Nursing: VUSN Course Textbooks

Nursing eBooks

The Library cannot provide access to all required texts (many are not available to libraries in e-book formats), but we do have access to the following titles.

If you don't see something listed, check the catalog to see if we have it and if so let me know and I will get it added. Email me at rachel.l.walden@vanderbilt.edu

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Textbook Lists for 2025

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Davis’ Drug Guide for Nurses
Epocrates
Lexidrug (Download Instructions)
Instructions on how to access app

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Skloot, R.
ebook & print copy available

Epocrates
Davis’ Drug Guide for Nurses
Lexidrug (Download Instructions)
Instructions on how to access app

McCance and Huether's Pathophysiology by Rogers, J.
print copy available at EBL
Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Fadiman, A.
print copies available
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing by Huston, C.J.
print copy available at EBL

Sanford Guide
Evidence-based clinical reference guide for the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases.
PsychiatryOnline
Online access to DSM-5

12-Lead ECG: the Art of Interpretation by Tomas B. Garcia
Limited to 3 users at a time
AACN procedure manual for progressive and critical care
Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care by Dains
Advanced health assessment of women : clinical skills and procedures
Limited to 3 users at a time
Advanced Pediatric Assessment by Chiocca
Limited to 3 users at time
Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate, 7th ed. by Goldsmith
Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis by Zitelli, B., Davis, H.W.
Avery's Diseases of the Newborn, 11th ed. by Gleason, Christine A.
Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by Bickley, L.
print copy available at EBL
Bright futures : guidelines for health supervision of infants, children, and adolescents by American Academy of Pediatrics
Bright Futures: Guidelines Pocket Guide by Hagan, J. F. (Ed.)
Burns' Pediatric Primary Care, 8th ed. by Garzon
Clinical Manual of Emergency Pediatrics
Limited to 1 user at a time
Complexity leadership: Nursing’s role in healthcare delivery by Crowell, D. & Boynton, B.
Limited to 3 users at a time
Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine by Zaoutis
Contraceptive Technology by Hatcher
Limited to 1 user at a time
Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing
Current diagnosis and treatment : Cardiology
Current diagnosis and treatment : Pediatrics by Bunik
Current medical diagnosis and treatment : 2023 by Papadakis
Degowin's Diagnostic Examination, 11th ed.
The Developing Human by Moore
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics by Feldman
Emergency Nurse Practitioner Core Curriculum by Campo, Holleran
Limited to 3 users at a time
Essential Procedures for Emergency, Urgent, and Primary Care Settings, Third Edition by Campo (Editor)
Limited to 3 users at a time
Evidence-based practice in nursing : foundations, skills, and roles by Christenbery, T. L.
Limited to 3 Users at a Time
Family Emergent/Urgent and Ambulatory Care, Second Edition
Limited to 3 users at a time
Ferri's Best Test
Fetal and neonatal pharmacology for the advanced practice nurse by Jnah, A
Limited to 3 users at a time
Geriatric Emergent/Urgent and Ambulatory Care
Limited to 3 users at a time
Guide to Clinical Documentation by Sullivan
Guide to Clinical Documentation (3rd ed) by Sullivan, D. D.
Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology by John E. Hall
Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology (Pocket Companion) by Hall, JE, Hall, ME
Gynecologic Heath Care: With an Introduction to Prenatal and Postpartum Care by Schuiling, K.D.
Hamric and Hanson's Advanced Practice Nursing
Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Eighth Edition
Images of organization
Lehne's pharmacotherapeutics for advanced practice nurses and physician assistants by Rosenthal
Publication Date: 2021

Limited to 3 users at a time
Macdonald's atlas of procedures in neonatology by Ramasethu, J. (Eds.)
Managing contraception : for your pocket by Zieman, M., Hatcher, R. A., Allen, A. Z., & Haddad, L.
Limited to 1 user at a time
McCance and Huether's Pathophysiology by Rogers, J.
print copy available at EBL
Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics by Kliegman
Netter's Orthopaedic Clinical Examination
Nurse Practitioner's Business Practice and Legal Guide by Buppert
Limited to 3 users at a time
Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice by Polit, D.
print copy available at EBL
The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need, 10th ed. by Thaler, Malcolm S.
Organizational assessment: A framework for improving performance by Lusthaus, C., Adrien, M., Anderson, G., Carden, F., & Montalván, G.
Pathophysiology of Heart Disease: An Introduction to Cardiovascular Medicine by Lilly, L.
The Patient History: Evidence-Based Approach
Pediatric Acute Care
Pediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines and Policies by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Has been ordered as eBook
Pediatric Emergent/Urgent and Ambulatory Care
Limited to 3 users at a time
Pediatric Physical Examination by Duderstadt
Physical Assessment of the Newborn by Ellen P. Tappero; Mary Ellen Honeyfield
Physiology in Childbearing by Rankin
Limited to 3 users at a time
A Pocket Guide to Clinical Midwifery the Efficient Midwife by Dutton
Limited to 3 users at at time
Point of Care Ultrasound by Soni
A Practical Guide to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Screening, Evidence-based Assessment, Intervention, and Health Promotion by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk
Publication Date: 2025

eBook has been ordered
Primary Care by Dunphy, D. J.
print copy available at EBL
Primary Care: Interprofessional Collaborative Practice by Buttaro, T.M
Rapid Access Guide to the Physical Examination by Novey, D. W.
print copy available at EBL
Rapid Interpretation of EKG's
limited to 1 user at a time
Red Book, 2021 by American Academy of Pediatrics
Rosen and Barkin’s 5-minute emergency medicine consult
Seeley’s Anatomy and physiology by VanPutte, C.
Limited to 3 Users at a Time
Signs and Symptoms in Pediatrics by Adam, H. & Meschan, J.
Supporting a Physiologic Approach to Pregnancy and Birth
Symptom to Diagnosis an Evidence Based Guide, 4th ed. by Stern, S.
Varney's midwifery
Limited to 3 users at a time
Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests
Williams Obstetrics (26 ed.)
Wounds and Lacerations
Limited to 3 users at time

Ethical and Legal Issues for Doctoral Nursing Students, Second Edition
Call Number: RT85 E84 2020

Print book at EBL
Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education by Oermann
limited to 3 users at a time
Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare, 5th ed. by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk; Ellen Fineout-Overholt
1 print copy at EBL
Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy
limited to 4 users at a time
Policy and politics for nurses and other health professionals : advocacy and action
limited to 3 users at a time

Applied Statistics I by Rebecca M. Warner
Print copy has been ordered
Behavior Theory in Public Health Practice and Research by Simons-Morton
Limited to 3 users at a time
The Essential Guide to Effect Sizes by Ellis
ISBN: 0511761678
Essentials of Health Policy and Law by Teitelbaum
limited to 3 users at a time
Health Policymaking in the United States by Longest
On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research by National Academies Press
ORI Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research by Steneck
Theoretical Nursing by Afaf Ibraham Meleis
Print Book Located at EBL

Certification and Exam Review Guides

Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Certification Intensive Review
Limited to 3 users at a time
Family nurse practitioner certification intensive review
Limited to 3 users at a time
Lippincott Certification Review: Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Midwifery & women's health nurse practitioner : certification review guide
Limited to 3 users at a time
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification Review Guide: Primary Care
limited to 3 users at a time
A Practical Guide to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Screening, Evidence-based Assessment, Intervention, and Health Promotion
Limited to 3 users at a time

Last Updated: Oct 14, 2025 11:50 AM
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