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Classification 2024 Winter Edition

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Nursing

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Reference Works Economics. Ethics. Philosophy. Psychological Aspects Referral. Nursing Care, Assessment and Audit Nursing Specialties Nursing in Special Fields of Medicine Other Services

Classify here works on nursing care given by professional and non-professional caregivers, including family members.

Classify nursing care of a specific disease in the special field of nursing associated with the specialty (WY 150-170) or by emphasis, e.g., nursing care of eye diseases in WY 158.

  • Classify background materials on specific subjects prepared for a nursing audience by subject, e.g., surgery for nurses, WO 100; bacteriology for nurses, QW 50. Classify works which include the nurse's role in WY.

Reference Works
WY 1

Organizations. Societies (General or not elsewhere classified) (Cutter from name of organization or society) (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

Includes membership lists and administrative reports issued serially or separately. Classify directories in WY 22. Classify other serials issued by societies in W1. For academies and institutes, see WY 23-24.
WY 5

Collected works by several authors

WY 7

Collected works by individual authors

WY 9

Addresses. Essays. Lectures

WY 11

History (Table-G)

WY 11.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

Classify works on history of nursing schools in WY 19, on history of nursing institutes in WY 23-24.
WY 13

Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
(Monographs and Serials)

WY 15

Classification. Terminology
(Monographs and Serials)

WY 16

Nursing as a profession. Peer review (Table-G)

Classify works on specific types of nursing in WY 101-200.
WY 16.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WY 17

Atlases. Pictorial works

WY 18

Education

Classify here works about education.
WY 18.2

Educational materials
(Monographs and Serials)

Classify here educational materials, e.g., outlines, questions and answers, programmed instruction, computer-assisted instruction, etc., regardless of format. Classify textbooks, regardless of format, by subject.
WY 18.5

Graduate and continuing nursing education (including fellowships, internships, residencies, etc.)

WY 18.8

Practical nursing education

WY 19

Schools, departments, and faculties of nursing (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

Include here works on the history of schools. Classify courses of study, catalogs, etc., in W 19.5.
WY 19.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WY 20

Organization and administration of nursing schools

WY 20.5

Research (General)

Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject.
WY 21

Licensure. Certification. Registration (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WY 21.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WY 22

Directories (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WY 22.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WY 23

Collective academies, institutes, etc.

WY 24

Individual academies, institutes, etc. (Cutter from name of institution)

WY 26.5

Informatics. Electronic data processing. Computers (General)

Classify works on use for special subjects by subject.
WY 28.5

Collective museums, exhibitions, etc.

WY 28.6

Individual museums, exhibitions, etc. (Cutter from name of museum, etc.) (Table-G)

WY 29

Employment. Placement agencies

Classify works on specific types of nursing in WY 101-200.
WY 30

Personnel management. Collective bargaining

WY 31

Tables. Statistics. Surveys (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WY 31.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WY 32

Laws (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WY 32.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WY 33

Discussion of law. (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WY 33.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

[WY 39]

[This number not used]

Classify handbooks on nursing in WY 49.
WY 44

Malpractice. Liability. Liability insurance (Table-G)

WY 44.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WY 49

Handbooks. Resource guides
(Monographs and Serials)

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Economics. Ethics. Philosophy. Psychological Aspects
WY 77

Economics of nursing

WY 85

Nursing ethics

WY 86

Nursing philosophy. Nursing theory

WY 86.5

Holistic nursing

WY 87

Psychological aspects of nursing. Psychology of nurses

WY 88

Nurses' interpersonal relations

Classify here works on relations with patients and other professionals. 
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Referral. Nursing Care, Assessment and Audit
WY 90

Referral and consultation (General)

WY 100

Nursing procedures and care (General) (Table-G)

Classify works on nursing techniques in special fields of medicine in WY 150-164.
WY 100.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WY 100.2

Moving and lifting patients

WY 100.4

Nursing assessment. Nursing diagnosis

WY 100.5

Nursing records. Nursing audit

WY 100.7

Evidence-based nursing

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Nursing Specialties
WY 101

Nursing specialties (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify here works on nursing specialties as a career. Cf. WY 150 General works on nursing in special fields of medicine.
WY 105

Administrative work. Supervisory nursing. Teaching

WY 106

Community health nursing

Classify works on a particular kind of community nursing with the more specific type, e.g., Public health nursing in WY 108. Classify works on visiting nurses in WY 115.
WY 107

Transcultural nursing

WY 108

Public health nursing

Cf. WY 130 Governmental nursing services.
WY 109

Office nursing

WY 113

School nursing

WY 115

Home care services (Table-G)

Classify here works on care provided by professionals. Cf. WY 200 Home nursing by non-professionals. Classify here works on visiting nursing, visiting nurses associations, and respite care.
WY 115.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WY 125

Institutional nursing. Team nursing

Cf. WY 105 Administrative work.
WY 127

Private nursing

WY 128

Nurse practitioners. Nurse clinicians

WY 130

Governmental nursing services

Cf. WY 108 Public health nursing.
WY 137

Red Cross nursing

WY 141

Occupational health nursing

WY 143

Transportation nursing

WY 145

Nursing by religious orders

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Nursing in Special Fields of Medicine
WY 150

General works. Medical-surgical nursing

Classify nursing care of a specific disease in the special field of nursing associated with the specialty (WY 150-170) or by emphasis, e.g., nursing care of eye diseases in WY 158.
WY 150.5

Rehabilitation nursing

WY 151

Nurse anesthetists

Cf. WY 161 Postanesthesia nursing.
WY 152

Geriatric nursing

WY 152.2

Chronic disease nursing. Long-term care

WY 152.3

Life support care. Terminal care

WY 152.5

Cardiovascular nursing. Hematologic and lymphatic disease nursing

WY 153

Communicable disease nursing

WY 153.5

AIDS/HIV nursing

WY 153.7

COVID-19 nursing

WY 154

Critical care nursing

Cf. WY 151 nurse anesthetics; WY 161-162 Perioperative nursing.
WY 154.2

Emergency nursing. Trauma nursing. Disaster nursing

WY 154.5

Dermatological nursing

WY 155

Endocrine disease nursing

WY 156

Oncology nursing

Classify here all oncology nursing regardless of emphasis.
WY 156.5

Digestive system disease nursing

WY 156.7

Gynecological nursing

WY 157

Obstetric nursing. Nurse midwifery

WY 157.3

Maternal-child nursing. Neonatal nursing. Perinatal nursing

Classify here works on care of the mother and child shortly before and after the child is born.
WY 157.6

Musculoskeletal system nursing. Orthopedic nursing

WY 158

Ophthalmic nursing

WY 158.5

Otolaryngological nursing

WY 159

Pediatric nursing. Adolescent nursing

Classify works on pediatric and adolescent nursing in special fields by type, e.g., on pediatric surgical nursing in WY 161.
WY 159.5

Family nursing

WY 160

Psychiatric nursing

Include works on psychiatric aides and ward attendants here.
WY 160.5

Neurological nursing

WY 161

Perioperative nursing

WY 162

Operating room techniques

Cf. WY 151 nurse anesthetists
WY 163

Respiratory system nursing

WY 164

Urologic nursing

WY 167

Radiologic and imaging nursing

WY 170

Forensic nursing

WY 172

Developmental disability nursing

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Other Services
WY 191

Male nurses

WY 193

Nursing assistants, ward attendants and orderlies

Classify ward attendants for psychiatric institutions in WY 160.
WY 195

Practical nursing

WY 200

Home nursing

Cf. WY 115 Home care provided by professionals.
[WY 300]

[This number not used] (Table-G)

Classify general works on nursing by country in WY 100.