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Health and Science | Yocum Library

Today a library can be open 24/7 for its patrons by accessing library resources online through the Internet. On campus, to access these online resources, just click on the links embedded in the database titles. Off-campus, RACC students, staff, and faculty should use the links in the Launchpad section of the myRACC portal to reach most of the library databases. There are a few databases that use passwords which are in a document under the Yocum Library section of the Students Resources/Instructors Resources tab in the myRACC portal.

Health Database

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CINAHL Complete CINAHL Complete is the world’s most comprehensive source of full-text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 1,300 journals. Click on “EBSCOhost Research Databases” to access CINAHL Complete.
UpToDate This database for faculty and students in the RACC Health Professions programs includes evidence-based medical content; summaries and treatment recommendations for over 11,600 topics in 25 specialties; 480,000 references; medical calculators; patient information covering over 1,500 topics; a drug database of more than 6,300 unique drug entries and a drug interactions tool. Registration information is available from the Health Professions Faculty and the Yocum Librarians. Short video tutorials to help you get started.  More information here.
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing † This journal disseminates original, peer-reviewed research that is of interest to psychiatric and mental health care nurses.
Clinical Laboratory Science † Full-text issues of the Journal of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
Clinical Simulation in Nursing † The official journal of the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning (INACSL)
Elsevier Open Access Journals All articles published in Elsevier open access journals are peer reviewed and upon acceptance will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download.
Gale Peterson Test Prep Create a free account to practice for many standardized tests including the GED, Accuplacer, CLEP, AP, ASVAB, SAT, GRE, TEAS, NCLEX, PRAXIS, TOEIC, and TOEFL tests.
Geriatric Nursing † The official journal of the American Assisted Living Nurses Association, National Gerontological Nursing Association, Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association,
and The American Geriatrics Society
Oxford University Press Open Access Journals The Oxford Open initiative is OUP's open access programme. It includes full and optional open access to more than 250 journals drawn from every subject area.
Pain Management Nursing † Covers areas of clinical practice, advocacy, education, administration, and research. Additional features include practice guidelines and pharmacology updates.
ProQuest Central Nursing, Health, and Science Databases

ProQuest Central includes nursing, health, and medical databases.

Psychiatry Online The American Psychiatric Association database that includes the DSM V and selected journals and ebooks.
Public Library of Science (PLoS) PLoS ONE is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access, online publication. - More Information
PLOS ONE features reports of original research from all disciplines within science and medicine. By not excluding papers on the basis of subject area, PLOS ONE facilitates the discovery of the connections between papers whether within or between disciplines.
R2 Library of Health Profession E-Books Integrated database of eBooks chosen by RACC librarians.
Teaching and Learning in Nursing † The official Journal of the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing.
The Khan Academy NCLEX Review Free website whose mission is “to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere.”

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Useful Internet Links for Health

† Not Available Off-Campus

Science Database

Links Description
UpToDate This database for faculty and students in the RACC Health Professions programs includes evidence-based medical content; summaries and treatment recommendations for over 11,600 topics in 25 specialties; 480,000 references; medical calculators; patient information covering over 1,500 topics; a drug database of more than 6,300 unique drug entries and a drug interactions tool. Registration information is available from the Health Professions Faculty and the Yocum Librarians. Short video tutorials to help you get started.  More information here.
Elsevier Open Access Journals All articles published in Elsevier open access journals are peer reviewed and upon acceptance will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download.
Oxford University Press Open Access Journals The Oxford Open initiative is OUP's open access programme. It includes full and optional open access to more than 250 journals drawn from every subject area.
Public Library of Science (PLoS) PLoS ONE is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access, online publication.
The Khan Academy Math courses Free website that offers beginning math, algebra, trigonometry, calculus, and statistics lessons.
The Khan Academy Science courses Free website that offers astronomy, biology, chemistry, physics, A & P, and electrical engineering lessons.

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† Not Available Off-Campus

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