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Nursing

Library Resources for nursing, medicine, and allied health

General Information

This page is designed to provide information about nursing, medicine, and allied health resources for students and faculty at the University of West Georgia. The Nursing Librarian, Jean Cook, can help you come up with searches, narrow down topics, and find resources.

For most nursing searches, we recommend starting with the following databases.  However, depending on your topic, many of our databases or ebooks could be helpful.  Explore our full range of services and resources in the left side menu.

We suggest beginning with:

Nursing Central App

Nursing Central App

This mobile app is licensed for UWG students, faculty and staff and includes: Davis's Drug Guide with informaiton on over 5,000 drugs, Taber's Medical Dictionary with over 60,000 medical terms, Diseases and Disorders, 4th edition, with over 250 medical conditions, and Davis's Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests. Follow the instructions in this pdf for downloading and using the app.

Request a Research Consultation

Having trouble getting started?  Reached a dead end?  UWG students and faculty can request an individual research consultation for help with finding resources, accessing materials, using sources, developing searches, and utilizing the library's services.

Schedule a research consultation with a librarian.