4. Find Sources

While you can search our health databases for articles written about the nursing profession, I'd recommend starting with some of our books on the topic. See some recommend books below or search for your own.

Books

Recommended Books about the Nursing Profession

Nursing Professionals by Kezia Endsley
Call Number: E-Book and Cherokee Stacks RT42 .E53 2020
ISBN: 9781538133118
Publication Date: 2020-02-28
Becoming a Nurse by Sonny Kleinfield
Call Number: Giles and Cherokee Stacks RT5 .N5 K54 2020
ISBN: 9781982142414
Publication Date: 2020-08-18
Principles of Health: Nursing by Patricia Stanfill Edens (Editor); Salem Press
Call Number: E-Book & Giles, Cherokee, Downtown REF RT82 .P75 2021
ISBN: 9781642657685
Publication Date: 2021-07-30
Fundamentals of Nursing by Patricia A. Potter; Anne Griffin Perry; Patricia Stockert; Amy Hall
Call Number: Giles Stacks RT41 .P84 2017
ISBN: 9780323677721
Publication Date: 2020-03-19
Contemporary Practical/Vocational Nursing by Corinne Kurzen; Anna LaVon Barrett
Call Number: Cherokee Stacks; RT62 .K87 2021
ISBN: 9781975136215
Publication Date: 2020-01-30
301 Careers in Nursing by Joyce J. Fitzpatrick; Emerson E. Ea; Laura Stark Bai
Call Number: Giles Stacks RT82 .F58 2017 & eBook
ISBN: 0826133061
Publication Date: 2017-04-01
Describes hundreds of career options in nursing, but also includes interviews with nurses practicing in different areas of the field.
A Man's Guide to a Nursing Career by Chad E. O'Lynn
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 0826106862
Publication Date: 2012-10-01
Offers a male perspective on becoming a nurse, including a section called "Why Men? Why Nursing? Why Now?" with a chapter "What Can Nursing Bring to You?"
Fast Facts about the Nursing Profession by Deborah Dolan Hunt
Call Number: E-Book
ISBN: 0826131395
Publication Date: 2017
An historical look at nursing and how it has evolved, including a look at today's nursing profession and the 'nurse of tomorrow.'
Nursing Today by JoAnn Zerwekh; Ashley Zerwekh Garneau
Call Number: Giles Stacks RT82 .N874 2018
ISBN: 9780323401685
Publication Date: 2017-02-22
Career Clarity for Nurses: Navigating Nursing Through Challenging Times by Wade, Karen Beck
Call Number: E-Book
ISBN: 9781631951824
Publication Date: 2020

Search for Books & eBooks

Use the search box below to search the SCC Library Catalog for physical books (in one of our library locations) and eBooks. You can also open the Library Catalog or use the Advanced Search for more search options.

Databases / Articles

You may also find it helpful to search for articles about the nursing profession in some of our health and career databases, although these will often have a very specific focus.

Gale Health and Wellness
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Health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
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Provides detailed profiles of more than 3,300 jobs and 94 industries. Proxy Bypass

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