Nursing Education

Nursing Education

Nursing is a profession which provides health care to individuals of all ages. Nursing encompasses many activities including health promotion, health maintenance, health care during illness and injury and rehabilitation. Nurses apply knowledge from the biological, physical, behavioral and nursing sciences to care for clients in varied settings. The purpose of the San Diego City College Nursing program is to provide an educational opportunity for qualified individuals interested in a career in nursing. --Nursing Education department description, SDCC Catalog 2019-2020.

Use these terms in SDCCD Books+ Advanced Search to find resources in the SDCC Library. See example search below.

How to do an Advanced Search in SDCCD Books+ with Key Terms: 

1. Select SDCCD Books +

2. Select Subject from the dropdown menu

3. Type in the key term (example: Nursing)

4. Click the Search button to get results

Try these call numbers and headings if you'd like to browse what's on our shelves. Or use SDCCD Books+. Books you can borrow (take home), known as the Circulating Collection, are located on the third floor.

RA 773-88  
Personal health and hygiene

RJ 245-247  
Pediatric nursing

RM 1-950  
Pharmacology

RM 214-258
Diet therapy

RT 1 - 120  
Nursing

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San Diego City College Library has access to over 90,000 electronic books. A few of the newer ones are highlighted below. Use SDCCD Books+ to find books in both our print and electronic collections. Click the links below to check on their availability.

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Our Periodicals and Newspapers section, located in the Library near the Circulation Desk and the Print Station, has a wide selection of print peridocals to browse for ideas and trends related to your area of study. Here are a few titles with their corresponding web sites:

Here are some videos from our streaming collections. 

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Here are just a few of the many web sites relevant to Nursing Education: