LibGuides: SoHP: Nursing Education Resources: Using Reference Resources

What Are Reference Materials?

When starting your research, reference materials are a useful resource for finding background information on your topic. Some examples of reference materials include encyclopedias, almanacs, atlases, dictionaries, and more.

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Dictionary of Nursing Theory and Research by Bethel Ann Powers; Thomas R. Knapp
ISBN: 082610665X
Publication Date: 2010
New content that reflects nursing priorities in research and theory development in the current interprofessional health care environment is featured.
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health by Longe
ISBN: 1410363201
Publication Date: 2018
The Encyclopedia covers all major health professions, including nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy and more.
History of Nursing Education by Eugene F. Provenzo (Editor); John Philip Renaud (Editor)
ISBN: 9781412906784
Publication Date: 2008
Encyclopedia entry reviews issues of concern to nursing educators, beginning in the late 1800s, including the role of nurses in both hospitals and the community and appropriate qualifications for nursing education applicants, nursing graduates, and nursing educators.
Key Concepts in Healthcare Education by Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead (Editor); Janice Gidman (Editor); Annette McIntosh (Editor)
ISBN: 1849200106
Publication Date: 2010
Guide to the key theories, issues, and practical considerations involved in healthcare education in the 21st century.
Nursing Education by Jacqueline L. Longe (Editor)
ISBN: 1414403747
Publication Date: 2006
Encyclopedia entry defines nursing education, as well as discusses degree programs, professional implications, and more.
Nursing Education by Joyce J. Fitzpatrick; Meredith Wallace Kazer
ISBN: 0826107508
Publication Date: 2011
Encyclopedia entry provides a brief overview of nursing education, beginning with three hospital training programs in the United States in 1873.
Nursing Education by Jacqueline E. Thomas
ISBN: 9781483318356
Publication Date: 2016
Encyclopedia entry reviews the history of nursing, the interests of current stakeholders in nursing education, and the career paths open to those in nursing.
Nursing Education, Administration, and Informatics by Information Resources Management Association Staff (Contribution by)
ISBN: 9781522554905
Publication Date: 2018
Comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly material on nursing administration with a focus on patient care, the strategic management of nursing staff, and other areas.
Nursing Education for Mind-Body Nursing by Debra E. Lyon & Ann Gill Taylor
ISBN: 9780761923237
Publication Date: 2002
Chapter examines current moves to broaden nursing practice and nursing education, specifically including mind-body medicine and evidence-based complementary and alternative therapies.
Nursing Leadership by Harriet R. Feldman (Editor); Martha J. Greenberg (Editor); Marilyn Jaffe-Ruiz (Editor); Margaret L. McClure (Editor); Angela Barron McBride (Editor); Thomas D. Smith (Editor); G. Rumay Alexander (Editor)
ISBN: 9780826121776
Publication Date: 2011-10-01
A single comprehensive reference for nursing leaders, leadership organizations, nursing clinicians, and educators, Nursing Leadership is the only compendium of nursing terminology in existence.
Nursing Theories and Models by Fiona Murphy (Editor); Christine Smith (Editor)
ISBN: 9781446254585
Publication Date: 2013
Three volumes covers the scope of international publications in nursing knowledge, models and theories and takes a critical, retrospective review of these works.