Nursing Research Guide

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CD-ROM Programs for Nursing

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Periodical Holdings List

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Internet Resources

Online Journals

Electronic Databases

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CD-ROM Programs Available for Use in the Library

General Medical Programs

·          Antihuman Globulin Test

·          Applied Microbiology: Holiday Mystery

·          The Art and Science of Cytopathology

·          CardioViewer 3D

·          Cell Structure & Function

·          Chemistry Profiles

·          Clinical Pharmacology

·          DNA: The Molecule of Life

·          Enzymes

·          Essentials of Medical Transcription

·          Explorations in Cell Biology and Genetics

·          From DNA to Protein

·          Hematography I & II

·          Human Experimentation

·          Inside the Cell

·          Microbes in Motion

·          Microbiology Lab Simulation I

·          Mosby's NutriTrac

·          The New Mycobacteria

·          Nuffield Council on Bioethics

·          The Plasma Membrane and Cellular Transport

·          Roche Genetics Education Program

·          Saunders Medical Assisting Exam Review

·          Stedman's Concise Electronic Medical Dictionary

·          Shall I Report This Test?

·          Stedman's Concise Electronic Medical Dictionary

·          Urinalysis

·          Virtual Medical Office Challenge

·          Viruses and Bacteria

Nursing Specific Programs

·          ADAM: Human Anatomy

·          Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical Surgery

·          Clinical Experiences

·          Maternal & Child Health Nursing

·          Maternity Nursing

·          MedPrep

·          Mosby's Comprehensive Review of Nursing for NCLEX-RN

·          Plumer's Principles and Practices of Intravenous Therapy

·          Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children

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Periodical Holdings List for Nursing

For more periodicals, please see the Library's completePeriodical Holdings List.

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Internet Resources

Associations & Organizations

·          American Academy of Nursing

·          American Assembly for Men in Nursing

·          American Association for the History of Nursing

·          American Association of Critical Care Nurses Online

·          American Holistic Nurses' Association

·          American Nurses Association

·          American Nursing Informatics Association

·          Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses

·          HOMECARE Online: the National Association for Home Care and Hospices

·          National Association of Catholic Nurses USA

·          National Association of Hispanic Nurses

·          National Black Nurses Association

·          National Council of State Boards of Nursing

·          National Institute of Nursing Research

·          National League for Nursing

·          National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing

·          National Student Nurses' Association

·          National Council of State Boards of Nursing

·          Pennsylvania State Nurses Association

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Calculators

Blood Calculators

·          Allowable Blood Loss

·          Blood Calculator: Supermagnus Software

·          Maximum Allowable Blood Loss Calculator

Clinical Calculators

·          New York Emergency Room RN: Medical Algorithms Calculators Tools

·          Nursing Calculators

·          Online Clinical Calculator

Drug Calculators

·          Basic Drug Calculations Review

·          Drug Calculations Quiz Page

·          Intravenous Dilution Standards

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Case Studies

·          Creighton University School of Medicine: Case Presentation Module

·          Implantable.com: Pacemaker and Defibrillator Case Studies

·          Soap Notes EKG Fileroom

·          Soap Notes: Medical Case Study Section

·          Sudden Death Trauma Scenarios

·          Trauma.org: trauma moulage scenarios

·          Trauma Scenarios

·          Virtual Health Care Team

·          Virtual Pediatric Patients

·          University of Washington Women's Health Case-based Modules

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Discussion Boards

·          Careplans.com: Nursing Care Plans

·          Virtual Nurse: First in Nursing Communication on the Web

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Drugs & Pharmaceuticals

·          Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

·          CenterWatch: Drugs approved by the FDA

·          Drug InfoNet

·          HealthTouch Online: Medication Guide

·          Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide

·          Medical College of Wisconsin: Online Drug Information

·          Nurse's PDR Resource Center

·          RXList: Drug Information

·          United States Pharmacopeia

·          WebMD Health Drug Index

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Environment & Health

·          American Water Resources Association

·          CHEM-TOX

·          Children's Environmental Health Network

·          Environmental Health Watch

·          Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute

·          National Environmental Health Association

·          National Resources Defense Council

·          National Safety Council's Environment and Health Center

·          Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine

·          Scorecard

·          Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

·          World Resources Institute

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Evidence-Based Nursing

·          Evidence-based Practice

·          Joanna Briggs Institute

·          Norris Medical Library: Evidence Based Medicine Web Tutorial

·          University of Illinois at Chicago: Evidence Based Medicine

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Government Health Organizations

·          Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry

·          CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

·          Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

·          Environmental Protection Agency

·          National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

·          United States Dept. of Health & Human Services

·          WHO: World Health Organization

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Grand Rounds

·          Grand Rounds Online (Univ. of Florida)

·          Grand Round Videos: Yale Psychiatry

·          Mental Health Education Web (Tufts)

·          Public Health Grand Rounds

·          VA VISN 21 Mental Illness Research Educational and Clinical Center

·          Video Archives Medicine Grand Rounds (Univ. of Arizona)

·          Virtual Grand Rounds (Drexel)

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Healthcare Administration

·          Health Management Technology

·          Internet Journal of Healthcare Administration

·          Internet Journal of Law, Healthcare & Ethics

·          Materials Management in Health Care

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Infection Control

·          Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

·          Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education

·          Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide

·          Johns Hopkins Healthcare Epidemiology & Infection Control

·          Johns Hopkins @Infections.com: Internet & Medline Search for Infectious Diseases

·          Needlestick Prevention

·          World Health Organization

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Job Listings

·          Nurse Recruiter

·          Nursing Jobs Bulletin

·          Nursing Jobs Online

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Medical Ethics

·          Kennedy Institute of Ethics

·          National Institutes of Health: Bioethics Resources on the Web

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Medical Testing

·          ARUP's Guide to Clinical Laboratory Testing

·          Disease Management Project

·          Lab Tests Online

·          Medical Tests: UCSF Children's Hospital

·          Medical Tests: Yale New Haven Health

·          U.S. Preventative Services Task Force [Reviews Medical Tests]

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NCLEX Resources

·          NCLEX Practice Tests

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Nursing for Students

·          Evaluating Web Resources: a Bibliography

·          Nursing Theory

·          The Student Nurse Information Center

·          Virtual Nursing College

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Nursing One-Stop Sites

·          Allnurses.com

·          Martindale's Health Science Guide: Nursing Center

·          Nurseweek.com

·          Nursewise: a site by nurses, for nurses

·          Nursing Center

·          Nursing Hands

·          NursingNet

·          Nursing Network

·          Nursing Standard (UK site)

·          RN Central

·          Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links

·          University at Buffalo: Selected Nursing Sites

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Nursing Procedures

·          Needlestick Prevention

·          PDAs for Health Care Providers

·          Protocols and Procedures--Nursing

·          The Use of Injections

·          Virtual Stethoscope

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Patient Information

·          Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Consumers & Patients

·          Cochrane Consumer Network

·          Complete Home Medical Guide (electronic text)

·          FDA's Easy-to-Read Publications

·          Medem's Medical Library (electronic text)

·          MEL: Health Information Resources

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Privacy Rules

·          HIPAA Privacy Rule and Research

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Online Journals

Individual Journals

·          American Nurse: the Official Publication of the American Nurses Association

·          Annals of Family Medicine

·          CA: a Cancer Journal for Clinicians

·          Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership

·          Caring for the Ages

·          Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice

·          Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

·          OJNI: Online Journal of Nursing Informatics

·          Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care

·          RNWeb: From RN, the Professional Journal with the Personal Touch

Journal Aggregators

·          BioMed Central: the Open Access Publisher

·          DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals

·          Free Medical Journals

·          Martindale's Nursing Center: Journals and CE Credit

·          New Jour Electronic Journals & Newsletters

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