Blackwell
Library
2008 Edition
1. Collection Description
1.1. Purpose of the collection
Areas of Greatest Concentration: Sources to support the curriculum in Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology, Nursing, Psychology, Respiratory Therapy, and Applied Health Physiology (See Table 2). Sources to support courses in medical ethics and sports medicine are included.
Areas of Secondary Concentration: Sources on alternative & complementary medicine, health statistics, and public health are included.
Areas Minimally Covered: Specialized areas of medicine such as dentistry, dermatology, ophthalmology, and surgery are covered minimally because no courses are offered on these subjects.
See Table 2 appended for detailed description of curricula.
Curriculum
Applied Health Physiology, Graduate Program 18 Graduates enrolled Fall 2004.
24 Graduates enrolled Fall 2007
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology, Undergraduate Program
35 Majors enrolled in Fall 2004. 36 Majors enrolled in Fall 2007
Nursing, Undergraduate & Graduate Programs
403 undergraduates, 27 Graduates enrolled Fall 2004
418 undergraduates, 21 Graduates enrolled Fall 2007
Psychology, Undergraduate Program 299 majors enrolled Fall 2004
359 majors enrolled Fall 2007
Respiratory Therapy, Undergraduate Program 43 majors enrolled Fall 2004
73 majors enrolled Fall 2007
1.2. History
1.2.1. Salisbury University Health Sciences and Nursing Departments
Health Sciences includes the courses for the Clinical Laboratory Medicine/ Medical Technology, Respiratory Therapy and Applied Health Physiology programs. The Respiratory Therapy program was started in the early 1980s as an undergraduate program. The Applied Health Physiology started in 2000 as a graduate program. The Nursing Program moved to Salisbury U. in the late 1970s from a hospital nursing program at Peninsula General Hospital. It began as a four year program at Salisbury U. A Master of Science in Nursing program was added in 1982. There was a Master of Arts in Psychology program from 1975 to 2000.
1.2.2. Blackwell Library - Library of Congress Collection Rs
Subjects include history and philosophy of medicine, medical ethics, public aspects of medicine, environmental health, rural health, mental health, geriatrics, psychology, psychiatry, respiratory medicine, respiratory physiology, sports medicine, gynecology and obstetrics, pediatrics, nursing, pharmacology, material medica and therapeutics. See Table 1 for details.
2. Collection Guidelines: General
2.1. LC Classification
The LC call number range is the Rs. See table 1.
2.2. Languages
English only.
2.3. Time Period
Mostly current clinical information. Some history of medicine and nursing.
2.4. Geographical Scope (subject)
Mainly United States.
2.5. Date of publication
Clinical sources should be no more than five years old. Nonclinical sources including education, history, philosophy, and theory may be older.
2.6. Types of material
The collection includes books, journals, government publications, electronic resources, e-books, databases with full text of journals and internet resources. Most AV sources are kept separately in a learning laboratory for the nursing students.
2.7. Multiple Copies
Rarely a second or third copy of a title is needed to be used for course reserves.
2.8. Literature of Other Disciplines
Some medical physiology books and others related to health sciences fall in the call number range of the Qs. Many of the books on psychology and related topics fall in the BF call number range.
3. Collection Contents
Throughout Section 3, the following indicators of collection intensity are used:
1
Minimal level
Basic introductory works intended for those with little or no previous knowledge of the field.
2
Basic information level
Selected general information, sufficient to support introductory level courses only.
3
Intermediate instructional level
Selected resources sufficient to support all papers and class assignments of undergraduate students.
4
Full instructional support level
Selected primary and secondary sources to support advanced undergraduate and master’s level courses.
5
Research/advanced study level
Major published sources, primary and secondary, required for independent and dissertation research.
Note: Each succeeding level is presumed to include all lesser levels.
Table 1 CLASS R – MEDICINE
Subclass
Description
Collection Level
3.1
Subclass R
Medicine (General)
Medical Philosophy, Medical Ethics, R723-R726
Medicine & Disease in relation to psychology, Terminal Care, Dying, R726.5-R726.8
Medical Technology R855-R855.5
Intermediate Instructional Level 3
3.2
Subclass RA
Public Aspects of Medicine
Health status indicators. Medical statistics & surveys RA407-RA409.5
Public Health, Preventive Medicine RA421-RA790.95
Environmental Health RA565-RA600
Rural Health, Rural Health Services RA771-RA771.7
Mental Health, Mental Illness Prevention RA790-RA790.95
Intermediate Instructional Level 3
3.3
Subclass RB
Pathology
Clinical pathology, Laboratory technique RB37-RB56.5 RB37&38 Laboratory Diagnostic Tests RB40 Clinical Chemistry RB52-53 Urinalysis RB112.5 Clinical Biochemistry and RB145 Clinical Hematology
Intermediate Instructional Level 3
3.4
Subclass RC
Internal Medicine
Psychiatry RC435-RC571
Disease of the Respiratory System RC705-RC779
Geriatrics RC952-RC954.6
Sports Medicine RC1200-RC1245
Intermediate Instructional Level 3
3.5
Subclass RD
Surgery
RD99-RD99.35 Surgical Nursing
Minimal Level 1
3.6
Subclass RE
Ophthalmology
Minimal
Level 1
3.7
Subclass RF
Otorhinolaryngology
Minimal
Level 1
3.8
Subclass RG
Gynecology and Obstetrics
RG551-RG591 Pregnancy
Maternal care, Prenatal care services.RG940-RG991
Intermediate Instructional Level 3
3.9
Subclass RJ
Pediatrics
Nursing of Children, Pediatric Nursing RJ245-RJ247 School Nursing RJ247 Child Psychiatry, Mental Disorders in children & adolescents RJ499-RJ507
Intermediate Instructional Level 3
Subclass
Description
Collection Level
3.10
Subclass RK
Dentistry
Minimal
Level 1
3.11
Subclass RL
Dermatology
Minimal
Level 1
3.12
Subclass RM
Therapeutics, Pharmacology
Pharmacology in Nursing & for Nurses RM125
Respiratory care, Respiratory therapy RM161
Nutrition RM216, Drug guides for nursing RM301.12
Kinesiology RM719, Therapeutic exercise RM 725, Therapeutic recreation RM736.7
Intermediate Instructional Level 3
3.13
Subclass RS
Pharmacy and Materia Medica
Basic Information Level 2
3.14
Subclass RT
Nursing
History of Nursing RT31, History of American Nursing RT4, Nursing Diagnosis RT51,
Nursing Education RT71, RT73, RT79,
Nursing Research RT81.5, Nursing Ethics RT85,
Community Health Nursing RT98
Full Instructional Support Level 4
3.15
Subclass RV
Botanic, Thomsonian, and Eclectic Medicine
Minimal Level 1
3.16
Subclass RX
Homeopathy
Minimal Level 1
3.17
Subclass RZ
Other Systems of Medicine
Minimal
Level 1
3.18 Serials
A separate report is included.
3.19 Online resources (databases)
Biological Sciences (CSA Illumina)
BioOne
CINAHL
Health Source: Nursing Academic
MEDLINE (EBSCO)
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source
ScienceDirect
Web of Science
Table 2 Curricula
2.1 Nursing Courses, Subject Headings and Call Numbers
Library of Congress subject headings and call numbers for books related to the courses offered are listed in Table 2.1. Source: Courses listed in the SU Catalog 2003-2005. Appended is a list of courses from the 2005-2007 SU Catalog.
Courses
Subject Headings
LC Call Numbers
Nursing 310 Nursing Care of Adults I
Nursing 311 Nursing Care of Adults I Clinical
Nursing 350 Nursing Care of Adults II
Nursing 351 Nursing Care of Adults II Clinical
Adult primary care
Gerontology
Primary nursing
Rural health care
Women’s health services
Health care & gender
RA564.85
RC954
RG14, RG103
RT82.8
Nursing 360 Nursing Care of Children & Adolescents
Nursing 361 Nursing Care of Children & Adolescents Clinical
Pediatric Nursing
Infants, Newborn – Nursing
RJ245-RJ247
RJ253
Nursing 370 Maternal Newborn Nursing
Nursing 371 Maternal Newborn Nursing Clinical
Maternal Care
Maternity Nursing
Gynecologic Nursing
Obstetric Nursing
Maternal Child Nursing
Neonatal Nursing
Pregnancy – Nurses’ Instruction
RG940-RG991
RJ253
Nursing 380 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Nursing 381 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Clinical
Psychiatric Nursing, Biological Psychiatry – Nurses’ Instruction
Community Mental Health Services
Mental Disorders – Nursing, Mental Disorders in Children & Adolescents
Mental Health – Nurses’ Instruction
Family Psychiatric Nursing, Child Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry
RA790
RC435-RC571
RC 440
RC451.5
RC454.4
RJ499-RJ507
Nursing 422 Nursing of Childbearing & Childrearing Families
Nursing 423 Nursing of Childbearing & Childrearing Families Clinical
Family Health
Family Nursing
RT120
Courses
Subject Headings
LC Call Numbers
Nursing 319 Health Assessment
Diagnosis, Differential
Medical History Taking
Nursing Diagnosis
Physical Diagnosis
RT48.5
RT51
Nursing 322 Wellness Nursing
Nursing 323 Wellness N. Clinical
Health Promotion
Health Promotion & Children
RA777-RA781
RJ102
Nursing 325 Life & Death Issues in Health Care: The Ethical Perspective (also a Philosophy Course)
Nursing Ethics
Bioethics
Medical Ethics
Medicine - Philosophy
RT85
R723-R726
Nursing 329 Research Methods in Nursing
Nursing 544 Nursing Research Designs
Nursing Research
Community Health Services-Research
RT81.5
RA425
Nursing 408 & Nursing 508 Complementary & Alternative Approaches to Health Promotion
Alternative Medicine
Complementary Therapies
Holistic Medicine
Medicine, Herbal
R733
RM666
Nursing 430 & Nursing 431 Community Health Nursing: A Rural Perspective & Practicum
Community Health Nursing
Rural Nursing
Rural Health
Rural Health Services
RT98, RT73
RT120
RA770-RA771
Nursing 442 & Nursing 443 Nursing Leadership & Management & Practicum
Nurse Administrators
Nursing Services – Administration
Nursing – Supervisory
Leadership & (Nurses or Nursing)
RT89
Nursing 454 Health Education of Clients
Health Education, Health Education & Nurses, Patient Education & Nurse & Patient
LB1588, R727.4, RA440.5, RC81, RT90
Nursing 456 & Nursing 522 Pharmacotherapeutics
Pharmacology – Nurses’ Instruction Drug Therapy – Nursing
Drugs - Administration
RM122-RM125
RM262
Nursing 485 & Nursing 585 School Health
School Children – Health & Hygiene, School Health Services
LB3409
RA440
Nursing 512 Advanced Health Assessment for Family Nurse Practitioners
Nursing Assessment
Nurse Practitioners
RT82.8
RT86.7
Nursing 514 Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing
Nurse Clinicians
Nurse Practitioners
RT82.8, RT84.5, RT86.7 – RT86.73
Courses
Subject Headings
LC Call Numbers
Nursing 515 Epidemiology
Epidemiology, Epidemiology –Methodology, Epidemiologic Methods, Communicable Diseases
RA650-RA652
Nursing 516 Family Nursing
Family Nursing
Family Health
RT120
RJ245
Nursing 525 Health Care System
Delivery of Health Care, Health Care Reform, Health Policy, Medical Care, Medical Policy
RA395, RA427.8, RA445,
RA644.5
Nursing 526 Health Care Informatics
Medical Informatics
Nursing Informatics
R858
RT50.5
Nursing 538 Nursing Theories
Nursing Theory
Nursing – Philosophy
RT84.5
Nursing 556 Clinical Nurse Specialization
Clinical Medicine – Study & Teaching & Nursing, Nurse Practitioners & Patient Care Planning
RT73
RT82.8
Nursing 557 Home Health Nursing
Home Care Services
Home Nursing
RA645.3
RT120
Nursing 558, 559, 561 & 562 Health Care Management
Health Planning, Health Services Administration, Health Services Planning, Medical Care – U. S.
RA394.9
RA427
RA644.5
Nursing 571 & 572
Health Care Leadership Seminar & Practicum
Health Services Administration
Health Services Administrators
Leadership – Nurses’ Instruction
RA971
2.2 Clinical Laboratory Science/ Medical Technology
Concentrations in Clinical Biochemistry, Clinical Hematology, and Clinical Microbiology are offered. A list of courses from the newest catalog will be attached.
2.3 Respiratory Therapy
A list of courses from the newest catalog will be attached.
2.4 Applied Health Physiology
A list of courses from the newest catalog will be attached.
2.5 Psychology
A list of courses from the newest catalog will be attached.
The librarian liaison to the Health Sciences, Nursing & Psychology is Stephanie Fridie, smfridie@salisbury.edu 410-543-6206