Nursing & Midwifery Guide: Using Reference Materials
Using reference materials to get started
Reference materials are factual works and include:
- Dictionaries
- Subject specific dictionaries
- Directories
- Encyclopedias
Use these materials to:
- Define terms in your lecture materials or assignment questions
- Confirm facts and figures
Credo Search
Credo is an easy-to-use tool for starting research. Use this box to search hundreds of full-text reference titles, as well as 500,000+ images and audio files and over 1,000 videos.
Resources within this database include:
- Encyclopaedias
- Dictionaries
- Biographies
- Quotations
- Bilingual Dictionaries
Some books from Credo
Churchill Livingstone's Dictionary of Nursing by Publication Date: 2006This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It provides in-depth coverage of a variety of topics. An exciting new website makes the book more portable, yet providing access to a massive amount of material. The A-Z entries and appendices have been completely updated and many new words/terms have been included. Entries have been carefully edited and illustrations selected to give a true nursing focus, and photographs have been included for the first time.
Nursing Leadership by Publication Date: 2011A single comprehensive reference for nursing leaders, leadership organizations, nursing clinicians, and educators, Nursing Leadership is the only compendium of nursing terminology in existence. Written by eminent nursing professionals, it provides descriptions of prominent individuals in nursing, information regarding nine leadership-related topics, and current trends in nurse leadership.This second edition has been expanded to encompass 80 new entries and revisions or updates to all original entries. It provides an extensive overview of current leadership issues including theories, characteristics, and skills required of nurse leaders in today's complex health care system. Highly respected contributors include Claire Fagan, Beverly Malone (NLN CEO), Polly Bednash (AACN CEO), Patricia Benner, and many others. For ease of use this new edition contains both alphabetic and thematic indexes, extensive cross-referencing, and print and web references for each entry.
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