Research Guides: NURS 101: Advanced Entry BSN: Home

Introduction

This guide is designed to assist you with NURS 101 and your transition into Term 3 of the BSN program next term. We will cover key library services and resources, peer review and why it’s important, how to search library databases for journal articles, and how to cite sources in APA Style. We will specifically cover fingin articles for your philosophy paper assignment.

Key resources

Books and ebooks

BSN Program - Nursing Textbooks (most are in print)
Required and optional nursing textbooks for the BSN program. Available for in-library or short term loans, kept in the Reserves collection on the main floor of the Library.
Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives, 3d ed. (eBook)
Publication Date: 2016
This 700-page ebook "offers a comprehensive discussion of the primary factors that influence the health of Canada's population." Useful for the N1109 social determinants of health paper.

Drug information

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses (eBook, 19th ed, 2025)
Required textbook for Term 2 onward. Comprehensive, up-to-date drug and medication administration information for nurses.
A print copy is also available in the Reserves area.

CPS This link opens in a new window
Extensive drug and therapeutic information from the Canadian Pharmacists Association.
For mobile access via the CPS app:
1. Go to www.pharmacists.ca/register and register for an account. You'll receive a welcome email asking you to create your password.
2. Once your password has been set, visit the Profile section within the dropdown menu. Scroll down to "Set Mobile Enterprise Code" and enter Langara's organization code.
3. Download the CPS mobile app and login with the account you just created!

* You can find Langara's Organization Code on your D2L Brightspace course pages (or ask an instructor or a librarian).

Evidence-Based Practice

Evidence-Based Practice: What It Is and What It Is Not (streaming video, 20 min)

Provides an overview of EBP and an example of EBP in practice. Uses this clinical question as an example: In overweight adults with hypertension (P), does changing diet and exercise (I) result in weight loss and reduced blood pressure (O)?

To optimize patient care, a student nurse develops this PICO question, conducts research, appraises the evidence, and incorporates her own clinical expertise and patient preferences. The PICO discussion starts at 8:22 min.
Other library guides about EBP:
- Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
- NURS 1261 (Term 2): PICOT Questions

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Introduction

Key resources

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Evidence-Based Practice