Electronic Online Books

The Health Sciences Library now has a selection of electronic books, or ebooks.

Books@Ovid -Cancer: Principles and Practices of Oncology 8th Ed. (2008)
Duane's Opthalmalogy (2007)
Emergency Medicine Handbook 6th Ed. (2004)
Emergency Medicine: Companion Handbook: A Comprehensive Study Guide 5th Ed. (2000)
Goroll's Primary Care Medicine 5th Ed. (2007)
Greenfield's Surgery: Scientific Principles and Practice 4th Ed. ( 2006)
Hospital Medicine 2nd Ed. (2005)
Washington Manual (TM) of Medical Therapeutics 32nd Ed. (2007)

UpToDate® - available in the Health Sciences Library, School of Medicine building, and Truman Medical Centers. A clinical information resource that provides current answers to clinical questions.

STAT!Ref Electronic Nursing Library- a collection of full-text online nursing textbooks. In this collection are:

• AAFP Conditions A to Z (2007)
• Adult and Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination: Review Questions and Strategies - 2nd edition (2004)
• Ambulatory Care Procedures for the Nurse Practitioner- 2nd edition (2004)
• Davis's NCLEX-RN® Success - 2nd edition (2006)
• Delmar's Fundamental & Advanced Nursing Skills- 2nd edition (2004)
• Delmar's Geriatric Nursing Care Plans - 3rd edition (2005)
• Delmar's Guide to Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests (2002)
• Delmar's Pediatric Nursing Care Plans - 3rd edition (2005)
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR™, 2000)
• Essentials of Nursing Informatics - 4th edition (2006)
• Family Nursing: Research, Theory and Practice- 5th edition (2003)
• Guide to Culturally Competent Health Care (2005)
• Handbook of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances - 2nd edition (2004)
• High Acuity Nursing - 4th edition (2006)
• Medical-Surgical Nursing Care - 2nd edition (2007)
• Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in Client Care - 4th edition (2008)
• Nurse's Pocket Guide: Diagnoses, Prioritized Interventions, and Rationales - 10th edition (2006)
• Nursing Diagnoses in Psychiatric Nursing - 7th edition (2008)
• Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual, Sparks and Taylor's - 7th edition (2008)
• OLDS' Maternal-Newborn Nursing & Women's Health Across the Lifespan - 8th edition (2008)
• Skills Checklist to Accompany Delmar's Fundamental & Advanced Nursing Skills - 2nd edition (2004)
• Textbook of Palliative Nursing - 2nd edition (2006)

STAT!Ref Electronic Medical Library - a collection of classic health care related books. In this collection are:

• The 5-Minute Clinical Consult - 16th edition (2008)
• AAFP Conditions A to Z (2007)
• ACP Medicine
• ACP PIER & AHFS DI® Essentials™
• Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology - 8th edition (2005)
• AHFS Drug Information® (2008)
• Basic & Clinical Pharmacology - 10th edition (2007)
• Current Critical Care Diagnosis & Treatment - 2nd edition (2003)
• Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Gastroenterology - 2nd edition (2003)
• Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Orthopedics - 4th edition (2006)
• Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment - 47th edition (2008)
• DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination - 8th edition (2004)
• Detailed Drug Information for the Consumer™
• Diseases and Disorders: A Nursing Therapeutics Manual - 3rd edition (2007)
• DrugPoints® System
• Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide - 6th edition (2004)
• Family Medicine: Principles and Practice - 6th edition (2003)
• Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology - 5th edition (2005)
• Geriatric Medicine: An Evidence Based Approach - 4th edition (2003)
• Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics - 11th edition (2006)
• Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine - 17th edition (2008)
• Hurst's The Heart - 12th edition (2008)
• Infectious Diseases: The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
• Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, The - 18th edition (2006)
• Review of Medical Physiology - 22nd edition (2005)
• Rudolph's Pediatrics - 21st edition (2003)

netLibrary - this collection of more than 5000 books covers many subject areas. These are the types of books you would be likely to find in a public library. Of interest in healthcare are books such as Harrison's Manual of Medicine, The Evidence Base for Diabetes Care, The Biological Basis for Nursing: Clinical Observations, First Aid for the Match: Insider Advice From Students and Residency Directors, The Changing Nature of Nursing in a Managerial Age, and many others. The easiest way to find books on a subject like medicine or nursing is to do a Subject search on those words in the Advanced Search option.

If you would like more information please email the Health Sciences Library Reference Desk or call (816) 235-1885.