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Practical Nursing: Find Books and E-Books

This guide is designed to be a one-stop source of information to support the Practical Nursing program at GPTC.

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How to Find Nursing Books on the Library's Shelves

Books are organized using the Library of Congress classification system. Browse for Practical Nursing materials in the "R" area of the library.

RA - Nursing Care Plans: Medical & Surgical

RC - Oncology Nursing

RC954 - Geriatric Nursing Care Plans

RD - Orthopedic & Surgical Nursing

RJ - Pediatrics Critical Care

RT - Nurses

RT42 - Leadership & Nursing Mgmnt

RT48 - Nursing Diagnosis (DX) Care Plans

RT48.6 - Nursing Diagnosis (DX)

RT85 - Nursing Ethics

RT86.5 - Nursing Cross-Cultural Studies

RT120 - Emergency Nursing & Nursing Care Plans  ​

 

 

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Books in the Library

To get information about a book, place the cursor over the title. Books can be located by checking the library shelves for the call number.

How to Search for Printed Books and Ebooks in Primo

Primo is our online catalog which provides simple, one-stop searching for printed books and eBooks, videos, articles, and more.

  • To perform a simple search for printed books and eBooks, begin by clicking the ‘Find Books’ tab located in the ‘Find it!’ box.
  • Next, type in  search terms such as nursing, medical surgical nursing, pediatric nursing, nursing diagnosis or nursing care plans and click "Search" or press enter on your keyboard.
  • The result list will contain both printed books and eBooks.
  • EBooks will say "Online access" or "Full text available" under the description. 
  • Printed books will say "Available" under the description and will show a location in the library and a call number. Use the call number to find the item on the shelf.
  • If your search retrieves more results than needed, you can narrow or refine the results by selecting one or a combination of the many options on the right.

E-Books You Can Read Online

To get information about a book, place the cursor over the title. To read a book, click on the title.


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