LibGuides: Nursing: RN to BSN (Online): Home

Introduction to Library Services

The library provides a wide array of services in support of the School of Nursing, including the online RN to BSN program.

Research Databases

CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Primary database to search for articles from nursing journals. Includes the full-text of articles from many titles (PDF) licensed by the provider, or Find It! links to the full-text of titles available via other library subscriptions or Interlibrary Loan request forms.
CINAHL® Plus also provides indexing for more than 5,000 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. The database contains more than 4 million records dating back to 1937.

PubMed
If you use the Stan State library links, PubMed will include FindIt! links to the full-text of articles available only via library subscriptions.

OneSearch This link opens in a new window
Search for books shelved in the Stan State library or available by request via the CSU+ system. "Articles" results include peer-reviewed journals & selected magazines.

Links like Find It!, Online Access, and Full Text Available lead from an abstract and citation in a database to:
- Full article online (when available)
- Request for to get an online copy from another library (Interlibrary Loan, see link below)
- A list of Print and Microform holdings, which can be sent as PDF to distance/online only students using the "Email the citation to a librarian" in the record, Distance / Online Student Request Form (see link below) or Email Me (available on the left-side of this guide)

Article / Publication Request and Retrieval Services

Interlibrary Loan Services
Usually available via the Find It! links in a database or "no full text" links in OneSearch, used to request articles and other items not owned by the library.
Distance / Online Student Request
If you need a physical item (e.g. a book that is only available in hard copy, not as an ebook), and you are an online or distance student, you can complete the request form.

Books and Reference Sources

Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health by Jacqueline Longe (Editor)
ISBN: 9781414498881
Publication Date: 2013-06-06
Online reference resources including this encyclopedia from Gale.

ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
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Online book content from authoritative, scholarly sources. with a breadth and depth of ebook sources including University Presses and other top publishers.

Accessing Library Resources
PowerPoint covering basic library services for online RN to BSN.

CINAHL Database Demonstration
Video demonstration of basic CINAHL search techniques and features
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(keyword searching, vocabulary, email, citation, linking to the full-text, Interlibrary Loan)

Ask your Librarian!
Librarians are available in person, via online chat, via email, by appointment, and by phone. Please contact us if you need further assistance with your research.