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A Sample of Career Advancement Books at the Robinson Health Science Library
Creasia, Joan L Conceptual foundations: the bridge to professional nursing practice. 3rd Ed. Mosby; St. Louis, ©2001 [WY16 C744 2001]
Hafner, Betty. Where Do I Go From Here? : Exploring Your Career Alternatives Within and Beyond Clinical Nursing. Lippincott; Philadelphia, ©2002. [WY 16 H139w 2002]
Ham, Kathy L. From LPN to RN: Role Transitions. W.B. Saunders; New York, ©2002. [WY 16 H198f 2002]
Joel, Lucille A. Nursing experience: trends, challenges, and transitions 4th Ed. McGraw-Hill; New York, ©2002. [WY16 J64n 2002]
Continuing Education
Continuing Education @ Hartford Hospital
These courses are offered to our Hartford Hospital/HHC employees and students who are associated with our healthcare system.
http://continuing-education-for-nurses.com
Free advice and related resources about continuing education for nurses.
Finding Financial Assistance
Tuition Reimbursement Policy at Hartford Hospital
CLICK HERE
(You will need a Novell login to view this page)
Nursing Schools
Connecticut Nursing Schools and Online Nursing Degree Programs.
CLICK HERE
Scroll through the online programs and the Connecticut Programs will appear at the bottom of the page. All program links are current as of 3/30/04. (a listing of Nursing Schools in Massachusetts are also available.)
Masters in Nursing Programs
www.mastersinnursing.com
This is a one-page alphabetical site that is very easy to read and use. It lists every accredited school that offers a Masters Degree in Nursing as well as a short description for each school to help guide future students in their
search.
Nursing-School-Degrees.com
CLICK HERE
Browse a wide variety of fully accredited nursing schools to learn more about the exciting and rewarding career opportunities that await you. Consider Annual Performance Reviews When Choosing Courses and Projects
Behaviors that Support the Values at Hartford Hospital
CLICK HERE
(You will need a Novell login to view this page)
Research Tools / Document Delivery Services
Database Access at Hartford Hospital.
As an employee of Hartford Hospital, you are entitled to free access to CINAHL, Medline, MD Consult, and STATREF! Click on this link for a description of databases available at our Virtual Library.
Complete an End-User Access Application to receive your passwords. You will gain immediate access to our Ovid databases and full-text journals.
Document Delivery Services
Document delivery is just a few clicks away via our Ovid database. As you view the citations from your search, check off the box next to the article, scroll down and click on the order button. Complete the order form that appears. One click allows you to order several articles. If the journal is held in our collection, we will send the article right to your desktop as a .pdf file.
Finding a Nursing Job
HOT (Health Occupations and Technology) Careers in Connecticut
www.healthcareersinct.com/careers.htm
The HOT Site provides detailed information on hundreds of Health Careers available for you to pursue in Connecticut.
Nursing Career Center of Connecticut
The Nursing Career Center of Connecticut (NCCC) is an independent non-profit corporation jointly founded and sponsored by the Connecticut League for Nursing and the Connecticut Nurses' Association as a proactive solution to the predicted nursing shortage. By communicating the challenges, rewards and diversity of the profession, NCCC positively promotes nursing careers through education, counseling, and public presentations throughout the state of Connecticut.
Finding Other Resources
American Nurses Association
www.nursingworld.org
Links to the following topics and more are available on this site: The Code of Ethics for Nursing, Nurse Competence in Aging, Funding Your Nursing Education, and Nursing Reinvestment Act Grants HRSA.
Board of Examiners for Nursing
CLICK HERE
Lists the current board of examiners, and links you to a listing of public actions (updated monthly) taken by the Board of Examiners for Nursing or the Connecticut Department of Public Health.
Center for American Nurses
http://nursingworld.org/can
The Center for American Nurses (CAN) is a professional association organized in 2003 and is an Associate Organizational Member of the American Nurses Association (ANA).
Connecticut Association of Public Health Nurses
http://caphn.org
The Connecticut Association of Public Health Nurses is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to enhance health and wellness of all individuals and communities through public health nursing practice.
Connecticut Nurses' Association
www.ctnurses.org
Offers various resources including job opportunities, calendar of events, government affairs, nursing practice, education, news, and much more.
Evaluating Health Sites on the Internet, National Library of Medicine
http://nnlm.gov/scr/conhlth/evalsite.htm
Because of the ever-growing amount of information on the Internet, it is important to evaluate the quality of the information that you find.
Male Nurse Magazine
www.malenursemagazine.com
This website represents one of the corner stones to a growing list of resources that are dedicated to men in nursing.
National Black Nurses Association (NBNA)
www.nbna.org
This site offers information and links to applications for Annual Scholarships, Achievement Awards, and NBNA Position Papers on issues pertinent to African American Nurses.
Nursing Shortage Information
CLICK HERE
A resource from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
Need Help Getting Started with Research?
Using the online Library Catalog - Voyager Tutorial, University of Auckland
CLICK HERE
Voyager is the Health Science Libraries’ online catalog of books, journals and audiovisuals. Click here for more information.
Literature Searching
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Search term suggestions to use when looking for journal articles or books on nursing:
Nursing Research, Nursing Theory, Nursing History, Philosophy of Education, Critical Thinking, Nursing Profession, Practice Guidelines, and Evidenced-Based Medicine
Literature Searching Instruction
Register for classes held in the Robinson Library classroom. Specialized instruction for both the novice and advanced user is available. From the Health Sciences Library home page click on “Take a Class” and then open the .pdf file of class descriptions or class schedules. Call the circulation desk at ext. 5-2230 for assistance.
Not enough time during the day? Try an Online Tutorial at home.
CINAHL Tutorial, Monash University
www.lib.monash.edu.au/vl/cinahl/cincon.htm
The CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature) database provides authoritative coverage of the literature related to nursing and allied health. Virtually all English-language publications are indexed along with the publications of the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing.
Peer Reviewed Nursing Journals
How can I be sure my articles are from peer-reviewed resources?
Use Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory [Ref Z 6941 U45 2003] Search by journal title. If the journal is refereed or peer reviewed, this icon will appear beside the title. To see the list of all peer-reviewed journals, view that section of the print copy of Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory.
Tutorials for Presentations and Papers
PowerPoint 2000 Tutorial
Florida Gulf Coast University
www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/ppt/
This tutorial will introduce you to Microsoft PowerPoint® 2000. It covers topics such as Getting Started; Working with Slides; Adding Content; Working with Text and more.
Word 2000 Tutorial
Florida Gulf Coast University
www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/word
This tutorial will introduce you to Microsoft Word® 2000. It covers topics such as Getting Started; Working with Files; Working with Text; Page Formatting; Graphics; Creating Web Pages and more.
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