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Nursing and Allied Health

Materials relating to Health and Medicine can be found in the R section of call numbers.  Subcatagories include emergency medicine (RC800s), food/dietary issues (RA770s), and nursing (RT).

Evidence Based Practice Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the process by which health care providers incorporate the best research or evidence into clinical practice in combination with clinical expertise and within the context of patient values. This link will take you to MJC's LibGuide on EBP that is also designed for use by Columbia College Nursing students.

Databases
 Academic OneFile Locate articles in the social and physical sciences, arts, humanities, national news sources and general interest magazines.
Academic Search Premier  A full text multi-disciplinary database accessing over 4,600 journals.
 Health Reference Center Academic Nursing and health related articles.
Medlineplus Health information from the National Library of Medicine. Includes an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials and the latest health news.
Nursing and Allied Health Collection Search hundreds of journals relevant to the nursing profession.
Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection  Both researcher and practitioner alike will find authoritative content in this collection covering the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine including proven treatment techniques, experimental research theses, and many more. 
Pub Med National Library of Medicine's article database

Websites
 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Healthfinder Compiling information from hundreds of nonprofit and government organizations
History of Medicine Digital collections of books, anatomical illustrations and the like
National Institutes of Health
National Institute for Nursing Research Builds the scientific foundation for clinical practice, prevent disease and disability, manage and eliminate symptoms caused by illness and enhance end-of-life and palliative care.

TED talks on health and medicine
WebMD

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