Nursing Program Playbook

This playbook contains resources for students in PVCC's nursing program. For information about the program, please visit the program's page. For help with any of  the materials on this playbook, or to book a consultation, please contact reference@pvcc.edu.

You may need some e-books for some of your nursing classes. Two of them are:

1. Vallerand, A.H., Sanoski, C.A., & Deglin, J.H. (2017). Davis’s drug guide for nurses (15th ed.).   F.A. Davis Company. 
2. Van Leeuwen, A.M., & Bladh, M.L. (2015). Davis’s comprehensive handbook of laboratory & diagnostic tests with nursing implications (6th ed.). F.A. Davis Company.

To find these books and others, follow the instructions below:

• Go to the Nursing Reference Center database
• If prompted, log in with your MyPVCC ID and password
• Click on the Practice Resources tab
• Click on the book's cover

NOTE: E-books from databases are cited the same way as regular books.

How to cite your textbooks

1. Citing the first two volumes together

Nursing: A concept-based approach to learning (3rd ed., vols. 1-2). (2019).Pearson.

2. Citing individual volumes

Nursing: A concept-based approach to learning (3rd ed., vol. 1). (2019). Pearson.

Nursing: A concept-based approach to learning (3rd ed., vol. 2). (2019). Pearson.

Callahan, B. (Ed.). (2019). Clinical nursing skills: A concept-based approach to learning (3rd ed., vol. 3). Pearson.

Parenthetical citations

Parenthetical citations for these books may vary depending on several factors. Contact your embedded librarian for help with specific citations.

• For help finding resources, use the information in the library's playbooks. Librarians can help you understand the playbooks, but they cannot conduct research for you.
• For help with formatting citations, please consult the library's citation styles playbooks. Please note the librarians cannot help you with citation generators or with any citation guide other than the library's. 
• For help with composition issues (such as spelling, grammar, flow, etc.), please visit the Writing Center.
• If you have questions, please email the  librarians at reference@pvcc.edu or connect via chat.