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, please contact reference@pvcc.edu.

How to cite your textbooks

Nursing: A concept-based approach to learning (4th ed., vol. 1). (2022). Pearson.

Nursing: A concept-based approach to learning (4th ed., vol. 2). (2022). Pearson.

Callahan, B. (Ed.). (2022). Clinical nursing skills: A concept-based approach to learning (4th ed., vol. 3). Pearson.

Parenthetical citations

Parenthetical citations for these books may vary depending on several factors. Contact the librarians for help with specific citations.

Using these books in e-book format?

The citations for an e-book not from a database are the same as the regular citations, except you add the URL for the platform. See the example below.

Nursing: A concept-based approach to learning (4th ed., vol. 1). (2022). Pearson. https://www.pearson.com/

NOTE: When citing books, we get the citation elements from the title page (not the cover) and the verso (the other side of the title page). The first two volumes of Nursing: A Concept-Based Approach to Learning do not list an author or an editor. Because of this, the citation begins with the title, followed by the publication date.  Pearson is the publisher and goes in the publisher field.

• 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, visit the library and speak with a librarian, or connect via chat. If your section has an embedded librarian, contact that specific librarian.