquiran, 2001Books @ OVIDRestricted
Lippincott's manual of psychiatric nursing care plans, Schultz, 2005Books @ OVIDRestricted
Lippincott's nursing drug guide, Karch, 2007Books @ OVIDRestricted
Lung cancer: principles and practice, Pass, 2005Books @ OVIDRestricted
Manual of emergency airway management, Walls, 2004Books @ OVIDRestricted
Manual of high risk pregnancy and delivery, Gilbert, 2007Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests, Fischbach, 2003Books @ OVIDRestricted
Manual of medical-surgical nursing care, Swearingen, 2007Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Martindale's medical dictionaries, abbreviations, texts, etc.Martindale's Virtual Medical CenterFree to All
Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autism, 2001Institute of MedicineFree to All
Medical microbiology, Baron, 1996PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Mental health: a report of the Surgeon General, 1999US Public Health ServiceFree to All
Mental health: culture, race, and ethnicity, a supplement to Mental health, 2001US Public Health ServiceFree to All
Merck manual - home editionMerck.comFree to All
Merck manual of diagnosis and therapyMerck.comFree to All
Merck manual of geriatricsMerck.comFree to All
Merck manual of health and agingMerck.comFree to All
Metagenomics, 2006PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Middleton's allergy: principles and practice, 2003MD ConsultRestricted
Miller's anesthesia, 2005MD ConsultRestricted
Modern genetic analysis, Griffiths, 1999PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Molecular biology of the cell, Alberts, 2002PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Molecular cell biology, Lodish, 1999PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Mosby's clinical nursing, Thompson, 2002Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Mosby's guide to physical examination, Seidel, 2006Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Mosby's pediatric nursing reference, Betz, 2008Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Mosby's physical examination handbook, Seidel, 2006Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Murray & Nadel’s textbook of respiratory medicine, 2005MD ConsultRestricted
Nelson textbook of pediatrics, 2007MD ConsultRestricted
Neonatal nursing handbook, Kenner, 2004Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Neuroscience, Purves, 2001PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Nurses' guide to clinical procedures, Smith-Temple, 2006Books @ OVIDRestricted
Nursing care planning guides, Ulrich & Canale, 2005Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Nursing care plans & documentation: nursing diagnoses & collaborative problems, Carpenito-Moyet, 2004Books @ OVIDRestricted
Nursing diagnosis: application to clinical practice, Carpenito-Moyet, 2006Books @ OVIDRestricted
Nursing herbal medicine handbook, Webb, 2006Books @ OVIDRestricted
Nursing interventions classification (NIC), Bulechek, 2008Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Nursing outcomes classification (NOC), Moorhead, 2008Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Nursing procedures, Mills, 2004Books @ OVIDRestricted
Nutrition essentials for nursing practice, Dudek, 2006Books @ OVIDRestricted
Obstetrics- normal and problem pregnancies, 2007MD ConsultRestricted
Occupational outlook handbook, 2002-03US Department of LaborFree to All
Oncology nursing clinical reference, Otto, 2004Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Operative surgery manual, 2003MD ConsultRestricted
Ophthalmology, 2004MD ConsultRestricted
The Osler medical handbook, 2006MD ConsultRestricted
Otolaryngology, 2005MD ConsultRestricted
Parkinson's disease: diagnosis and clinical management, Factor, 2002PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Patient care standards: collaborative planning & nursing interventions, Tucker, 2000Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Pediatric cardiology for practitioners, 2008MD ConsultRestricted
Pediatric care planning, Speer, 1999Books @ OVIDRestricted
Physical medicine and rehabilitation board review, Cuccurullo, 2004PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Plumer's principles and practice of intravenous therapy, Weinstein, 2007Books @ OVIDRestricted
Pocket guide to cultural health assessment, D'Avanzo, 2008Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Pocket guide to fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance, Heitz & Horne, 2005Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Polymicrobial diseases, Brogden, 2002PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Practical guide to the care of the medical patient, 2007MD ConsultRestricted
Practice of geriatrics, 2007MD ConsultRestricted
Primary care: a collaborative practice, Buttaro, 2008Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Principles & practice of pediatric infectious disease, 2003MD ConsultRestricted
Principles and practice of infectious diseases, 2005MD ConsultRestricted
Priorities in health, Dean, 2006PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Psychiatric secrets, 2001MD ConsultRestricted
Robbins and Cotran: pathologic basis of disease, 2005MD ConsultRestricted
Robert's rules of orderBartleby.comFree to All
Roget's II: the new thesaurusBartleby.comFree to All
Rosen's emergency medicine: concepts and clinical practice, 2006MD ConsultRestricted
Sabiston textbook of surgery, 2008MD ConsultRestricted
SARS reference, Kamps & Hoffman, 2003Flying PublisherFree to All
Saunders nursing drug handbook, Hodgson & Kizior, 2008Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Sheehy's emergency nursing: principles and practice, ENA & Newberry, 2003Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Skeletal trauma in children, 2003MD ConsultRestricted
Skeletal trauma: basic science, management, and reconstruction, 2003MD ConsultRestricted
Sleisenger & Fordtran's gastrointestinal and liver disease, 2006MD ConsultRestricted
Spinal cord medicine: principles and practice, Lin, 2003PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Surgical treatment - evidence-based and problem-oriented, Holzheimer, 2001PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Textbook of clinical neurology, 2007MD ConsultRestricted
Textbook of family medicine, 2007MD ConsultRestricted
Textbook of primary care medicine, 2001MD ConsultRestricted
The Cell - a molecular approach, Cooper, 2000PubMed BookshelfFree to All
Thelan's critical care nursing: diagnosis and management, Urden, 2006Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
Tuberculosis: from basic science to patient care, Palomino, 2007Kamps & BourcillierFree to All
Washington manual of medical therapeutics, Cooper, 2007Books @ OVIDRestricted
Wilderness medicine, 2007MD ConsultRestricted
Williams textbook of endocrinology, 2008MD ConsultRestricted
Wong's clinical manual of pediatric nursing, Hockenberry, 2008Mosby's Nursing ConsultRestricted
World factbookBartleby.comFree to All