Penn State University Libraries - Textbooks

Standard nursing, health and biomedical textbooks provide another resource for accessing relevant generalized information related to a clinical question. Online textbooks often provide access to more current information than the print counterpart, and are increasingly becoming more evidence-based focused.

• Designed for clinicians by clinicians
• Physician experts write the content in 15 medical specialties
• Provides comprehensive, practical answers to questions about patient care
• Content reviewed continually and updated every 4 months

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• Produced for physicians to answer clinical questions
• Provides access to full-text books and journals, clinical practice guidelines, patient hand-outs and drug information

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• Clinically focused guide covering all disorders and patient problems in Medical-Surgical, Maternal-Neonatal, Pediatric, and Psychiatric nursing
• Patient assessment and official treatment guidelines incorporated into each chapter
• Includes step-by-step guides to procedures

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