Online Resources
The items listed on this page have been gathered together by Southwestern Michigan College Nursing Faculty as online resources for the Nursing students at SMC. Faculty will direct their students to the appropriate resources as they progress through the Nursing curriculum.
Some of the resources listed link to outside resources while others have been provided by the Fred L. Mathews Library as part of their ongoing efforts to provide pertinent information and resources to promote student success.
| GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| CINAHL | Provides electronic access to the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. [Select CINAHL under Jump to Advanced Search] |
| Health & Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module* | Magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories and information on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments. |
| Health Reference Center Academic | Articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, HMOs, prescription drugs, etc. |
| MEDLINE | An electronic reference for all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing. |
| MedlinePlus | A searchable health information site that provides a wealth of information about diseases and symptoms, both prescription and non-prescription drugs, and directories of medical and health professionals. Also available is access to the MEDLINE database, which provides (primarily) abstract-only access to more than 11,000,000 articles published in 4,300 biomedical journals. A service of the National Library of Medicine. |
| ProQuest Nursing Journals Online | A full-text database of more than 280 journals of nursing and related fields (Campus use only). |
| PATIENT HISTORY | |
| Health History | Guidelines for taking a health history |
| A Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine-History of Present Illness | A comprehensive physical examination and clinical education site for medical students and other health care professionals |
| A Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine-The Rest of the History | A comprehensive physical examination and clinical education site for medical students and other health care professionals |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Breath Sounds |
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| Breath Sounds | Audio clips of normal and abnormal breath sounds. |
| The RALE Repository | The RALE Repository presents digital recordings of respiratory sounds in health and disease. |
| Auscultation Assistant | The Auscultation Assistant provides heart sounds, heart murmurs, and breath sounds in order to help medical students and others improve their physical diagnosis skills. |
| Virtual Hospital |
The Virtual Hospital descriptions and sound files for normal and abnormal breath sounds, normal and abnormal voice sounds, and adventitious breath sounds |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Assessment |
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| Examination of chest and lungs | Physical exam study guides for chest and lung examinations. |
| Pulmonary Advanced Physical Diagnosis | Pulmonary Advanced Physical Diagnosis provides information on components of the respiratory system, anatomy, psychology, pathological principles, screening exams and problem specific exam techniques. |
| Respiratory Nursing Assessment Guidelines | Respiratory Nursing Assignment Guidelines which allow nurses to perform more complete initial assessments. |
| CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Heart Sounds |
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| Auscultation
Assistant |
The Auscultation Assistant provides interactive tutorial which allows you to listen to normal and abnormal heart sounds. |
| Normal and Abnormal Heart Sounds | Normal and abnormal EKG's and Heart Sounds. |
| CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EKG |
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| EKG Learning Center | This interactive ECG tutorial represents an introduction to clinical electrocardiography. |
| ECG Rounds | EKG rhythm case studies which challenge ECG's with explanations. |
| Normal and abnormal EKG's | Normal and abnormal EKG's with descriptions. |
| CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Physical Assessment |
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| Cardiovascular Exam | Physical cardiovascular exam study guide. |
| Chest Pain Case Presentation Module | Chest pain online interactive case study |
| GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM | |
| Abdominal Exam | Study guide for physical examination of the abdomen. |
| Gastrointestinal Guideline | Nursing Assessment Guidelines for gastrointestinal signs or symptoms. |
| GENITOURINARY SYSTEM Female Reproductive System |
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| Pelvic Physical Exam Study Guides | Study guide for examination of the female pelvis. |
| Breast Physical Exam Study Guide | Study guide for examination of the breast. |
| Practical Assessment of a Well Women | Approach and techniques for a physical examination and assessment of a well women. |
| Female Exam for Advanced Nursing Practitioner | Female exam for advanced nurse practitioner includes pathophysiology of female conditions and case studies |
| GENITOURINARY SYSTEM Male Reproductive System |
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| Male Genital Self-Examination | Self examination of the testicles |
| GENITOURINARY SYSTEM Urinary System |
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| Urinary Tract Assessment Guideline | Nursing Assessment Guidelines for urinary tract infections. |
| NEUROLOGICAL EXAM | |
| Journal Watch Neurology | Edited and reviewed by more than 80 physicians, JWatch regularly combs 180 medical journals for important findings in Neurology. |
| Neurological Physical Exam Study Guide | Neurological physical examination study guide. |
| Neuroanatomory Links | Links to numerous sites pertaining to neuroscience. |
| The Precise Neurological Exam | Neurological assessment including sensory, motor, and cranial nerve exams |
| Neurological Eye Simulator | Neurologic eye simulator simulates interactive eye movement and neurological pathologies |
| MUSCULOSKELETAL | |
| Back and Extremities Physical Exam Study Guide | Back and extreminities physical examination study guide. |
| INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM | |
| Skin Nursing Assessment Guidelines | Nursing Assessment Guidelines for dermatological conditions. |
| The Electronic Textbook of Dermatology | Online textbook of Dermatology. |
| HEAD & NECK | |
| Head and Neck Physical Exam Study Guide | Head and neck physical examination study guide. |
| EYE | |
| Eye Physical Exam Study Guide | Eye physical examination study guide. |
| National Eye Institute |
Download photos, images and videos of eye examinations |
| MISCELLANEOUS | |
| The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy | Merck Manual is an excellent reference to assist in diagnosis, history and physical exam findings for medical conditions. |
| Online Nursing Entrance Exam Practice Tests | Free online nursing entrance exam practice tests. |
| This information is provided for reference only and is not approved course material. | |