Nursing

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Internet Sites

           

Professional Organizations/ Associations

General Sites

Research/ EBHC

Nursing Theory

Nursing History

    Nursing History Centers

 

 

Professional Organizations/ Associations

 

American Association of Colleges of Nursing    (AACN)

http://www.aacn.nche.edu/

 

American Nurses Association    (ANA)

http://www.nursingworld.org/

             

Constituent Member Associations of the ANA

http://www.nursingworld.org/cmas/cmaaddr.cfm

 

International Council of Nurses   (ICN)

http://www.icn.ch/

  • International Centre for Human Resources in Nursing   (ICHRN)

               http://www.ichrn.org/

               "The Centre is dedicated to strengthening the nursing workforce globally through the development, ongoing           

               monitoring and dissemination of comprehensive information, standards and tools on nursing human resources policy,

               management, research and practice."

               

Massachusetts Nurses Association

http://www.massnurses.org/

 

Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing

http://www.mass.gov/dpl/boards/rn/

 

National Council of State Boards of Nursing   (NCSBN)

http://www.ncsbn.org/regulation/boardsofnursing_boards_of_nursing_board.asp

 

National League for Nursing   (NLN)

http://www.nln.org/

 

National Student Nurses’ Association   (NSNA)

http://www.nsna.org/

 

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

http://www.nursingsociety.org/index.html

 

Specialty Nursing Organizations/Associations

http://www.nursingworld.org/rnindex/snp.htm 

     

 

General Sites

 

Allnurses.com

http://allnurses.com/

Various nursing related links and categories; discussion boards; news, etc.

                       

CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature)

http://www.ebscohost.com/cinahl/

A link to CINAHL’s home page; database information, news, search help, etc.

 

Cybernurse

http://www.cybernurse.com/

Nursing related links compiled by nurses.

 

Galaxy Directory: Nursing

http://www.galaxy.com/galaxy/Medicine/Health-Occupations/Nursing/

A directory of nursing related information; includes links to a variety of sites (education, employment government agencies, history, news, nursing specialties, theory, etc.)

 

Hardin MD: Nursing and Nursing Research

http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/nurs.html

A reviewed list of nursing related links. Compiled and maintained by the Hardin Library of the Health Sciences, University of Iowa.             

 

Martindale’s VirtualNursingCenter

http://www.martindalecenter.com/Nursing.html

A large list of links to nursing related sites: journals, courses, teaching modules, protocols, case studies, clinical information, physical exam info, lab info, etc.

 

Nursing Center

http://www.nursingcenter.com/home/index.asp

A portal to continuing education activities, journal articles, news, conferences, drug updates, etc.  Sponsored by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

 

Nursing Net: Online NursingCenter

http://www.nursingnet.org/

Links to nursing schools, jobs, forums, continuing education sites, organizations, and other resources

 

Nursing on the Net: Health Care Resources You Can Use: a Web Sampler of Resources for Nursing Professionals

http://nnlm.gov/training/nursing/sampler.html

Links to nursing and health care related sites; maintained and reviewed by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine 

 

RNstudents.com

http://rnstudents.com/

Links to nursing sites compiled by students and educators in the nursing and allied health fields.

 

 

Research/ Evidence-Based Health Care

 

Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice

http://www.acestar.uthscsa.edu/

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing

 

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Evidence-based Practice

http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcix.htm

 

ENRS    (Eastern Nursing Research Society)

http://www.enrs-go.org/

 

Evidence Based Nursing

http://evidence.ahc.umn.edu/ebn.htm

Information about EBN created by the University of Minnesota and maintained by their Bio-Medical Library.

 

Evidence Based Nursing

http://www.hsl.unc.edu/services/tutorials/ebn/splash.htm

A short tutorial on Evidence Based Nursing; created by the University of North Carolina Health Sciences Library.

 

Evidence-based Nursing Blogs

Forums for nurses and librarians interested in evidence-based nursing.  As with all blogs, many of the comments may be personal opinion, but good information can also be presented.  You must carefully evaluate!

  • Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery

         http://evidence-based-nursing.blogspot.com

  • Evidence Informed Nursing Practice

         http://einp.blogspot.com/ 

  • Nursing Research: Show me the evidence!

         http://evidencebasednursing.blogspot.com 

 

Evidence Based Public Health Nursing

http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/projects/ebphn/ 

Databases, websites, tutorials,  and more related to EBPHN.  Developed as a project at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing and Library of the Health Sciences. 

 

Joanna Briggs Institute: Best Practice in Allied Health

http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/about/home.php

The Joanna Briggs Institute is an international Research and Development Unit of Royal Adelaide Hospital, and an Affiliated Institute of the University of Adelaide; works with researchers, clinicians and managers to evaluate evidence from a diverse range of disciplines in order to find the “best available” evidence for health care practice.    

 

McGill University Health Center – Research Resources for Evidence Based Nursing

http://www.muhc-ebn.mcgill.ca/

An initiative of the MUHC Department of Nursing, Nursing Research, Academic Practice and Professional Development.

 

National Institute of Nursing Research

http://ninr.nih.gov/ninr/

Supports clinical and basic research to establish a scientific basis for the care of individuals; provides grants to universities and other research organizations; conducts research intramurally at laboratories in Bethesda, Maryland.  Part of the NIH.

 

Nesbit Guide to Evidence Based Resources, Miner Library

http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/hslt/miner/digital_library/evidence_based_resources.cfm#TOOLS

Includes links to search filters for OVID Medline and CINAHL, PubMed; practice guidelines, information about evidence based medicine and health care, guides & tutorials, systematic reviews, CATS; from the Edward G. Miner Library, University of Rochester Medical Center.

 

Nursing Sites: Research

http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/hsl/internet/nsgsites.html#nr

A list of nursing research sites compiled by the Health Sciences Library, University at Buffalo.

 

Resources for Evidence Based Nursing

http://hsl.mcmaster.ca/education/nursing/ebn/index.htm

Resources related to the process of evidence-based practice.  From the Health Sciences Library at McMaster University.

 

Search Strategies in Ovid for: Medline, Cinahl, and PsychINFO

http://hiru.mcmaster.ca/hedges/

 

Selected Nursing WebSites: Nursing Research

http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/hsl/internet/nsgsites.html#nr

A collection of sites related to Nursing Research.  Some links are available only to UB users, but most are accessible to everyone.  From the Health Sciences Library, University at Buffalo.

 

 

Nursing Theory

 

Nursing Theorists Overview

http://library.stritch.edu/research/subjects/nursingtheorists/overview.htm

Links to an index of books, journal articles, & websites related to leading nursing theorists. Compiled by Cardinal Stritch University Library.

 

Nursing Theory Link Page

http://healthsci.clayton.edu/eichelberger/nursing.htm

Links to information about nursing theorists and theories. Developed and maintained by Clayton State University Department of Nursing.

 

Nursing Theory Network

http://www.nursingtheory.net/

Information on theory, models, history, and resources.

 

Nursing Theory Page

http://www.sandiego.edu/academics/nursing/theory

Links to nursing theory related sites. From Hahn School of Nursing, University of San Diego.

 

NurseScribe©

http://www.enursescribe.com/nurse_theorists.htm

Information about nurse theorists and nursing models.

 

 

Nursing History

 

American Association for the History of Nursing, Inc    (AAHN)

http://www.aahn.org/index.html

This organization provides nursing history information as well as links to other nursing history resources.

 

Canadian Association for the History of Nursing     (CAHN/ACHN)

http://www.cahn-achn.ca/

 

Collection of Letters Written by Florence Nightingale

http://clendening.kumc.edu/dc/fn/

A selected collection of letters, including images, written by Florence Nightingale; Provided by the Clendening History of Medicine Library, University of Kansas Medical Center.

 

Country Joe McDonald's Tribute to Florence Nightingale

http://www.countryjoe.com/nightingale/

Provides a timeline of Nightingale's life, many of her quotes, and graphic images; Also links to other sites about Nightingale.

 

History of Nursing Resource Guide

http://www.library.vcu.edu/tml/bibs/nsghis.html

An extensive list of links to nursing history resources; Provided by VCU Libraries at Virginia Commonwealth University.

 

National League for Nursing History

http://www.nln.org/aboutnln/info-history.htm

A timeline of the NLN.

 

Nursing History/Caps

http://www.cybernurse.com/caps.html

A list of links related to the history of nursing; From CyberNurse.

 

Open Directory – Health: Nursing: History

http://www.dmoz.org/Health/Nursing/History/

An extensive list of nursing history related sites; From the Open Directory Project

 

UK Centre for the History of Nursing and Midwifery

http://www.ukchnm.org/

 

     

    Nursing History Centers

 

Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing

http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/history/

The Center was established in 1985 to “encourage and facilitate historical scholarship on health care history and nursing in the United States.”  Located at the University of Pennsylvania.

                       

Bonnie and Vern Bullough History of Nursing Collection

http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/hsl/history/bull.html

Located in the Robert L. Brown History of Medicine Collection of the Health Sciences Library, University at Buffalo.

           

Center for Nursing Historical  Inquiry

http://www.nursing.virginia.edu/Research/cnhi/default.aspx

University of Virginia School of Nursing         

 

Center for Nursing History, Ethics and Human Rights  (CNHEHR)

http://www.nursing.purdue.edu/centersandclinics/cnhehr/

Purdue University School of Nursing

 

Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center: The History of Nursing Archives

http://www.bu.edu/archives/holdings/historical/nursing.html

Boston University

 

 

                         

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