CVTC Program Pathfinders: Nursing
Careers
The National Student Nurses Association -- www.nsna.org/career/
All Nursing Schools -- www.allnursingschools.com
American Association of Colleges of Nursing -- www.aacn.nche.edu
Futures in Nursing -- http://futuresinnursing.org
American Nurses Association -- www.nursingworld.org/about/careerlt.htm
The National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses -- www.nflpn.org
National League of Nursing-- www.nln.org
Education
All Nursing Schools -- www.allnursingschools.com
American Association of Colleges of Nursing-- www.aacn.nche.edu
General
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Nursing Research -- http://www.ahrq.gov/about/nursing/
GreatNurse.com -- http://greatnurse.com/
Nursing, Midwifery and Allied health Professions (NMAP) -- http://nmap.ac.uk/
National Institute of Nursing Research-- http://ninr.nih.gov/ninr/index.html
RN Central -- http://www.rncentral.com/
Government medical and health information resources (U.S.)
National Library of Medicine Gateway -- http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/gw/Cmd
History
American Association for the History of Nursing (AAHN ) - http://www.aahn.org/
Nongovernmental portals:
BioMed Central -- http://www.biomedcentral.com/home/
Hardin MD -- http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/index.html
HealthWeb -- http://healthweb.org/index.cfm
Mayo Clinic: Tools for Healthier Lives -- http://www.mayoclinic.com
Onlilne Journal of Issues in Nursing (OJIN) -- http://www.nursingworld.org/ojin/
Public Library of Science (PLoS) -- http://www.plos.org/
World Health Organization (WHO) -- http://www.who.int/en/
Nursing associations
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) - http://www.aacn.nche.edu/
American Nurses Association (ANA) --http://www.ana.org or http://nursingworld.org
American Nurses Credentialing Center -- http://www.nursingworld.org/ancc/
American Psychiatric Nurses Association -- http://www.apna.org/
International Association for Human Caring -- http://www.humancaring.org/
International Council of Nurses -- http://www.icn.ch/index.html
Links to nursing organizations at the National Institute of Nursing Research --http://ninr.nih.gov/ninr/links/organizations.html
National Council of State Boards of Nursing -- http://www.ncsbn.org
National League for Nursing (NLN) -- http://www.nln.org
National Coalition of Ethnic and Minority Nurse Associations (NCEMNA) -- http://www.ncemna.org/
National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN) http://www.nflpn.org/
Nursing Center (Licensure by state -- http://www.nursingcenter.com/CareerCenter/licensure.asp
Nursing Links Sites
RNStudents.com -- http://www.nursinglife.com/
VirtualNurse.com -- http://www.virtualnurse.com/
Nursing specialties and disease - specific sites:
Alzheimer's Association -- http://www.alz.org/
CancerSource -- http://www.cancersource.com/Oncology/
HIV InSite: Gateway to AIDS Knowledge -- http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/
Oncolink -- http://www.oncolink.com
Public Health Nursing Section of the American Public Health Association -- http://www.csuchico.edu/~horst/index.html.
Online forums and discussion lists
Nursing Discussion Forums -- http://nursing.buffalo.edu/mccartny/nursing_discussion_forums.html
allnurses.com -- http://allnurses.com/
Nursing Email Discussion List -- http://nursing.buffalo.edu/mccartny/nursing_discussion_forums.html#1
Skepticism in Nursing Discussion forum - http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/skepticrn/
Journals/Periodicals/Magazines
American Journal of Nursing -- http://www.nursingworld.org/ajn/
Journal of Advanced Nursing -- http://www.journalofadvancednursing.com/
NurseWeek -- http://www.nurseweek.com/
RN Journal -- http://www.rnjournal.com/
Study aids for nursing students
AMA Medical Ethics Web pages --
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2416.html
Geriatric Assessment-Case Studies -- http://www.vhct.org/index.shtml
Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body -- http://www.bartleby.com/107/
Human Anatomy Online -- http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
Introductory Anatomy : Respiratory System -- http://www.leeds.ac.uk/chb/lectures/anatomy7.html
McGill University Virtual Stethoscope -- http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/mvs/mvsteth.htm
Medical Images on the Web --http://www.unmc.edu/library/reference/medimage.html
Note: Librarians and students have discovered that Google Images provides excellent access toimages, including anatomical pictures, diagrams, charts, illustrations, and disease pathologies. We have included medical image Web sites but want to remind researchers that Google Images is also a good resource.
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy -- http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/sections.jsp
Physical Exam Study Guides -- http://medinfo.ufl.edu/year1/bcs/clist/index.html
RN Central -- http://www.rncentral.com/
RxList -- http://www.rxlist.com
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