Nursing
Links to other nonprofit, education, and government websites relevant to nursing history.
Published annually in January issue of AJN. Annotated list of the most valuable nursing books of the year as chosen by American Journal of Nursing panel of judges. Books are listed by nursing specialty.
"a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ATSDR serves the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances."
Links to state nurses associations and allied nursing organizations globally.
The National Center for Health Statistics' website is a rich source of information about America's health. The FastStats site linking from their homepage is very useful. It provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance and is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics presented, to sources of more data, and to related web pages.
"Contains direct links to NCEH data resources, programs and campaigns, publications and products, emergency response, and training." From Choice Reviews Feb. 2006.
For each of the Health & Safety Topics and the specific groups listed on the homepage, there is very specific information and statistics for every topic. An in-depth and useful resource!
Covid-19 (Coronavirus)INFECTIOUS DISEASE articles. Free from Academia.edu
"A searchable database of FDA-approved brand name and generic drugs"
"The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) values evidence based practice (EBP) as a way to affect best patient care.
EBP integrates the best available evidence to guide nursing care and improve patient outcomes. This helps health practitioners address health care questions with an evaluative and qualitative approach."
Glossary, tutorials, evidence maps, and more from The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
This site breaks down difficult medical information for the consumer, on all issues such as insurance, physicians and prescriptions that consumers invest time and money into.
For Health Care Professionals
This resource provides consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes associated with those conditions.
News about health advancements around the world.
"A searchable database of FDA-approved brand name and generic drugs"
"The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of America's health care system. AHRQ develops the knowledge, tools, and data needed to improve the health care system and help Americans, health care professionals, and policymakers make informed health decisions."
Contains links to up-to-date consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health
Links for patients to medical research.
Website for the Illinois department of Public Health with information on diseases and current event news.
Health Indicators
Newsletter for nurses, please scroll down past the image to see the A-Z list.
Medicare.gov
Information on various health topics, drug information, directories of hospitals, doctors, and libraries, health tutorials, and current news.
A popular, comprehensive and up-to-date source of drug information online which provides free, peer-reviewed, accurate and independent data on more than 24,000 prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, & natural products.
ACNM Archives, 1945-1994.
The National Institute of Nursing Research website with information on research, funding, training, and current news.
A site with information to help with education of nurses.
Healthweb nursing
McMaster University's metasite.
"...a list of major nursing theorists who have contributed to the development of professional nursing practice into what it is today"
"provides easy access to the best food and nutrition information from across the federal government."
Search for job occupations and related jobs to explore career options.
A high quality example of a totally electronic, freely available nursing journal, published by Kent State University School of Nursing in partnership with American Nurses Association.
"Science.gov searches over 60 databases and over 2200 selected websites from 15 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results."
An environmental quality database provided by the US National Library of Medicine, is designed for nontechnical people interested in learning about air and water pollutants in their area.
Databases about nurse researchers and research, including abstracts of STTI & other nursing research conferences, table of contents for STTI publications Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, Journal of Nursing Scholarship, and more.
A collection of sources from medical libraries.
FDA provides articles that relates to protecting your health
Nonprofit site dedicated to practice development, advancement, and educational support of nurse practitioners and to the promotion of accessible, quality health care to the consumer.
Postcards of Nursing: A Worldwide Tribute. Chosen by American Journal of Nursing as 2004 Nursing Book of the Year.
Consumer health information from the U.S. government
