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NURS 115 Pathophysiology: Home

NURS 115 Course Description

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Students will examine the general principles of pathophysiology.

NURS 115 Reference Resources and Reading List

 

Related Library Book Call Numbers

     *RB 112-RB 113

 

Nursing Resource Center       

The Nursing Resource Center, available through EBSCO, has information on the pathophysiology of over 1000 diseases and disorders.

 

Dynamed

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An evidence-based resource for health professionals provides information on the Etiology and Pathogenesis of all diseases and disorders.

 

Required Texts

Huether, S. E., & McCance, K. L. (2017). Understanding pathophysiology. (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-323-354097

 

Supplementary Readings/Materials

Van Meter, K. C., & Hubert, R. J., (2014). Gould's pathophysiology for the health professions. (5th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders. ISBN  978-1-4557-5411-3

 

Kumar, V. , Abbas, A. K., & Aster, J. C.  (2015). Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease. (9th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders. ISBN 978-4557-2613-4

 

Porth, C. M. (2015). Essentials of pathophysiology: Concepts of altered health states. (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.  ISBN 978-1451-190809

 

Tortora, G. J., & Derrickson, B.  (2013). Principles of anatomy & physiology. (14th rev. ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN 978-1118-774564

 

 

Journals

American Journal Nursing

British Journal of Nursing

Nursing Made Incredibly Easy

 

Numerous electronic journals through CINAHL and Medline databases on EBSCO.

 

Websites

Nurseslabs. (2016). Pathophysiology [website].  Retrieved from http://nurseslabs.com/category/nursing-notes/pathophysiology-schematic-diagram/

 

RegisteredNurseRN.com [website]. (2016). Retrieved from http://www.registerednursern.com/

 

** Note that over 120,000 videos are retrieved on YouTube.com with the word "pathophysiology".

** Note that the term "physiopathology" is the preferred term for pathophysiology in the CINAHL database

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