This NMU Olson Library guide to graduate Nursing resources was updated: 1/11/2024
Lydia M. Olson Library is currently under renovation and is located on the ground & first floors of Gries Hall located here:
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Note that while space is extremely limited, staff are available to provide library services & assistance.
Please see the "When is Professor Mike Strahan Available?" tab on this guide for assistance schedule afternoons & evenings.
The library lobby (ground floor) has the Public Services desk (Reserves, Circulation, pick up materials), two public computers, scanner, & new books.
The first floor has printers, photocopier, and you may reserve a study room or use the Reading Room/Current Periodicals (Rm 110).
The physical collections are located in storage, and patrons must request retrieval through the OneSearch Library Catalog. Although physically browsing the shelves is not available, use the Virtual Browse feature in the library catalog entry (bottom):
Happy to answer your questions.
-- Professor Mike Strahan
ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements (2015)
APA style 7th edition Reference Example for the Code:
American Nurses Association. (2015). Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements.
(2017 & 2019) NANDA International Nursing Diagnoses Definitions & Classification, 2018-2020; and Supplement (on Reserves in the library--ask at Desk)
MSN's - If not in Marquette area, consider requesting another copy or section through MeLCat
(2017) ECG Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy!: Pocket Guide
Journal of Medical Insight (JoMI) Surgical Videos
JoMI is a streaming library of complete teaching videos of surgical procedures. Narrated by surgeon(s) performing procedure; filmed at teaching hospitals worldwide. Main Text includes abstract, case overview (imaging, exam, tests, treatment options), discussion, equipment, and citations. Also included: procedure outline, transcript, and related articles. May search/browse by keyword or specialties. Recommend creating an account to access from any device. Available to NMU alumni.
JoVE Education is a collection of thousands of streaming videos illustrating key concepts, lab techniques/experiments, and demonstrations in a variety of disciplines primarily in the sciences and social sciences, but also humanities. Categories include Nursing Clinical Skills, Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, and Statistics. The NMU Library subscription also includes JoVE Core video textbooks, JoVE Science Education, JoVE lab manuals, open educational resources, and additional videos provided through JoVE Research.
Uncategorized topics include Medicine/Nursing, Forensic Anthropology, Sociology, & Art. Instructor tools include suggestions for how to use in the classroom, and create video-specific tests. Audio and transcripts available in English, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish languages. Closed Captioning in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish languages.
Access over 70,000 videos with unlimited/simultaneous access across a wide range of subjects, platform includes 360/VR functionality.
HCUPnet: Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project (extensive stats!)
American Hospital Directory (many search options including specialized services)
America's Best Hospitals (rankings by U.S. News & World Report)
Local through International Statistics Resources (separate NMU Library guide; includes Marquette County, state of Michigan, Federal, etc.)
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (open access)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Centers Reports
Star Model Thorough website from the U. of TX Academic Center for Evidence-based Nursing.
Use MeLCat through your local Michigan public library to borrow print books held by NMU Library.
OneSearch (advanced search screen)
Use this link to access the advanced search screen, where users may indicate which fields to search (e.g., title, author, or subject) instead of everything. Also allows the searcher to set some limits (online or print books, language, and publication years) before running the search.
Note: Students living beyond the Marquette area (driving to pick up books) should use their local public library card, not NMU ID.
NMU Digital Commons DNP Projects
Medicine & Health Sciences Commons (worldwide) (also includes articles) *free full text
This Nursing Commons contains journal articles, presentations, as well as student work. Most of it is full text but occasionally the member library only inputs abstracts... but still it is another resource for finding student works at all levels of education.
Sigma Theta Tau International Virginia Henderson Library *free full text
Repository of of nursing capstones, master theses, and some dissertations. It is an excellent, high quality free resource.