Nursing

For databases containing articles and other information, see our Nursing databases page.

For a tutorial on conducting nursing research, see our Doing Research in Nursing page.

Professional Organizations

American Nurses Association: NursingWorld

http://www.nursingworld.org

Member information, news from the field, and selected Internet sites for nurses are found at this website. Also includes a link to the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, which is indexed in CINAHL.

National League For Nursing

http://www.nln.org

Includes information for members and professionals regarding nursing education and practice, continuing education opportunities, etc.

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Comprehensive Sites

Lippincott's NursingCenter

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

This site provides discussion groups, continuing education opportunities, and links for nursing issues. Free registration allows for access to the full-text of several nursing journals online.

National Council of State Boards of Nursing

http://www.ncsbn.org/

Links to state and rederal board of nursing sites, nursing practice acts and regulations, as well as licensure and publication information.

NMAP: Nursing, Midwives, and Allied Health Professions

http://nmap.ac.uk/

Selected sites on all aspects of nursing and allied health. Can search by keyword or browse by NLM, RCN, or MESH headings.

NURSENET

http://www.graduateresearch.com/NurseNet/

Site contains information about the listserv "Nursenet," subscribing, and contributing to the discussion.

NursingNet

http://www.nursingnet.org

Covers nursing and medically-related subjects, including student nursing, home health nursing, healthcare issues, and professional issues.

Nursing Sites on the World Wide Web (U. of Buffalo)

http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/dokuwiki/hslwiki/doku.php?id=nursing_sites

Links to sites for various aspects of nursing practice and education. Includes grant information, government resources, etc.

Yahoo's List on Nursing

http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Nursing/

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Patient Education Materials

Health Education Program (HEP) Database of Patient Education Materials

http://www.aafpfoundation.org/cgi-bin/hepp.pl

This site from the American Academy of Family Physicians indexes brochures, fact sheets, posters, newsletters, software and more (contact suppliers listed to obtain materials). Materials are listed by topic in an index bar.

Handouts on familydoctor.org

http://www.familydoctor.org/cgi-bin/list.pl?element=handout

An alphabetical list of brief handouts that health care providers can give patients. Some are also available in Spanish. The site is maintained by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Patient Education

http://dmoz.org/Health/Education/Patient_Education/

This site is part of the Open Directory Project, which is a web directory project. It includes links to other Internet sites with patient education information.

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Research

Midwest Nursing Research Society

http://www.mnrs.org

The home page for this professional organization which promotes, disseminates, and utilizes nursing research in the Midwest region. Includes information about membership, publications, research grant information, awards, and links to health and health research sites.

National Institute of Nursing Research

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

Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, this site includes information about legislation affecting nursing research, grant and funding opportunities, research programs, and essays reviewing current nursing research efforts. Find the full-text of Priority Expert Panel (PEP) Reports on various nursing issues and links to other health information sites.

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Electronic Journals

The following links are to selected electronic journals currently available for free to Internet users. Additional journals available to Webster and Eden students, faculty, and staff are listed on the electronic journal list page.

National Student Nurse Association

http://www.nsna.org/pubs/index.asp

Includes browsable issues of both Imprint and the NSNA News.

Journal of Undergraduate Nursing Scholarship

http://juns.nursing.arizona.edu

A journal that publishes outstanding student papers and reports: original research, position papers, and other studies.

Nursing Standard Online

http://www.nursing-standard.co.uk

A British nursing magazine that addresses a variety of health care and nursing issues.

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

http://nursingworld.org/ojin/index.htm

Here is a bit of a description about the web site.