Finding the Appropriate Class Number
Other Considerations
Nursing Materials
Use the WY schedule for works that are about:
- Nursing procedures
- Nurse's role
- Nursing profession
If the MeSH chosen as the primary subject contains "Nursing" in the main heading or uses the topical subheading nursing, classify in WY. Classify nursing care of a specific disease in WY 150-164 in the special field of nursing associated with the specialty (e.g., nursing care of eye diseases in WY 158).
If the disease is treed in multiple places and there are two nursing specialties that are appropriate:
- Search the disease in the NLM Classification Index
- Use the nursing specialty associated with the class number assigned to the disease
Example
"Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome" is treed under "Coronavirus Infections" and "Respiratory Tract Infections." It is classed in WC 505 in the "Communicable Diseases" schedule. Therefore, nursing of "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome" is classed at "WY 153 Communicable disease nursing" rather than "WY 163 Respiratory system nursing."
Materials assigned the publication type Nurse's Instruction are classed with the subject, not in the WY schedule.
For additional help on finding the appropriate class number, visit the NLM Policy on Classification.