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ADVO / ANPH

Book Cover       Course Code Course Name Course Textbooks at the Library
Simon's emergency orthopedics book cover ADVO 1004 Orthopaedic Pathology & Nursing Intervention

Simon's Emergency Orthopedics, 8th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
the concise book of muscles cover image ADVO 1101 Foundations of Anatomy & Physiology

The Concise Book of Muscles, 4th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
  • Also available as an eBook (1 user)
understanding anatomy and physiology book cover ANPH 1000 Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology

Understanding Anatomy and Physiology: A Visual, Auditory, Interactive Approach, 3rd Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
  • Available as an eBook (unlimited users)

fundamentals of anatomy and physiology book cover

mosby's dictionary of medicine book cover

anatomy and physiology colouring workbook cover image

ANPH 1001 Anatomy & Physiology I

Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology, 4th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, 11th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

SUGGESTED & NOT ON RESERVE:

Anatomy and Physiology Colouring Workbook: A Complete Study Guide, 12th Edition

  • 3-week loan

fundamentals of anatomy and physiology book cover

mosby's dictionary of medicine book cover

anatomy and physiology colouring workbook cover image

ANPH 1002 Anatomy & Physiology II

Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology, 4th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, 11th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

SUGGESTED & NOT ON RESERVE:

Anatomy and Physiology Colouring Workbook: A Complete Study Guide, 12th Edition

  • 3-week loan

medical device reprocessing manual cover image

medical device reprocessing workbook cover image

ANPH 1003 Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology for MDRT

Medical Device Reprocessing Manual, 4th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Medical Device Reprocessing Workbook, 4th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
clinical kinesiology and anatomy book cover ANPH 1004 Functional Anatomy

Clinical Kinesiology and Anatomy, 7th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

COMM

Book Cover Course Code Course Name Course Textbooks at the Library

introduction to communications cover image

Look looking out looking in cover image

COMM 1001 Introduction to Communications

Introduction to Communications

  • Print copy available at the Library Help Desk
  • Available as an eBook (unlimited users)

Look: Looking Out, Looking In, 4th Canadian Edition

  • Print copy available at the Library Help Desk
  • Also available as an eBook (1 user)

DISB

Book Cover Course Code Course Name Course Textbooks at the Library

implementing person-centered planning cover imagebuiding community cover image

DISB 2006 Planning Responsive Environments

Building Community Practice: Practical Ways to Build Inclusive Communities for People Who are Vulnerable

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Implementing Person-Centered Planning: Voices of Experience

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

HEAS / HLTH

Book Cover       Course Code Course Name Course Textbooks at the Library

mosby's dictionary of medicine book cover

Jarvis HEAS textbook cover

Jarvis HEAS lab manual and study guide

Jarvis HEAS pocket companion

HEAS 1000 Health Assessment

Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, 11th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Jarvis Physical Examination and Health Assessment Textbook, 4th Canadian Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Jarvis Physical Examination and Health Assessment Laboratory Manual, 4th Canadian Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

SUGGESTED: 

Jarvis Pocket Companion for Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 4th Canadian Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
medical terminology i cover image HLTH 1003 Medical Terminology I

The Language of Medical Terminology I

  • Print copy available at the Library Help Desk
  • Available as an eBook (unlimited users)
language of medical terminoloy intro to pharmacology cover image HLTH 1004 Medical Terminology II

The Language of Medical Terminology II: An Introduction to Pharmacology

  • Print copy available at the Library Help Desk
  • Available as an eBook (unlimited users)
an illustrated guide to veterinary medical technology book cover HLTH 1013 Veterinary Terminology & Animal Health Systems

An Illustrated Guide to Veterinary Medical Terminology, 4th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
sorrentinos canadian textbook for support workers book cover HLTH 1031 Health Care Aid Roles & Responsibilities

Sorrentino's Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker, 5th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
  • Accompanying workbook available at the Library Help Desk

medical device reprocessing manual cover image

medical device reprocessing workbook cover image

HLTH1101 Surgical Instrument Processing II

Medical Device Reprocessing Manual, 4th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Medical Device Reprocessing Workbook, 4th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
HLTH 1103 Surgical Instrument Processing I

NCOM / NFDN / NPRT

Book Cover       Course Code         Course Name Course Textbooks at the Library

interpersonal relationships: professional communication skills for canadian nurses book cover

canadian fundamentals of nursing textbook cover

NCOM 1000 Communications for Nursing

Arnold & Boggs's Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Canadian Nurses

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

nursing diagnosis handbook cover image

canadian fundamentals of nursing textbook cover

davis's drug guide for nurses book cover

NFDN 1001 Nursing Foundations I: Introduction to Nursing

Ackley & Ladwig's Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, 13th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, 18th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
  • Available as an eBook (3 users)

nursing diagnosis handbook cover image

canadian fundamentals of nursing textbook cover

davis's drug guide for nurses book cover

NFDN 1002 Nursing Foundations II: Basic Nursing

Ackley & Ladwig's Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, 13th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, 18th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
  • Available as an eBook (3 users)

nursing diagnosis handbook cover image

canadian fundamentals of nursing textbook cover

davis's drug guide for nurses book cover

medical-surgical nursing in canada book cover

NFDN 2003 Nursing Foundations III: Medical-Surgical Nursing

Ackley & Ladwig's Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, 13th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, 18th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
  • Available as an eBook (3 users)

Lewis's Medical Surgical Nursing in Canada, 5th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

canadian maternity and pediatric nursing book cover

davis's drug guide for nurses book cover

nursing diagnosis handbook cover image

mosby's dictionary of medicine book cover

NFDN 2004 Nursing Foundations IV: Maternity Nursing

Canadian Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 2nd Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

SUGGESTED: 

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, 18th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
  • Available as an eBook (3 users)

Ackley & Ladwig's Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, 13th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professionals, 11th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

nursing diagnosis handbook cover image

canadian maternity and pediatric nursing book cover

davis's drug guide for nurses book cover

mosby's dictionary of medicine book cover

NFDN 2005 Nursing Foundations V: Pediatric Nursing

Canadian Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 2nd Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

SUGGESTED: 

Ackley & Ladwig's Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, 13th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, 18th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
  • Available as an eBook (3 users)

Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professionals, 11th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
community health nursing in canada book cover NFDN 2006 Nursing Foundations VI: Community Nursing

Stanhope & Lancaster's Community Health Nursing in Canada, 4th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

 

psychiatric and mental health nursing for canadian practice book cover

nursing diagnosis handbook cover image

NFDN 2007 Nursing Foundations VII: Mental Health Nursing

Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing for Canadian Practice, 5th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

SUGGESTED: 

Ackley & Ladwig's Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, 13th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

mosby's compehensive review for the canadian PN exam cover image

leading and managing in canadian nursing book cover

mosby's dictionary of medicine book cover

NFDN 2008 Nursing Foundations VIII: Transition to Graduate Nursing

Yoder & Wise's Leading and Managing in Canadian Nursing, 2nd Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

SUGGESTED: 

Mosby's Comprehensive Review for the Canadian PN Exam

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professionals, 11th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

nursing diagnosis handbook cover image

canadian fundamentals of nursing textbook cover

davis's drug guide for nurses book cover

Lilley's pharmacology for canadian health care practice book cover

mosby's dictionary of medicine book cover

understanding pathophysiology book cover

jarvis HEAS pocket companion

NPRT 1001 Nursing Practice I: Continuing Care Practice

Ackley & Ladwig's Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, 13th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, 18th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
  • Available as an eBook

Lilley's Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 4th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professionals, 11th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Understanding Pathophysiology, 2nd Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

SUGGESTED:

Jarvis Pocket Companion for Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 4th Canadian Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

nursing diagnosis handbook cover image

canadian fundamentals of nursing textbook cover

davis's drug guide for nurses book cover

medical-surgical nursing in canada book cover

Lilley's pharmacology for canadian health care practice book cover

understanding pathophysiology book cover

mosby's dictionary of medicine book covermosby's dictionary of medicine book covermosby's dictionary of medicine book covermosby's dictionary of medicine book covermosby's dictionary of medicine book covermosby's dictionary of medicine book covermosby's dictionary of medicine book covermosby's dictionary of medicine book covermosby's dictionary of medicine book covermosby's dictionary of medicine book covermosby's dictionary of medicine book covermosby's dictionary of medicine book covermosby's dictionary of medicine book covermosby's dictionary of medicine book covermosby's dictionary of medicine book cover

jarvis HEAS pocket companion

NPRT 2101 Nursing Practice II: Acute Care Practice - Medicine

Ackley & Ladwig's Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, 13th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, 18th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
  • Available as an eBook (3 users)

Lewis's Medical Surgical Nursing in Canada, 5th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Lilley's Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 4th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Understanding Pathophysiology, 2nd Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

SUGGESTED:

Jarvis Pocket Companion for Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 4th Canadian Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professionals, 11th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

nursing diagnosis handbook cover image

canadian fundamentals of nursing textbook cover

davis's drug guide for nurses book cover

medical-surgical nursing in canada book cover

Lilley's pharmacology for canadian health care practice book cover

understanding pathophysiology book cover

mosby's dictionary of medicine book cover

jarvis HEAS pocket companion

NPRT 2102 Nursing Practice III: Acute Care Practice - Surgery

Ackley & Ladwig's Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, 13th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, 18th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
  • Available as an eBook (3 users)

Lewis's Medical Surgical Nursing in Canada, 5th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Lilley's Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 4th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Understanding Pathophysiology, 2nd Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

SUGGESTED:

Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professionals, 11th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Jarvis Pocket Companion for Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 4th Canadian Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

nursing diagnosis handbook cover image

canadian fundamentals of nursing textbook cover

davis's drug guide for nurses book cover

medical-surgical nursing in canada book cover

Lilley's pharmacology for canadian health care practice book cover

understanding pathophysiology book cover

mosby's dictionary of medicine book cover

jarvis HEAS pocket companion

NPRT 2200 Nursing Practice IV: Comprehensive Practice

Ackley & Ladwig's Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, 13th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, 18th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
  • Available as an eBook (3 users)

Lewis's Medical Surgical Nursing in Canada, 5th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Lilley's Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 4th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Understanding Pathophysiology, 2nd Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

SUGGESTED:

Jarvis Pocket Companion for Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 4th Canadian Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professionals, 11th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

PATH / PHAR / PHRM

Book Cover       Course Code    Course Name Course Textbooks at the Library

understanding pathophysiology book cover

mosby's dictionary of medicine cover image

Lilley's pharmacology for canadian health care practice cover image

PATH 1000 Pathophysiology for Health Care

Understanding Pathophysiology, 2nd Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

SUGGESTED: 

Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Professions, 11th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Lilley's Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 4th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
Gould's pathophysiolgy for the health professions cover image PATH1010 Pathophysiology

Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Professions, 7th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
Gould's pathophysiolgy for the health professions cover image PATH 1020 Pathophysiology for Rehab

Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Professions, 7th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

lilley's pharmacology for canadian health care practice cover image

davis's drug guide for nurses cover image

nursing diagnosis handbook cover image

mosby's dictionary of medicine cover image

PHAR 1000 Basic Pharmacotherapeutics

Lilley's Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 4th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Davis's Canadian Drug Guide for Nurses, 18th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
  • Available as an eBook (3 users)

SUGGESTED: 

Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, 13th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Professions, 11th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

communication skills in pharmacy practice book cover

compounding book cover

PHRM 1000 Introduction to Pharmacy Practice

Communication Skills in Pharmacy Practice: A Practical Guide for Students and Practitioners, 7th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Compounding

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

compendium of therapeutics for minor ailments cover image

PHRM 2008 Non-Prescription and Complementary Therapies

Compendium of Therapeutics for Minor Ailments, 2019 Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

THPR / TRDC / WELL

Book Cover        Course Code    Course Name Course Textbooks at the Library
biophysical agents: theories and practice book cover THPR 1103 Therapeutic Modalities

Biophysical Agents: Theories and Practice, 4th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
mental health concepts and techniques for the occupational therapy assistant book cover THPR 2027 Occupational Therapy Foundations of Mental Health & Cognition for Assistants

Mental Health Concepts & Techniques for the Occupational Therapy Assistant, 5th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
therapeutic recreation program design textbook cover image TRDC 1010 Therapeutic Recreation: Intervention Programming Theory

Therapeutic Recreation Program Design: Principles and Procedures, 6th Edition

  • Not available in print

client assessment in therapeutic recreation services book cover

therapeutic recreation: a strengths approach book cover

TRDC 2001 Therapeutic Recreation: Client Assessment

Client Assessment in Therapeutic Recreation Services

  • Available at the Library Help Desk

Therapeutic Recreation: A Strengths Approach, 2nd Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
therapeutic recreation program design textbook cover image TRDC 2002 Therapeutic Recreation: Program Design

Therapeutic Recreation Program Design: Principles and Procedures, 6th Edition

  • Not available in print
therapeutic recreation processes and techniques, evidence-based recreational therapy book cover TRDC 2003 Therapeutic Recreation: Evidence Based Program Planning & Facilitation Project

Therapeutic Recreation Processes And Techniques: Evidence-Based Recreational Therapy, 8th Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk
  • Available as an eBook (unlimited users)
therapeutic recreation: a strengths approach book cover WELL 1000 Wellness Through Leisure

Therapeutic Recreation: A Strengths Approach, 2nd Edition

  • Available at the Library Help Desk