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Access to Practical Nursing (APN) & Practical Nursing Research Guide

Library Course Guided Used for Practical Nursing Library Instruction 2024.

Key Resources

The Library's search engine OCtopus simultaneously searches for books, media, journal articles, and other resources in many of the Library's databases. It's a good place to start your research.

Textbooks & Books

Nursing Leadership, Management, and Professional Practice for the LPN/LVN by Tamara R. Dahlkemper
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9781719641487
Publication Date: 2021
Journey Across the Life Span by Elaine U. Polan; Daphne R. Taylor
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9781719645911
Publication Date: 2023
Medical-Surgical Nursing in Canada (4th ed.) by Sharon L. Lewis; Shannon Ruff Dirksen; Margaret M. Heitkemper; Linda Bucher; Maureen A. Barry (Editor); Sandra Goldsworthy (Editor); Jana Lok (Editor); Jane Tyerman (Editor)
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781771720489
Publication Date: 2018
*Limited to 12 simultaneous users
Required textbook for PNSG courses, freely available online through the Library.
Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions
(10th ed.) 2017. EBSCO copy has 3 user limit. Access through eBook Central for additional 4 user copies: click here.
Davis's Canadian Drug Guide for Nurses, 18th ed. by April Hazard Vallerand; Cynthia A. Sanoski
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9780803669468
Publication Date: 2022
Required textbook for PNSG. Freely available to you in electronic format.

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