Nursing books located in the Malpass Library stacks are on the sixth floor in the R section. Most nursing books are in the RT section, but there are some exceptions. Reference books are located on the main (2nd) floor of the library near the reference desk. They are in Library of Congress call number order; nursing books can generally be found in the RT section, though some categories, such as Pharmacology (which is in the RM section), are in other areas. Below are the general categories within the R section:
R Medicine (General)
RA Public aspects of medicine
RB Pathology
RC Internal Medicine
RD Surgery
RE Opthamology
RF Ear, Nose, and Throat
RG Gynecology and Obstetrics
RJ Pediatrics
RK Dentristry
RL Dermatology
RM Therapurics. Pharmacology
RS Pharmacy and materia medica
RT Nursing
RV Botanic, Thompsonian, and eclectic medicine
RX Homeopathy
RZ Other systems of medicine
Some books are in the library stacks and can be checked out. Other books may be on reserve. These books can be checked out for a two hour period in the library. Below is a list of textbook. Use the books search to find title location.
Clinical nursing skills & techniques / Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Potter ; section editor, Wendy Ostendorf.
Conceptual foundations : the bridge to professional nursing practice / [edited by] Joan L. Creasia, Barbara J. Parker.
Essentials of nursing research : appraising evidence for nursing practice / Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck.
Fundamentals of nursing / Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry ; section editors, Amy Hall, Patricia A. Stockert.
Mosby’s dictionary of medicine, nursing & health professions.
Mosby’s manual of diagnostic and laboratory tests / Kathleen Deska Pagana, Timothy J. Pagana.
NANDA, NOC, and NIC linkages : nursing diagnoses, outcomes, & interventions / editors, Marion Johnson ... [et al.].
Pathophysiology : concepts of altered health states / [edited by] Carol Mattson Porth, Glenn Matfin.
Physical examination & health assessment / Carolyn Jarvis ; original illustrations by Pat Thomas ; assessment photographs by Kevin Strandberg.
Policy & politics in nursing and health care / [editors] Diana J. Mason, Judith K. Leavitt, Mary W. Chaffee.
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th edition second printing.
Transcultural health care : a culturally competent approach / [edited by] Larry D. Purnell, Betty J. Paulanka.
Clinical decision-making study guide for Medical-surgical nursing : patient-centered collaborative care / Donna D. Ignatavicius ... [et al.].
Foundations of nursing research / Rose Marie Nieswiadomy.
Maternal child nursing care / Shannon E. Perry ... [et al.].
Medical-surgical nursing : patient-centered collaborative care / [edited by] Donna D. Ignatavicius, M. Linda Workman.
Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge / [edited by] Dee McGonigle, Kathleen Mastrian
Pharmacology for nursing care / Richard A. Lehne
Psychiatric mental health nursing : concepts of care in evidence-based practice / Mary C. Townsend.
Theoretical basis for nursing / [edited by] Melanie McEwen, Evelyn M. Wills.
Transcultural concepts in nursing care / Margaret M. Andrews, Joyceen S. Boyle.
Winningham and Preusser’s critical thinking cases in nursing : medical-surgical, pediatric, maternity, and psychiatric case studies / [edited by] Barbara A. Preusser.