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  Library Books

  Library DVDs

  Databases

  • Academic Video Online
    • Delivers more than 66,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.
  • Career & Technical Education Database ProQuest
    • Vocational information on technical topics such as computing science, healthcare, building trades, auto mechanics, sale and retail, accounting, graphic design, and photography.
  • CINAHL Plus with Full Text
    • Database of nursing and allied health journals with additional materials that include nursing dissertations, conference proceedings, evidence-based care sheets, audiovisuals, and continuing education modules.
  • Family Health Database ProQuest
    • Magazines and journals covering consumer health topics, such as sports injuries, women's health, food and nutrition, midwifery, eye care, and dentistry.
  • Learning Express/ Prep Step
    • Packed with online resources to help students achieve academic success and workplace readiness. It has skill building English, math, and science, career licensing test prep, workplace skill building, basic computer skills tutorials, college success skills development, and much more.
  • Primal Anatomy Videos
  • Vocations and Careers
    • Aids users in researching a vocation, finding an appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a career.

  Free Apps

  • Medscape 
    • As a CNA, you can use the app to reference medical terms, common brand name and generic drugs, and medical conditions.
  • Human Anatomy Atlas 
    • The Human Anatomy Atlas is as stunning as it is useful for students of human anatomy. It features over 4,600 3D images of the human anatomy and structure.
  • Mini Nurse 
    • The app covers medical abbreviations, medical terminology, medical suffixes and prefixes, dosage calculations, and a host of other topics that will boost your confidence and keep you motivated in the amazing world of patient care.

  Career Information

  • Occupational Outlook Handbooks
    • Publication of the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics that includes information about the nature of work, working conditions, training and education, earnings, and job outlook for hundreds of different occupations.