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WY Nursing
	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.
	WY 1-49 Reference Works
	WY 77-88 Economics. Ethics. Philosophy. Psychological aspects
	WY 90-100.7 Referral. Nursing Care, Assessment and Audit
	WY 101-145 Nursing Specialties
	WY 150-170 Nursing in Special Fields of Medicine
	WY 191-200 Other Services
	Reference Works

WY 1	Organizations. Societies (General or not elsewhere classified) (Cutter from name of organization or society) (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Includes membership lists issued serially or separately. Classify directories in WY 22. Classify annual reports, journals, etc., in W1. For academies and institutes, see WY 23-24.
	Collected works (General)
WY 5	By several authors
WY 7	By individual authors

WY 9	Addresses. Essays. Lectures (General)

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 (Used for both monographs and serials)

WY 15	Classification. Terminology (Used for both 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 (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Classify here educational materials, e.g., outlines, questions and answers, programmed instruction, catalogs, 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 of nursing (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Classify courses of study, catalogs, etc., in W 19.5. Include here works on the history of nursing schools.
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) (Used for both monographs and serials)
WY 21.1	General coverage (Not Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)

WY 22	Directories (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
WY 22.1	General coverage (Not Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Academies, institutes, etc.
WY 23	Collective
WY 24	Individual (Cutter from name of institution)

WY 26.5	Informatics. Automatic data processing. Computers (General)
	Classify works on use for special subjects by subject.
	Museums, exhibitions, etc.
WY 28.5	Collective
WY 28.6	Individual (Cutter from name of museum, etc.)

WY 29	Employment. Placement agencies
WY 30	Personnel management. Collective bargaining

WY 31	Statistics. Surveys (Used for both monographs and serials)

WY 32	Laws (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
WY 32.1	General coverage (Not Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
WY 33	Discussion of law. (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
WY 33.1	General coverage (Not Table G) (Used for both 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 (Used for both monographs and serials)
	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, physicians and the public.
	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
	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 (e.g., Federal, state, etc.)
	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 (e.g., In hospitals, sanatoriums, etc.)
	Cf. WY 105 Administrative work.

WY 127	Private nursing

WY 128	Nurse practitioners. Nurse clinicians

WY 130	Governmental nursing services (e.g., Armed Forces. Veterans Administration. Indian Health Service, etc.)
	Cf. WY 108 Public health nursing.

WY 137	Red Cross nursing

WY 141	Occupational health nursing

WY 143	Transportation nursing (e.g., On airplanes, ships, trains)

WY 145	Nursing by religious orders
	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 154	Critical care nursing
	Cf. WY 151 nurse anesthetics; WY 161-162 Perioperative nursing.

WY 154.2	Emergency nursing

WY 154.5	Dermatological nursing

WY 155	Endocrine disease nursing

WY 156	Oncologic nursing
	Classify here all oncologic nursing regardless of emphasis.

WY 156.5	Digestive system disease nursing

WY 156.7	Gynecological nursing

WY 157	Obstetrical 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 170	Forensic nursing
	Other Services

WY 191	Male nurses

WY 193	Nurses' aides, 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.

Last Updated: Mon Apr 30 11:01:01 EDT 2012

Nursing

Reference Works

Economics. Ethics. Philosophy. Psychological aspects

Referral. Nursing Care, Assessment and Audit

Nursing Specialties

Nursing in Special Fields of Medicine

Other Services