- Find & Research
- Get Help
- Use the Library
- About
Respiratory Therapy
Subject:
Suggested Books, Readings, and Videos
Nursing Assessment in Video
Training videos from Medcom Trainex. Each title features leading industry experts providing hands-on demonstrations and step-by-step instructions in key assessment areas. All content was produced since 2012, so the collection delivers accurate, up-to-date information.
[More details]
Nursing Education in Video: Third Edition
Nursing Education in Video: Third Edition is an up-to-date collection of demonstration and training videos designed to help students improve their clinical skills. This resource provides access to Medcom's complete collection of 300+ full-length training videos allowing for anytime, anywhere access to the latest resources available for nurse training. The third edition includes the videos available in the prior 2nd edition.
[More details]
Visible Body Human Anatomy Atlas
Includes over 5,000 interactive, medically accurate male and female anatomical structures— developed by medically trained medical illustrators and vetted by leading anatomists—covering systemic anatomy, regional anatomy, senses, muscle action, and 25 cross-sections.
[More details]
Visible Body: Physiology and Pathology
Physiology & Pathology covers 48 physiology topics and 57 conditions, with 50 lessons, more than 5,800 3D models, 38 animations, 16 illustrations, and 26 quizzes. In this database users can
[More details]Sources for Statistics and Data
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Data & Statistics
Data, statistics, and other tools and resources from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
[More details]
CDC - National Center for Health Statistics
Division of the CDC that collects and reports accurate health statistics for better policy-making. Resource also provides information about publications, budget, and employment.
[More details]
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Homepage of AHRQ, a federal agency which works to improve safety and quality of the American healthcare system. Resource for education and training, funding and grants, tools, and data and research collection.
[More details]
North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
The North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics is responsible for data collection, health-related research, production of reports and maintenance of a comprehensive collection of health statistics.
[More details]Recommended Databases
PubMED
Developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), PubMed is the most comprehensive biomedical research database, and a key resource used by scientists. Please see the PubMed Overview Sheet for Quick Tours.
[More details]
CINAHL Plus with Full Text
CINAHL Plus with Full Text is a robust collection of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 770 journals indexed in CINAHL. This authoritative file contains full text for many of the most used journals in the CINAHL index, with no embargo. A core research tool for all areas of nursing and allied health literature. Full text coverage dates back to 1937.
[More details]
Ovid Emcare
Ovid Emcare includes nearly 5 million records of scholarly and peer-reviewed literature in nursing and allied health dating back to 1995, including abstracts. Subject coverage in clinical medicine, health professions, nursing, pharmacology and public health.
[More details]
Health & Medical Collection
Offers comprehensive journal coverage of clinical and biomedical topics, consumer health, health administration and more. The journals cover all major clinical and healthcare disciplines, including medical sciences, immunology, pharmacy and pharmacology, nursing, physical fitness and hygiene, surgery, and others. Provides in-depth coverage from over 1,500 publications with almost 1,300 available in full text and of these, over 900 include MEDLINE indexing. Includes all charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements essential to medical research.
[More details]More Helpful Databases
Nursing and Allied Health Collection (Gale OneFile)
Gale OneFile: Nursing and Allied Health includes full-text titles cited in CINAHL to support specialized care, treatment, and patient management. Nursing and Allied Health helps nursing professionals working in the field as well as students studying a nursing-focused curriculum.
[More details]
Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library (ISSN 1465-1858) is a collection of databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. The Cochrane Library includes the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and Cochrane Clinical Answers, and a federated search feature that incorporates results from external databases.
[More details]
Web of Science
This collection of databases offers an integrated, versatile research platform, it delivers easy access to high quality, diversified scholarly information in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, as well as search and analysis tools that enhance this content. Includes Web of Science Core Collection, which consists of multidisciplinary content covers over 12,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide.
[More details]
ScienceDirect
Elsevier Journal collection covering the sciences, business, child development, computer science, clinical research, economics, history, hospitality, industrial technology, library and information science, physical education and health, psychology, social work, sociology, and tourism.
[More details]
HaPI
Provides access to information on measurement instruments (i.e. questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, coding schemes, rating scales, etc.) in the fields of medicine, nursing, public health, psychology, social work, communication, sociology, and organizational behavior/ human resources. Content in HaPI is based on published studies from peer-reviewed scholarly journals, books, technical reports, and test publishers' catalogs.
[More details]Professional Resources
National Board for Respiratory Care
The national organization that promotes competencies and credentialing for respiratory therapists, NBRC offers resources for licensing, candidates, and education programs.
[More details]
American Association for Respiratory Care
The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) is the leading national and international professional association for respiratory care. The AARC encourages and promotes professional excellence, advances the science and practice of respiratory care, and serves as an advocate for patients and their families, the public, the profession and the respiratory therapist.
[More details]
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Internationally peer-reviewed, open-access, scholarly, online journal dedicated to the global exploration of allied health professional practice, research, and education.
[More details]
American Respiratory Care Foundation
Grants, research, and conference information for respiratory care professionals
[More details]
North Carolina Society for Respiratory Care
A non-profit organization that supports and benefits respiratory care practitioners of North Carolina as a chartered affiliate of the American Association for Respiratory Care.
[More details]Respiratory Therapy Journals
These journals are key resources for scholarly and peer-reviewed material in the field of respiratory therapy. Skip the databases and browse or search the journals directly using the links below.
Respiratory CareProvides information about respiratory disease, research, clinical and laboratory practice, education, and patient care science.
ChestOfficial publication of the American College of Chest Physicians. Focus is on advancing patient care served by clinicians across pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine through the publication of clinical research, reviews, and commentaries.
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical AssociationAn international peer-reviewed general medical journal published continuously since 1883.
The New England Journal of MedicineNEJM delivers high-quality, peer-reviewed research and interactive clinical content to physicians, educators, researchers, and the global medical community.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicinePublishes high-quality original papers, reviews, and clinical trials in respiratory, critical care, and sleep medicine to foster advances in translational research and clinical practice.
RT: The Journal for Respiratory Care PractitionersProvides clinical information, updates on trends, practical insights, business tips, and news on the latest product and services.
Need Help?
Contact Your Librarian
Meghan
Wanucha Smith
Health and Human Services Librarian
Email:
Phone Number:
Office:
RL 2053
Meet with Me: