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:
CINAHL: Nursing and Allied Health at EBSCOhost
Preeminent nursing database, high quality journals and trade publications
ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source
Full-text information from leading nursing and related publications.
MEDLINE (with Full Text) at EBSCOhost
Index and abstracts of Journal articles in the health sciences in general, with no specific focus on nursing
Find articles on business related aspects of healthcare, like employee management, budgets, insurance, the Affordable Care Act, and more
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.
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
Having trouble getting started? Reached a dead end? Physics 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.
