The Library provides books, magazines, journals, newspapers, CD-ROMs, videos, online databases, and other materials for your research needs. In addition to our collection, we offer one-on-one reference assistance and classes in research strategies and skills.

This Research Guide is designed to help you become familiar with some of the LPN resources available from the Miami Dade College, Medical Center Campus Library. If you need assistance, please contact a librarian by phone at (305) 237-4087 or by email/chat.

Click to access the "Nursing Practice Standards for the Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse" - National Federation of Licensed Professional Nurses.

Search the Library Catalog to find print books, ebooks and media, such as videos, CDs, Cd-ROMs, and audio cassettes.

*Please note: Our electronic resources have restricted access and are only available to Miami Dade College students, faculty or staff with a current login.

Most universities and colleges use the Library of Congress Classification System to organize their materials. Items are arranged A-Z, with each letter corresponding to a subject area. Most nursing materials are shelved in the R section and then subdivided according to topic. Subjects are further subdivided as follows:  

RC 440	Psychiatric Nursing	RT 25	Nursing Directories
RC 954	Geriatric Nursing	RT 44	Nursing Instruments, Apparatus, and  Appliances
RD 99	Surgical Nursing	RT 82	Nursing as a Profession
RG 950	Midwifery	RT 86	Psychology of Nursing
RJ 245	Pediatric Nursing	RT 98	Community Health Nursing
RT 21	Nursing Dictionaries and Encyclopedias	RT 102	Institutional Nursing

 

ONLINE videos

IMPORTANT! Videos can only be viewed on a MDC campus.

Tip: In Windows Media Player, press Alt+Enter to view video at fullscreen.

 

BASIC NURSING SKILLS VIDEO SERIES - ONLINE

ART OF BEDSIDE CARE VIDEO SERIES - ONLINE

BASIC NURSING SKILLS VIDEO SERIES - ONLINE

 

Video #	Video Title
2451	Sterile Technique: Opening Packages and Gloves	Play
2454	Withdrawing Medication from a vial	Play
2455	Applying Restraints	Play
2458	Measuring Body Temperature	Play
2459	Measuring Blood Pressure	Play
2460	Measuring Pulse and Respiratory Rates	Play
2462	Hot and Cold Application	Play
2466	Applying Anti-Embolism Stocking and Ace Bandage	Play
2467	Care of the Patient with an IV	Play
2468	Nasal Instillation	Play
2469	Administering a Cleansing Enema	Play
2470	Irrigating the Indwelling Catheter	Play
2471	Ear Irrigation and Instillation	Play
2472	Eye Irrigation and Instillation	Play
2473	Preparation and Administering Medication	Play
2474	Application of Binders and Restraints	Play
2475	Locating Sites for Intramuscular Injections	Play
2479	Equipment and Routes of Parenteral Medications	Play
2480	Care of the Indwelling Catheter	Play
6701	Opening Sterile Package and Gloves	Play

ART OF BEDSIDE CARE VIDEO SERIES - ONLINE

Some of these videos are also available for viewing or downloading from MDC's iTunes U site.

Video #	Video Title
4759	Asepsis and Protection: Washing Hands	Play
4760	Asepsis and Protection: Using Protective Precautions	Play
4761	Asepsis and Protection: Using Correct Body Mechanics	Play
4762	Comfort Measures: Making a Bed	Play
4763	Comfort: Using Special Measures and Devices for Comfort	Play
4764	Drainage and Elimination: Providing for Elimination	Play
4765	Personal Care: Giving a Complete Bed Bath	Play
4766	Personal Care: Giving a Partial Bed Bath	Play
4767	Personal Hygiene: Providing for Personal Care	Play
4768	Mobility: Assisting Clients to Move in Bed	Play
4769	Mobility: Moving Out of Bed	Play
4770	Mobility: Providing for Maximum Assistance with Moving	Play
4771	Mobility: Assisting with Crutches and Walkers	Play
4772	Mobility: Assisting with Casts and Traction	Play
4773	Mobility: Turning Clients with Severe Restrictions in Mobility	Play
4774	Family and Child Care: Providing for Prenatal Care	Play
4775	Family and Child Care: Providing for Care During Labor & Delivery	Play
4776	Family and Child Care: Providing Newborn Care	Play
4777	Family and Child Care: Providing Post Partum Care	Play
5343	Mental Health: Communicating Therapeutically	Play

Following is a list of journals in Nursing and related fields subscribed to by the Miami Dade College, Medical Center Campus. By following the link, you can find the latest issue received by the library and other holding information.

American Journal of Nursing

AORN Journal (Association of Operating Room Nurses): fulltext from 1996-present available via Health & Wellness Resource Center and InfoTrac OneFile.

Caring: National Association for Home Care Magazine

CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing

Critical Care Nurse (contact the Library for passwords for online access to fulltext articles)

Drug Topics

Florida Nurse

Heart and Lung (contact the Library for passwords for online access to fulltext articles)

Holistic Nursing Practice

Home Healthcare Nurse

Imprint

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) (contact the Library for passwords for online access to fulltext articles)

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Journal of Infusion Nursing

Journal of National Black Nurses' Association

Journal of Nursing Administration

Journal of Nursing Administration’s Healthcare Law, Ethics and Regulations

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing (online access to fulltext articles is available only in the library)

Journal of Professional Nursing (contact the Library for passwords for online access to fulltext articles)

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing And Mental Health Services

MCN - American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

MEDSURG Nursing

New England Journal of Medicine (online access to fulltext articles is available only in the library)

The Nurse Practitioner

Nursing

Nursing Education Perspectives

Nursing Law's Regan Report

Nursing Research

Nursing Spectrum: fulltext from November 1999-present available via the publisher's website at http://www.nursingspectrum.com.

Oncology Nursing Forum (contact the library for passwords and online access to fulltext articles)

Orthopedic Nursing

Pediatric Nursing

    
Provider

Rehabilitation Nursing

RN (contact the library for passwords and online access to fulltext articles)

American Nurse: fulltext from 1998-present.

Australian Electronic Journal of Nursing Education: fulltext from December 1995-April 2002.

BMC Nursing: fulltext from 2002-present.

Cancer Control: Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center: fulltext from September 1995-present.

Evidence-Based Nursing Online: selected articles are available from January 1998-present.

Lancet: selected articles from June 1996-present are freely available from the publisher's website at http://www.thelancet.com. Fulltext from January 1991-present available via Academic Search Premier and Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition; fulltext from March 1990-present available via General Reference Center Gold, Health & Wellness Resource Center and InfoTrac OneFile.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: fulltext from July 1989-present available via Health & Wellness Resource Center and InfoTrac OneFile; fulltext from July 1996-present available via Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition and Academic search Premier.

Nursing Record/British Journal of Nursing: fulltext from 1888-1956.

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing: fulltext from August 31, 1996-present.

Online Journal of Nursing Informatics: fulltext from Winter 1997-present.

Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing: fulltext from 2001-present. Free registration required to view fulltext.

Miami Dade College's Libraries subscribe to a number of online databases that provide access to full text reference materials, such as medical dictionaries, and to periodicals, such as journals and magazines.

Please note: Our electronic resources have restricted access and are only available to MDC students, faculty or staff with a current login

Click here for descriptions of the health & medicine databases & tutorials on how to login & search them.

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