This guide is for students in the Respiratory Care program at North Shore Community College. After using this guide, students will be able to locate and cite sources needed to support and complete coursework, and find information and tutorials on processes that will provide strategies for research and study.
Program textbooks are available through the Library's Digital Course Reserves Collection for a 2 hour loan period. Log into your North Shore email account first to access these titles.
Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology by 
Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease by 
Egan's fundamentals of respiratory care by 
Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment by 
Pilbeam's mechanical ventilation : physiological and clinical applications by Use textbooks and reference books to build basic foundational knowledge on your topic. Good for medical background information on a disease, disorder or condition.
Professional journals use research to determine the effectiveness of respiratory therapy interventions, and to improve upon diagnosis and prognosis of diseases, disorders and conditions. Use the Publication field limiter in CINAHL Advanced Search to limit your search to core respiratory publications.
Use current scholarly, peer reviewed journals to find evidence based research studies. Consider patient diagnosis/population, interventions, and outcomes of interest as concepts/terms when searching.
Open Access video collections from health and medical websites
Comprehensive Respiratory Therapy Exam Preparation with Navigate 2 Premier Access by 
Respiratory Care Exam Review by 
