Nursing on the Net: Health Care Resources You Can Use
A Web Sampler of Resources for Nursing Professionals
- Allied Health Resources
- Alternative Medicine
- Associations and Organizations
- Continuing Education
- Disease Resources
- Drug Information
- Evidence Based Nursing
- General Internet Usage
- Government Agencies / Other Databases
- Health Frauds
- Health News
- Interactive Tutorials
- Mailing Lists / Discussion Groups
- Multicultural Resources
- Nursing Resources
- Nursing Standards
- Online Journals / Newsletters / Full Text Resources
- Other Resources
- PDA Resources
- School Nurses Resources
- Women, Men and Children's Health
University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL)--Medical Specialties: Allied Health
Professions
http://southmed.usouthal.edu/library/specialt/
Virginia Commonwealth University, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences (Richmond, VA)--Occupational Therapy Resources
http://www.library.vcu.edu/tml/bibs/ot.html
Alternative Medicine Homepage (University of Pittsburgh)
http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html
Dietary Supplements Labels Database
http://dietarysupplements.nlm.nih.gov/
Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center: AboutHerbs
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm
NCCAM: National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
http://nccam.nih.gov
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
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/
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
CenterWatch: Drugs Approved by the FDA
http://www.centerwatch.com/patient/drugs/DRUGLIST.html
Daily Med
http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/
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
RxList: Internet Drug Index
http://www.rxlist.com
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Evidence-based Practice
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcix.htm
Cochrane Library
http://www.cochrane.org
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
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
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
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/
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/
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://www.snopes.com/medical
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
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/
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//
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.
Access Nurses Travel Nursing Jobs
http://www.accessnurses.com
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/
Home IV-Therapy.net
http://www.iv-therapy.net./
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 National Rehabilitation Information Center
http://www.naric.com/
Nurse Portal
http://www.nurseportal.net
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/
Nursing Jobs
http://www.nursing-jobs.us
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/
University of Florida College of Nursing Resources for Student Writers
http://wwww.nursing.ufl.edu/research_resources_writers_students.shtm
US Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook: Registered Nurses
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm
Yahoo: Nursing
http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Nursing/
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/AORNJournal/
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
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/
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
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 -- Center for Safe and Healthy Schools
http://www.nasbe.org/healthy_schools/
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
Alan Guttmacher Institute
http://www.agi-usa.org
Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed)
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT
Internet Health Library: Women's Health
http://www.internethealthlibrary.com/WomensHealth/WomensHealth-Index.htm
La Leche League International
http://www.llli.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
CDC Men's health
http://www.cdc.gov/men/
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/
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
