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Scope and Standards of Practice Books

• Addictions Nursing : Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2022
• Cardiovascular Nursing : Scope and Standards of Practice
  American College of Cardiology Foundation 2015
• Clinical Research Nursing : Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2016
• Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements
  American Nurses Association 2015
• Emergency Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd ed., 2022
  Not available online. Individuals, libraries and local medical centers may purchase print copies from the vendor. The Library Network Office does not purchase print materials.
• Essential Guide to Nursing Practice : Applying ANA's Scope and Standards to Practice and Education
  White, Kathleen M August 2012
• Faith Community Nursing : Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2012 (Will not be updated to newer edition, as out of scope for Library Network Office purchases)
• Forensic Nursing : Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2009 (Will not be updated to newer edition, as out of scope for Library Network Office purchases)
• Genetics/Genomics Nursing : Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2016
• Gerontological Nursing : Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2019
• Holistic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2019
• Home Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2014
• Intellectual and Developmental Disability Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2022
• Nephrology Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nephrology Nurses Association 2022
• Neuroscience Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2018
• Neurovascular Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2023
• Nursing Administration : Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2016
• Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2022
• Nursing Leadership: Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2024
• Nursing Professional Development Scope and Standards, 4th ed., 2022
  Not available online. Individuals, libraries and local medical centers may purchase print copies from the vendor. The Library Network Office does not purchase print materials.
• Nursing : Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2021
• Pain Management Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2016
• Palliative Nursing: An Essential Resource for Hospice and Palliative Nurses : Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2014
• Plastic and Aesthetic Nursing : Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2020
• Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing : Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2022
• Public Health Nursing : Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2022
• Radiologic and Imaging Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2013
• Rheumatology Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2019
• School Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2011(Will not be updated to newer edition, as out of scope for Library Network Office purchases)
• Scope and Standards of Practice for Professional Ambulatory Care Nursing
  American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing 2023
• Scope and Standards of Practice for Professional Telehealth Nursing
  American Nurses Association 2018
• Scope and Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses in Care Coordination and Transition Management
  American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing 2016
• Transplant Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2016
• Vascular Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
  American Nurses Association 2016

A sample of the online journals available in nursing include:

• American Journal of Nursing
• AORN Journal
• Computers, Informatics and Nursing
• Journal of Nursing Administration
• Journal of Research in Nursing
• Nursing
• Nursing Research

To locate all online journals available to you, search your local library.

A sample of the online books available in nursing include:

To locate all online books available to you, search your local library.

• Anatomy.tv

  Anatomy.tv allows you to explore human anatomy in a 3D interactive model. 

• AORN eGuidelines+

  AORN eGuidelines+ is a one-stop online site where hospital, ASC, and health system subscribers can easily access the Guidelines, plus other integrated resources and tools that can help facilities and individuals more effectively implement evidence-based patient care.

• Bates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination*

  Bates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination delivers head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques for the (Advanced) Assessment or Introduction to Clinical Medicine course. The site features more than 8 hours of video content. Students and faculty in medical, nursing, and related programs will appreciate the careful attention to clinical accuracy, as well as the range of patient types profiled in the series.

• Board Vitals

  Board Vitals contains nine nursing test banks to help RNs, PNs, and Advanced Practice Nurses prepare for licensure and certification exams with practice questions, clinical case studies, and in-depth rationales.

• CINAHL Plus with Full Text

  CINAHL offers complete coverage of English-language nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses' Association, CINAHL covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines.

• ClinicalKey for Nursing (formerly Mosby's Nursing Consult)

  ClinicalKey for Nursing offers drug information, patient education, professional journals, reference ebooks, current news, clinical practice, evidence-based content and care planning tools.

• Clinical Skills

  Clinical Skills provides evidence-based skills and procedures for nurses. In addition to the basic or core skills package, the ambulatory care, respiratory care, and perioperative specialty packages are included. The Preceptor Course is also integrated into Clinical Skills.

• Cochrane Library
  The Cochrane Library is a systematic reviews resource and includes the following:
• Cochrane Clinical Answers
• Cochrane Library - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR)
• Cochrane Library - Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL)
• Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence Based Practice (EBP) Database

  The Joanna Briggs Institute EBP database is a comprehensive range of resources including evidence summaries, evidence-based recommended practices, best practice information sheets, systematic reviews, consumer information sheets, systematic review protocols, and technical reports. JBI Resource Page

• Trip Database

  The Trip Database searches curated content from vetted evidence-based sources, such as Cochrane, AHRQ, BMJ Best Practice, and federal agencies, to deliver top-tier, evidence-based healthcare information. Results are sorted into evidence-based pyramid categories for quick identification of guidelines, synopses, systematic reviews, and more.

• UpToDate (use if on the VA computer network)

  UpToDate is a guided evidence-based, clinical decision-making solution with dynamic and interactive algorithms as well as lab monographs. 
  For remote access use https://www.uptodate.com with your UTD username/password. Tip Sheet for CME/Remote Access Registration

Library Staff know how busy you are. In an effort to keep you abreast of current literature, articles from journals available to you from the national VA library collection have been scanned to create the list hyperlinked below. This list is updated monthly.

• Librarian Curated Articles

In addition, you have access to Literature e-Alerts help you stay up-to-date on the latest developments in selected fields, better equipping you to perform your work at VA and serve our nation's Veterans. These are prepared by professional librarians in the VA Library Network and delivered straight to your inbox. Upon receipt of the alerts, subscribers will need to work with their local library staff to obtain full-text articles. Sign up here.

Topics of interest include:

• Case Management
• Discharge Planning
• Fall Prevention and Safe Patient Handling & Mobility
• Homebased Care
• Nursing Residencies
• Pain Management
• Patient Satisfaction
• Pressure Wounds

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