Nursing Internet Resources

Academic Institutions

• Duke University Medical Center
  (http://www.nursing.duke.edu/)
• University of California, San Francisco
  (http://nurseweb.ucsf.edu/)
• University of Maryland, Baltimore
  (http://nursing.umaryland.edu/)
• University of North Carolina
  (http://www.unc.edu/depts/nursing/)
• University of Pennsylvania
  (http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/)
• University of Washington
  (http://www.son.washington.edu/)

Associations and Organizations

Board Exams/Licensing/Credentialing Resources

• American Nurses Credentialing Center
  (http://www.nursingworld.org/ancc/)
• Maryland Board of Nursing
  (http://www.mbon.org/main.php)
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing
  (http://www.ncsbn.org/)

Career Resources

• Nursing Center
  (http://www.nursingcenter.com/home/index.asp)
• Nursing Jobs Help
  (http://www.nursingjobshelp.com/)
  
• Nursing Spectrum Career Fitness Online
  (http://www.nursingspectrum.com/)
  
• Student Nurses
  (http://studentnurses.com/careers/index.html)

Clinical Trials

• CenterWatch: Clinical Trials Listing Service
  (http://www.centerwatch.com/)
• ClinicalTrials.gov
  (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/)

Continuing Education

• ANA Continuing Education
  (http://nursingworld.org/ce/cehome.cfm)
  
• Mayo Clinic Continuing Nursing Education
  (http://www.mayoclinic.org/nursing-rst/nursingcne.html)
  
• Medscape Nurses CE Center
  (http://www.medscape.com/cmecenterdirectory/nurses)
  
• Penn Nursing Center for Professional Development
  (http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/ce/)
  
• Professional Development Center
  (http://www.pdcfornurses.com/)
  
• UMMS Careers Continuing Education
  (http://www.ummscareers.com/continu_educa.htm)
  
• University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing Continuing Education
  (http://www.pitt.edu/~nursing/continuingedu/index.html)
  

Databases

• The following is a selected list chosen from the HS/HSL list of Databases. (These databases are available at the Library.)

Dictionaries

• Dictionaries
  (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/dictionaries.html)
• MedlinePlus: Dictionaries
  (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html)

Discussion/News Groups

• Nursing Discussion Forums
  (http://nursing.buffalo.edu/mccartny/nursing_discussion_forums.html)
• Nursing Informatics List
  (http://mailman.amia.org/mailman/listinfo/nrsing-l)
  

Electronic Books

• National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. (NLNAC)
  Accreditation Manual with Interpretive Guidelines by Program Type for Post Secondary and Higher Degree Programs in Nursing, 2004 edition (for viewing only)
  

The following is a selected list chosen from the HS/HSL list of Electronic Books. (These books are available at the Library.)

• Consumer Health Information Source Book 1998
• Encyclopedia of Infectious Diseases 1998
• Ensuring Quality Cancer Care 1999
• Evaluating Alternative Cancer Therapies 1999
• Health, United States 2001
• Handbook of Aging and Cognition, 2nd Edition, 1999
• Healthcare Finance, 1999
• Internet and Healthcare, 2nd edition 1999
• Maryland Manual Online, current
• Menopause, 1999
• Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 17th edition, 1999
• Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes
• Nutrition and Pregnancy, 1997
• Nutrition Desk Reference
• Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies
• Opportunities in Holistic Health Care Careers, 1999
• Opportunities in Nursing Assistant Careers
• Risk Assessment of Radon in Drinking Water

Electronic Journals

• Electronic Journals provided by the HS/HSL. (These journals are available at the Library.)
  (http://QB9TY5CH5H.search.serialssolutions.com)
• The American Nurse (1998-2002)
  (http://www.nursingworld.org/tan/)
• Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (1996-2003)
  (http://www.nursingworld.org/ojin)
  

General Resources

• CINAHL Sources: Selected Nursing & Allied Health Information Resources
  (http://www.cinahl.com/csources/csources.htm)
• Hardin Meta Directory-Nursing
  (http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/nurs.html)
• HealthWeb-Nursing
  (http://healthweb.org/browse.cfm?subjectid=60)
• Medscape Nursing
  (http://www.medscape.com/nurseshome)
• NursWeek | HealthWeek
  (http://www.nurseweek.com/)
• Nurse Practitioner Central
  (http://www.nurse.net/)
• Nurses.com
  (http://www.nurses.com)
• Resources for Nurses & Families
  (http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~wink/home.html)
• The "Virtual" Nursing Center
  (http://www.martindalecenter.com/Nursing.html)

Government Resources

Federal

State

• Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) - Board of Nursing
  (http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/subtitle_chapters/10_Chapters.htm#Subtitle27)
  
• Sailor (Maryland Government)
  (http://sailor.lib.md.us/index.html)
• Statistics Resources
  (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/statsbysub.html)

Health Policy

• Health Policy Resources
  (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/healthpolicy.html)

History of Nursing

• American Association for the History of Nursing
  (http://www.aahn.org/)
  
• American Red Cross Virtual Museum
  (http://www.redcross.org/museum/)
  
• American Women's History: A Research Guide - Women in Medical Fields
  (http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-med.html)
  
• Army Nurse Corps
  (http://armynursecorps.amedd.army.mil/)
  
• Black Nurses in History
  (http://www4.umdnj.edu/camlbweb/blacknurse.html)
  
• Center for the Study of the History of Nursing
  (http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/history/default.htm)
  
• The History of Nursing Archives
  (http://www.bu.edu/archives/holdings/historical/nursing.html)
  
• Open Directory History of Nursing
  (http://dmoz.org/Health/Nursing/History/)
  
• University of Maryland School of Nursing Museum
  (http://nursing.umaryland.edu/offices/development/museum/index.htm)
  

Journal Information

• Academic Journal Directory
  (http://www.son.utmb.edu/catalog/ajdindex.htm)
  
• Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences
  (http://www.mco.edu/lib/instr/libinsta.html)
  
• Nursing Center Journal Articles
  (http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/index.asp)
  
• Nursing Times
  (http://www.nursingtimes.net)
  

News

• Health & Medicine in the News
  (http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/hmed/index.html)
• Reuters Health Information
  (http://www.reutershealth.com)
• Your Health Daily
  (http://yourhealthdaily.com/)

Nursing Informatics

• American Medical Informatics Association's Nursing Informatics Working Group
  (http://www.amia.org/mbrcenter/wg/ni/)
  
• American Nursing Informatics Association
  (http://www.ania.org)
  
• CARING (Capital Area Roundtable on Informatics in NursinG)
  (http://www.caringonline.org)
  
• Nursing-Informatics.net
  (http://www.nursing-informatics.net)
  

Nursing Theory

• Nurses.Info Nursing Theories A - Z
  (http://www.nurses.info/nursing_theory.htm)
  
• Nursing Theory Links Page
  (http://healthsci.clayton.edu/eichelberger/nursing.htm)

PDAs

• Collective Med.com Nursing Center
  (http://collectivemed.com/nurse.html)
  
• PDA Cortex
  (http://www.rnpalm.com/)
  
• PDAs for Nurses
  (http://info.med.yale.edu/library/nursing/pda/)
  
• PepidRN
  (http://www.pepid.com/products/rn/default.asp?product=RN)
  

Research Funding

• Grant Related Web Sites
  (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/research.html)
• National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
  (http://www.nih.gov/ninr/)

Search Engines

Specialty Resources

• AORN Nursing Resources on the Internet
  (http://www.aorn.org/research/links.htm)
• Interagency Collaborative on Nursing Statistics
  (http://www.iconsdata.org)
• John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing
  (http://www.hartfordign.org)
  
• Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health
  (http://nmap.ac.uk)

Style Manuals

• American Psychological Association Electronic References
  (http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html)
• Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences
  (http://www.mco.edu/lib/instr/libinsta.html)
• NLM Internet Citation Guidelines
  (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/formats/internet.pdf)
• Psych Web APA Style Resources
  (http://www.psychwww.com/resource/apacrib.htm)

Tests and Measurements

• Tests and Measurements
  (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/measurements.html)

Tutorials

• HS/HSL Online Catalog
• Internet for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting
  (http://nmap.ac.uk/vts/nurse/)
  
• Medline

UMB Resources

• EnviRN
  (http://envirn.umaryland.edu/)
• University of Maryland, School of Nursing
  (http://nursing.umaryland.edu/)