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Resident Care Worker Resources
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Local resources |
Our library
catalogue, Horizon: lists resources all across the College.
Search by keyword or by words in the title, author name, subject,
or browse by program name. Use the barcode on the back of your student
card to make online requests.
islandlibraries.ca:
search the holdings of the PEI Provincial Library Service, Holland
College, and UPEI's Robertson Library. Use the barcode on the back of
your student card to make online requests.
Best of the Web: our own collection of great web sites, organized by subject area, and including, health, dental assisting,
human services, and other topics.
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| Article and Encyclopedia Databases |
To check on full-text access to
individual journal titles, please check our A-Z
Periodical Title Listing.
Use the online databases listed here to find journal or
encyclopedia articles on many health-related topics. Most
databases also supply full text articles as part of their online
service. Please note: some of these resources are restricted to
Holland College and affiliate users.
Off-campus users require a valid library card with barcode to use these proected resources.
Academic Search Elite: 3400+
journal titles. This scholarly, multidisciplinary database features
considerable biomedical content. A mixture of full text and
bibliographic-only resources, this database is licenced for Holland
College use only. For information on off-campus use, please
click here. Basic search tipsheet.
AccessScience: the online
equivalent to the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of
Science and Technology. Search or browse for
content on medicine, dentistry, pharmacology, biology, and a variety of
other sci-tech topics. This database is licenced for Holland College
use only. For information on off-campus use, please
click here. Online search help.
Healia:
a health-specific search engine; concentrates on high quality health
sites and filters results by population, reading level, awards,
diagnoses, treatments, risk factors, etc.
Health & Wellness Resource Center:
over 700 consumer health/medical journals as well as several well-known
reference works (encyclopedias, medical dictionaries, etc.)
Also included are links to recommended web sites, pamphlets, guides to
prescription and over-the-counter drugs, and complementary
(non-traditional or natural) health resources. A mixture of full text
and bibliographic-only resources, this database is licenced for Holland
College use only. For information on off-campus use, please
click here. Basic
search tipsheet
Health Reference Center Academic:
an integrated collection of
over 1000 general interest health, fitness magazines, medical and
professional periodicals, reference books and pamphlets.
Especially good for nursing and allied health. For
information on
off-campus use, please
click here. Basic
search tipsheet
PubMed: an index to over 4800 of the world's health journals.
Although PubMed records contain bibliographic information/abstracts
only, the publisher provides some links out to open source and for-fee
web locations of full text, where available. See also the companion
consumer health site, MedlinePLUS, below. Online search help.
ScienceDirect (Health/Life Sciences):
includes an index to all Elsevier titles plus the full text of over 900
journals in the health and life sciences. Subjects include bioscience,
environmental science, food science and technology, forestry, etc. This
database is licenced for Holland College use only. For information on
off-campus use, please click here. Basic search tipsheet.
SCIRUS: an index to
sci-tech-medical information journals and websites on the web. Some of
the sources indexes are for-fee, others are open access. Good for
one-stop shopping across a broad spectrum of science content. Online search help.
SocINDEX with Full Text: bibliographic and full text information from the field of
sociology, including criminology & criminal justice,
demography, ethnic & racial studies, counseling, gender studies, marriage & family,
religion, rural & urban sociology, social development,
social psychology, social work, substance abuse & other addictions, violence
and many other topics. The database contains full text for 397 "core" coverage
journals dating back to 1908, 150 "priority" coverage journals. full text for more than 720 books, and
full text for 6,743 conference papers. For information on off-campus
use, please
click here. Basic
search tipsheet
Vocational and Career Collection: 400+ trade, industry,
and professional journals, including some nursing titles.
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| Health, Wellness and Aging Websites |
Alzheimer Society of PEI: provincial and national links to
services and programs for patients, families, and caregivers.
Caregiving : This content is via WedMD.
Canadian Health Network: online guide to health topics, comparable
to MedlinePLUS, but with a Canadian focus.
Health Care
Information Resources: links to hundreds of health and wellness
sites, compiled by the Health Sciences Library of McMaster University.
HealthyOntario: a wealth of health information for all ages.
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| Online Reference Materials |
AMA Atlas of the Body: short articles and images of all of
the major anatomical regions and body systems.
MedlinePLUS: a comprehensive guide to consumer health topics,
plus dictionaries and encyclopedias, news stories, interactive tutorials,
and much more.
Merck Manual of Medical Information (home ed.): the "consumer"
version of the famous Merck Manual. Conduct word searches or
browse by chapter or letter of the alphabet.
Public Health Image
Library: searchable image catalogue from the (U.S.) Centers
for Disease Control, featuring photographs, illustrations, and
multimedia files
Virtual
Hospital: health information organized by topic, specialty,
body system, or symptom
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| Occupational Health & Safety |
British Columbia Workers' Compensation Board: Occupational Safety for Health Workers
: materials to help prevent the most common injuries in health care, including resources on
ergonomic injuries, home care, infection control, and hazardous materials.
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety: CCOHS promotes a safe
and healthy working environment by providing information and advice about occupational health and safety.
National (U.S.) Institute of Occupational Health and Safety: Health Care Workers:
information on needlestick injuries, back injuries, latex allergy, violence, and stress.
Occupational Hazards in Long Term Care - Nursing Home eTool: This eTool* is
designed to assist employers and employees in identifying and controlling the
hazards associated with nursing homes and residential care facilities.
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| Need Help? |
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If you need help with your research
topic or with use of any of the above websites, please drop in to
the Charlottetown Resource Centre or send us your question. |
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