Hospital Resources - There Is More Than Just Hospital Nursing
Hospital nursing is just one of the many areas where nurses practice. We have provided resources for other practice settings including home care, private practice, public health, extended care centers, clinics, offices, schools, military service, corporations, health-related industries, hospice, occupational settings, and health and wellness centers resources.
Alternative Medicine
Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center: AboutHerbs
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm
Online Resources -- Bastyr University
http://www.bastyr.edu/library/resources/online/bibliography.asp
Associations and Organizations
AACN: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
http://www.aacn.org/
AORN: Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses
http://www.aorn.org
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
http://www.aanp.org
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
http://www.aaohn.org
American College of Nurse-Midwives
http://www.acnm.org
American College of Nurse Practitioners
http://www.acnpweb.org
American Nurses Association
http://www.nursingworld.org
Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
http://www.rehabnurse.org
AFT Healthcare: Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals
http://www.aft.org/healthcare/index.htm
National Association of School Nurses
http://www.nasn.org
National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.
http://www.ncsbn.org
National Institute of Nursing Research (NIH)
http://www.nih.gov/ninr
National League for Nursing
http://www.nln.org
National Student Nurses' Association
http://www.nsna.org
NIH Clinical Center Nursing Department
http://www.cc.nih.gov/nursing/
Sigma Theta Tau International - Honor Society of Nursing
http://www.nursingsociety.org
Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN)
http://www.wocn.org
Continuing Education
ANA (American Nursing Association) 2000 Continuing Online Education
http://nursingworld.org/ce/cehome.cfm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention FREE Continuing Education Activity
http://www2a.cdc.gov/ce/availableactivities.asp
Medscape (Nursing)
http://www.medscape.com/nurses/ce
Nursing Online Continuing Education (CEUS) on: The Nurse Friendly
http://www.nursefriendly.com/ceu/
RnCeus.com
http://www.rnceus.com/
Disease Resources
Cancer
American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/
CancerNet
http://cancer.gov/cancerinformation/
National Cancer Institute
http://www.nci.nih.gov//
Oncolink (U of Pennsylvania Cancer Center)
http://www.oncolink.com/
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/
HIV / AIDS
Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
http://www.anacnet.org/
CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm
CDC HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/surveillance.htm
University of California San Francisco-HIV Insite
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite
Drug Information
Alternative Medicine Homepage
http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html
CenterWatch: Drugs Approved by the FDA
http://www.centerwatch.com/patient/drugs/DRUGLIST.html
FDA Consumer Drug Information
http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/DrugSafety/DrugIndex.htm/
Healthsquare
http://www.healthsquare.com/drugmain.htm
MedlinePlus Drug Information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
NCCAM: National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
http://nccam.nih.gov
RxList: Internet Drug Index
http://www.rxlist.com
Evidence Based Nursing
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Evidence-based Practice
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcix.htm
Cochrane Library
http://www.update-software.com/Cochrane/default.HTM
EBN Online
http://ebn.bmjjournals.com
Evidence Based Nursing -- UNC - Health Sciences Library
http://www.hsl.unc.edu/services/tutorials/ebn/splash.htm
Evidence Based Nursing - University of Minnesota
http://evidence.ahc.umn.edu/ebn.htm
General Internet Usage
Evaluating Internet Sites
Medlineplus Guide to Healthy Web Surfing
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthywebsurfing.html
National Cancer Institute -- How to Evaluate Health Information on the Internet: Questions and Answers
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Information/internet
When Evaluating Web Sites (Lynne Fox)
http://denison.uchsc.edu/education/eval.html
NN/LM: Internet Discovery Tools
http://nnlm.gov/tools.html
NN/LM GMR: Quick Guide to Search Tools
http://nnlm.gov/gmr/publish/search.html
The Quality of Medical Information on the Internet: A New Public Health Concern. McLeod, Stephen D. The Quality of Medical Information on the Internet: A New Public Health Concern. Archives of Ophthalmology. 116:12, December 1998
http://archopht.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/116/12/1663
How Do People Evaluate A Web Site's Credibility? Results from A Large Study. A Consumer WebWatch research report, prepared by Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab, October 29, 2002.
http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/news/report3_credibilityresearch/stanfordPTL_abstract.htm
Government Agencies / Other
Databases
CDC: National Center for Infectious Diseases
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/index.htm
ClinicalTrials.gov
http://clinicaltrials.gov
FamilyDoctor.org
http://familydoctor.org
Genetics Home Reference
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
Healthfinder.gov
http://healthfinder.gov
Household Products Database
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov
Mayo Clinic
http://mayoclinic.com
Medem
http://www.medem.com
MedlinePlus
http://medlineplus.gov/
National Guideline Clearinghouse
http://www.guideline.gov/
National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov
National Institute of Research Nursing
http://www.nih.gov/ninr/
NIH - Health Information
http://health.nih.gov
NIH Senior Health
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/
NOAH
http://www.noah-health.org
Partners in Information Access for Public Health Professionals
http://phpartners.org/
PubMed
http://pubmed.gov/
Tox Town
http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/
Health Frauds
CDC Health Related Hoaxes and Rumors
http://www.cdc.gov/hoax_rumors.htm
Federal Trade Commission Operation Cure All
http://www.ftc.gov/healthclaims/
Quackwatch
http://www.quackwatch.org/
MedlinePlus (Click on Health Topics and Select Health Fraud)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthfraud.html
Snopes.com
http://snopes.com/
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Warnings and Safety Information
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/ds-warn.html
U.D. Food and Drug Administration Center - Buying Medicines and Medical Products Online
http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/
U.S. Food and Drug Administration How to Spot Health Fraud
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1999/699_fraud.html
Health News
ABC News: Health
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/
CBS News: Healthwatch
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/health/main204.shtml
CNN: Health
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/
Medscape
http://www.medscape.com/medscapetodayhome
MedlinePlus Health News
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/newsbydate.html
MedlinePlus E-mail Announcement Lists
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/medlineplus/listserv.pl?lang=EN
NBC News: Health
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032076/
New York Times: Health
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/health/
Health News
ABC News: Health
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/
CBS News: Healthwatch
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/health/main204.shtml
CNN: Health
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/
Medscape
http://www.medscape.com/medscapetodayhome
MedlinePlus Health News
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/newsbydate.html
NBC News: Health
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032076/
New York Times: Health
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/health/
Interactive Tutorials
MedlinePlus Health Tutorials
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
Mailing Lists/Discussion
Groups
Google Groups
http://groups.google.com/
Primary Care Internet Guide: Nursing
http://www.uib.no/isf/guide/nursing.htm
Topica: Email Discussion Lists
http://lists.topica.com//
Multicultural Resources
Cultural Resources
http://www.mc.uky.edu/PatientEd/culturemay2004.htm
Multilingual Health Information
http://nnlm.gov/outreach/consumer/multi.html
Nursing Resources
There are many WWW sites devoted to nursing - so many in fact, that it can sometimes
be confusing trying to find the specific information that you need. Following
is a sampler of sites that can provide a wide variety of excellent information
for you and your users.
Achoo Gateway to HealthCare
http://achoo.8media.org/
Allnurses.com
http://www.allnurses.com/
American Nursing Association
http://www.nursingworld.org/
Brownson's Nursing Notes
http://members.tripod.com/~DianneBrownson/
CarePlan Resource Center
http://www.careplans.com
CyberNurse
http://cybernurse.com/
Discover Nursing
http://www.discovernursing.com/
Healthweb: Nursing
http://healthweb.org/browse.cfm?subjectid=60
Humboldt State University: Nursing Resources on the Web
http://library.humboldt.edu/~chadwick/nursresweb.html
Immunization Action Coalition
http://www.immunize.org/
Martindale's Virtual Nursing Center
http://www.martindalecenter.com/Nursing.html
NARIC's Instanst Disability Information Center
http://www.naric.com/search/
NurseQuest
http://nursequest.com/
Nurse Web Search
http://www.nursewebsearch.com/
NurseZone.com
http://www.nursezone.com/
Nursing.about.com
http://nursing.about.com/cs/aboutnursing/
NursingCenter
http://www.nursingcenter.com/home/index.asp
Nursing Portal
http://www.nursing-portal.com/
OBGYN.net Nursing
http://www.obgyn.net/nursing/nursing.asp
Oncology Nursing Society
http://www.ons.org/
RNCentral
http://www.rncentral.com/
RNWeb
http://www.rnweb.com/rnweb/
UFlorida Nurse-Writer
http://con.ufl.edu/ors/writers/index.htm
US Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook: Registered Nurses
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm
Yahoo: Nursing
http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Nursing/
Nursing Standards
American Nurses Association
http://nursingworld.org
National League for Nursing
http://www.nln.org/index.cfm
NIH Clinical Center Nursing Department Standards of Practice
http://www.cc.nih.gov/nursing/
Online Journals / Newsletters / Full Text Resources
AJN - American Journal of Nursing
http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/journalissue.asp?Journal_ID=54030&Issue_ID=262034
AORN Journal (subscription included with AORN membership;
nomember subscriptions are available)
http://www.aorn.org/journal/
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Care
http://www.nurse.org/wa/arnpcare/
British Journal of Nursing
http://www.markallengroup.com/healthcare/bjn/index.htm
CINAHL
http://www.cinahl.com/
Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice
http://www.anes.saga-med.ac.jp/ispub/journals/ijanp.htm
Internurse.com
http://www.internurse.com/
MedicineNet
http://www.medicinenet.com/Script/Main/hp.asp
Medscape
http://www.medscape.com/nurses
NN/LM: Ejournals
http://nnlm.gov/rsdd/ejournals/
Nurse Beat-Cardiac Nursing Electric Journal
http://www.nurse-beat.com/
Online Journal of Issues in Nursing
http://www.nursingworld.org/ojin/index.htm
ONJI--On-line Journal of Nursing Informatics
http://milkman.cac.psu.edu/~dxm12/OJNI.html
WCI's On-Line Newsletters
http://www.woundcare.org/newsletters.htm
World Wide Wounds
http://www.worldwidewounds.com/index.html
Other Resources
Health Hotlines from the National Library of Medicine
http://healthhotlines.nlm.nih.gov/
NORD - National Organization for Rare Disorders
http://www.rarediseases.org/
NIH - Office of Rare Disease
http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/
PDA Resources
Beam me up! Supporting PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) in Medical Libraries
http://www.vala.org.au/vala2004/2004pdfs/57Solom.PDF
Nursing Resources for the PDA
http://www.library.vcu.edu/tml/bibs/nursing.html#pda
University of Illinois Chicago - PDA Resources: Health Sciences Resources for PDAs
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhs/resources/pda/
Point of Care to Your Palm: PDAs Playing in Peoria
http://handheldlib.blogspot.com/2002/06/power-point-presentations-for-point-of.html
School Nurses Resources
American School Health Association
http://www.ashaweb.org
Gerri Harvey's School Nurse Perspective
http://www.homestead.com/snp
The Internet for School Nurses
http://www.ohsu.edu/library/ref/schoolnurse/
Martha Dewey Bergren's Web Links
http://www.usinternet.com/users/bergren/
National Association of School Nurses
http://www.nasn.org
National Association of State Boards of Education -- Safe and Healthy Schools
http://www.nasbe.org/HealthySchools/index.html
National School Boards Association School Health Programs
http://www.nsba.org/schoolhealth
School Nurse
http://www.schoolnurse.com/
School Nurse State Associations
http://www.schoolnurse.com/sna.html
Women's Health
Alan Guttmacher Institute
http://www.agi-usa.org
Internet Health Library: Women's Health
http://www.internethealthlibrary.com/WomensHealth/WomensHealth-Index.htm
La Leche League International
http://www.lalecheleague.org/
National Women Health Information Center
http://www.4women.gov/
OBGYN.net-The Universe of Women's Health
http://www.obgyn.net/
OBC--Online Birth Center
http://www.moonlily.com/obc/
Men's Health
National Prostate Cancer Coalition
http://www.4npcc.org/
Children's Health
American Academy of Pediatrics -- School Health Resources for Pediatricians
http://www.schoolhealth.org/
CDC: Body and Mind
http://www.bam.gov/
CDC: Adolescent and School Health
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash
FDA Kids'
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/
Kids Health for Kids
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/
MedlinePlus E-mail Announcement Lists (Check the Women's Health Box)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/medlineplus/listserv.pl?lang=EN
Virtual Children's Hospital: A Digital Library of Pediatric Information -- Pediatric Common Questions Quick Answers
http://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org/patients/cqqa/index.shtml
Virtual Children's Hospital: A Digital Library of Pediatric Information -- ElectricAirway: Upper Airway Problems in Children
http://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org/providers/ElectricAirway/ElectricAirway.shtml
Your Gross and Cool Body
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/body/index.html
Your State Resources
BadgerLink (Wisconsin Residents Only)
http://www.badgerlink.net/
ILLINET Online (Catalog of 45 Illinois Libraries)
http://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/ilcso/cgi-bin/welcome
Inspire (Indiana Residents Only)
http://www.inspire.net/
Kentucky Virtual Library (Kentucky Residents Only)
http://www.kyvl.org/
MEL: Michigan Electronic Library (Michigan Residents Only)
http://www.mel.org/
MnLINK: Minnesota Library Information Network (Minnesota Residents Only)
http://www.mnlink.org/
ODIN: Online Dakota Information Network (North Dakota Residents Only)
http://www.odin.nodak.edu/
OhioLINK
http://www.ohiolink.edu/
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