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News

  • NurseLinx.com
    5 star rating REG Provides links to abstracts and, if available, full text articles recently released at respected online sources such as the New England Journal of Medicine or the Journal of the American Medical Association. MDLinx.com Free registration.
  • Nursing News from Doctors Guide
    5 star rating Medical and pharmaceutical industry news, product announcements and research developments from conferences, journals, and newswires. PSL Consulting Group, Inc. .
  • ADVANCE for Nurses
    4 star rating A variety of easy-to-read clinical and professional articles on topics that are most important to nurses today and that promote the nursing profession.
  • Medical News Today - Nursing
    4 star rating The latest medical and health news headlines directed to an international audience of health professionals. Includes articles and reports of pharmaceutical and biotechnology developments.
  • Nursing News from Online Medical News
    3 star rating A directory of weblinks to sites that offer specialty-related news for medical professionals and patients.
  • Science Daily News - Nursing
    3 star rating News releases regarding medical research developments from universities, the National Science Foundation, NASA, and other scientific institutions. These announcements present new discoveries in therapeutics and disease management. ScienceDaily Magazine.

Full Text / MultiMedia

  • Journal of Diabetes Nursing
    5 star rating Search access to articles covering current issues in rehabilitation. Presented online by the full text article search service Findarticles.com.
  • RN Magazine
    5 star rating Covers nursing news and developments and patient-care techniques. An article title is "This dementia patient can be helped." Searchable archives. Full text. Registration. Medical Economics Company.
  • Association of periOperative Registered Nurses Journal
    5 star rating The AORN journal is a monthly publication that provides articles on perioperative nursing including topics related to clinical management, research, pharmacology, and legislation. Presented online by Findarticles.com.
  • NurseWeek News Page
    5 star rating Feature articles, news, CE and employment opportunities. NurseWeek Publishing.
  • Nursing Pathways Database of the NHS
    5 star rating Details on over 2,000 nursing care pathways currently in use or under development in over 200 NHS organizations. UK National Health Service.
  • Flash Card Exchange - Nursing
    4 star rating Reviews of clinical topics with "clickable" questions and answers. The "flashcards" are posted by worldwide medical students as study tools.
  • Nurse Minerva
    4 star rating Questions and answers in nursing education focused on biological concepts in the context of nursing and health care. Presented by Adams et al teachers of nursing and midwifery in the South-West of England.
  • Nurse Prescriber
    4 star rating Letters from the Editor, news and research updates, a drug formulary, and modules on the management of conditions for which nurses are able to prescribe in the United Kingdom.
  • PathoPlusPage Nursing Pathophysiology Education
    4 star rating Provides lessons and one page reviews of human pathophysiology for undergraduate and graduate students for application in clinical nursing.
  • Online Journal of Issues in Nursing
    3 star rating Articles about topics and controversies that affect nursing practice, research, and education. Full text. Kent State University School of Nursing and the American Nurses Association.
  • Home Health Care Dealer/Provider
    2 star rating Explores the changing Home Health Care landscape in an in-depth manner; it covers the latest respiratory, mobility, sleep, HME, legal, and legislative issues.
  • ICUs and Nursing Web Journal
    2 star rating Critical care and emergency nursing with two editions (Hellenic and English)with articles free of charge, nursing job listings, medical and nursing cartoons, news, selected nursing links, webrings. Ioannis Kalofissudis, RN, BSN.
  • Online Journal of Nursing Informatics
    2 star rating REG Peer-reviewed articles on all facets of nursing informatics. A title is "Planning A Computer Learning Lab For Nursing Students". Updated 1999. Full text. Free registration.
  • Internurse Journal
    1 star rating Short articles and full length dissertations dedicated to the multimedia internet format.

Journals

  • RN Magazine
    5 star rating Articles covering current issues in nursing.
  • Nursingcenter.com Journal Articles
    4 star rating This metasite for nurses offers journal articles from more than 50 trusted nursing journals, including AJN and Nursing2006. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Subscription fee.
  • Critical Care Nurse
    3 star rating Provides critical care nurses with articles concerning the bedside care of critically ill patients and practice issues. The InnoVision Group. Subscription fee. Free abstracts.
  • Nurse Researcher (UK)
    3 star rating REG Articles covering current issues in nurse researcher. Fee registration.
  • Nursing
    3 star rating Articles that cover news, research, and contemporary issues in Nursing. Subscription fee. Springhouse Corporation.
  • Nursing Management
    3 star rating The leading source of practical, educational, cutting-edge information for nurse managers. Each issue presents peer-reviewed articles that range from legal and ethical aspects of management to the practical matters of personnel management, budget preparation, product selection, and quality control. In addition, this monthly journal provides regular features, columns, continuing education (CE) offerings, and more. Subscription fee. Free abstracts.
  • Nursing Standard (UK)
    3 star rating REG Articles covering current issues in nursing . Fee registration.
  • Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing
    3 star rating REG Articles cover current advances in cardiovascular nursing. Published by Le Jacq Communications, Inc. Publisher website: http://www.lejacq.com/Journal_PCVN.cfm. Fee registration for full text.
  • Nursing Journals at Medbioworld
    2 star rating A comprehensive directory of weblinks for journals in this specialty.
  • Nursing Standard
    2 star rating REG Research articles about nursing practice and clinical issues in the United Kingdom. PDF format files. Free registration.
  • Medsurg Nursing
    1 star rating REG Articles that address clinical issues in adult medical and surgical nursing. An article title is "Nutritional Needs and Support of Mechanically Ventilated Patients." Published six times a year. Abstracts. Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses. Fee registration. Subscription fee.

Textbooks

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for Nurses in Primary Care
    5 star rating A text which contains information on common health problems and common emergency conditions seen in the adult population. intended primarily for nurses at health centers located in isolated Inuit communities.
  • Hospital Corpsman Sickcall Screeners Handbook
    5 star rating A handbook, directed to Navy Hospital Corpsmen trainees, that covers signs, symptoms and therapy for medical problems that are common to military sickcall, techniques for the history and physical exam, and outpatient record recording. Created April 1999 and last revised April 1999.

Major Sites / Home Pages

  • American Nurses Association Nursingworld Website
    5 star rating A homepage for this full-service professional organization representing the nation's 2.6 million Registered Nurses. This website offers articles on advanced practice techniques, classifieds, and exclusive information on issues facing the nursing industry. Public and private pages.
  • Association of periOperative Registered Nurses Online
    5 star rating A website for perioperative nurses. The site hosts the AORN journals, original news updates, practice guidelines, FAQs, and meeting announcments.
  • NursingCenter.com
    5 star rating A nursing metasite, from a major nursing publisher, which collects full-text articles, news, journal abstracts, interactive discussion forums, accredited continuing education opportunities, a career center, and nursing organization updates. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. .
  • California Nurses Association
    4 star rating Membership information plus a news archive on nursing practice, health care consumers rights, and corporate healthcare and managed care.
  • Medscape Nursing
    4 star rating REG A website for the nursing profession, maintained by the medical portal Medscape, that offers continuing education credits, an "Ask The Experts" forum, conference coverage, professional level articles, and patient-oriented resources. Free registration.
  • Nursezone.com
    4 star rating An online community for nurses with articles and columns written by experts, updates on the latest in nursing and healthcare innovations, continuing education contact hours and links to other useful Web sites.
  • Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society
    4 star rating A professional, international nursing society of more than 3700 nurse professionals who are experts in the care of patients with wound, ostomy and continence problems.
  • Allnurses.com
    3 star rating A Yahoo-style directory of Internet resources annotated for access by the nursing community. Offers news updates, feature articles, and continuing education articles.
  • Oncology Nursing Society
    3 star rating A professional organization of more than 30,000 registered nurses and other healthcare providers dedicated to excellence in patient care, education, research, and administration in oncology nursing. It's also the largest professional oncology association in the world. The ONS website includes news items, a job bank, discussion forums, clinical articles, membership information, and practice guidelines.
  • Nursing Associations at Medbioworld
    2 star rating A comprehensive directory of weblinks for associations in this specialty.
  • American Nursing Informatics Association
    1 star rating Promotes the practice of nursing informatics in a variety of health care and educational settings through communication, education, research and professional activities American Nursing Informatics Association.
  • Nurses.com
    1 star rating News headlines, feature articles, and a searchable archive for nursing professionals. VerticalNet .
  • Spanish Oncology Nursing Society
    1 star rating Spanish language. Information on society, journal and framework of the quality practice. S.E.E.O.

Procedures

Practice Guidelines / FAQs

  • NIH Clinical Center Nursing Department
    5 star rating A website of the Nursing Department of the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health which includes details on its nursing policies, standards of practice, and procedures. National Institutes of Health.
  • Emergency Nurse Association Position Statements
    3 star rating Statements that are reviewed and revised periodically. They have been approved by the ENA Board of Directors.

CE

  • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Premier CE Selections
    5 star rating Nurses earn continuing education units by choosing from an abundance of AACN's premier continuing education articles. After reading the article, users submit CE applications and test fee electronically, and receive email certificates.
  • Medscape Nurse CE Center
    5 star rating A selection of free, continuously updated continuing education activities. Offers instant, printable CE certificates online. Medscape.
  • Nursing Center CE Connection
    4 star rating Online continuing education for nurses. A title is "Bringing Acute Abdomen into Focus." $8 for 2 CE units.
  • Nursing Center CE from LWW
    4 star rating Accredited nursing CE modules cover nursing education, research and practice. A typical charge is $12 per credit hour. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. .
  • Nursing Spectrum
    4 star rating Corporate-sponsored continuing education modules.
  • Nursing Spectrum Continuing Education
    4 star rating Self-study programs on critical care, gerontologic care, etc. All modules are $8.00 per contact hour. Nursing Spectrum, Inc. .
  • RnCeus Interactive Continuing Education for Nurses
    4 star rating A number of CME modules that include clinical cases. 3 CEUs for $15.
  • Advance for Nurses
    3 star rating Peer-reviewed articles followed by post-tests that provide nurses opportunities for continuing education credits. Nurse Learning Scope, c/o Merion Publications .
  • CE City
    3 star rating REG Journal articles and multimedia presentations in pharmacy, nursing, allied health, medicine, and dentistry. Free registration. Fee transactions. CECity.com, Inc.
  • Nursing Continuing Education Article Index
    3 star rating Articles on important nursing topics and skills. Users answer online tests and receive test results and CE credits. Nursing, Nursing Management The Nurse Practitioner Journal and DCCN. Fee transactions. Springhouse Corporation.
  • Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses Certification Lecture Series
    2 star rating A series of slideshows and articles, developed by the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) in conjunction with the Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses (CCCN), that allows nurses to focus on clinical topics and build on their basic nursing education.
  • Power-Pak Nursing CE Lessons
    2 star rating Continuing education coursework with online text and graphics. A title is "Pharmacologic Treatment of Cancer Pain". No fees apply. Jobson Publishing.
  • LearnWell RN-Online CE
    1 star rating Online continuing education for nurses and others. A title is "5-Step Program to Reduce your Cholesterol." 2 contact hours for $10. LearnWell Resources. LearnWell Resources Inc.
  • Nurseweek's Continuing Education
    1 star rating Online continuing education articles. $10 per CE unit. A title is "Osteoporosis: a preventable epidemic."

Patient Education

  • Onconurse.com
    2 star rating Provides patients with fact sheets and other resources related to patient education. Fact sheets combine practical, emotional, and medical information reviewed by MDs. Patient-Centered Guides.

Directories

  • NMAP - Biome's Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Health Internet Resources
    3 star rating A searchable, annotated guide to quality Internet resources in Nursing, Midwifery and the Allied health Professions maintained by a United Kingdom publically sponsored web project desinged by information specialists and subject experts based at the University of Nottingham Greenfield Medical Library.
  • MedWeb Nursing
    2 star rating Well-maintained links to guides, sites, journals, organizations, and documents for a general audience. Emory Health Sciences Center Library.

Educational Materials

  • Notes on ICU Nursing
    5 star rating FAQ files for new RNs coming into an Intensive Care Unit as orientees.
  • Nursing Protocols at the Oregon Department of Corrections
    5 star rating Nursing protocols information sheets on commonly encountered conditions, categrorized by skill level, that include definition, subjective complaints, usual objective findings, assessment, and plan.
  • ANA Continuing Education Modules in Nursing
    4 star rating CE Online by the American Nurses Association. Illustrated text modules on practical nursing care issues. A title is "Nasally Inserted Feeding Tube Placement". Two CE units for $15. Fee transactions. Lippincott-Raven.
  • School Nurse Protocols Index from Gallaudet
    4 star rating Pediatric care protocols for common disorders that include condition definition, nursing assessment, nursing interventions, and appropriate health care follow up. Gallaudet University Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center.
  • RNCentral Nursing Care Plan Corner
    2 star rating Care Plan print-outs that structure the plan for nursing interventions and document results for various conditions. The print-outs consist of check boxes and fill-in text fields.
  • Drug Education Calculations for Nurses
    1 star rating A shareware compressed program that offers randomly generated test questions and answers on tablet dosing and IV fluid calculations for a database of drugs.

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