| CNN Interactive, Health |
http://cnn.com/HEALTH
CNN’s magazine-style web
site has a wide range of health care-related articles |
| Journal of the American
Medical Association (JAMA) |
http://www.ama-assn.org/public/journals/jama/jamahome.htm
Features peer-reviewed,
primary source, and highly selected clinical science, disease prevention,
and health policy info for physicians and other health professionals |
| NewsPage, Healthcare Current
Events |
http://www.individual.com/browse/industry.shtml?level1=46610
Provides health care-related
articles by subject |
| New England Journal of Medicine |
http://www.nejm.org/current.htm
Online version of New England
Journal of Medicine |
| Reuters Health Info Services |
http://www.reutershealth.com
Reuters, the international news organization, has gathered health – related
info from a variety of sources. |
| Organizations
and Associations: |
| American Academy of
Nursing |
http://www.nursingworld.org/aan/
Prof. Organization helps nursing leaders in education, management, practice,
and research work with other health care leaders in addressing issues |
| American Assoc. of Colleges
of Nursing |
http://www.aacn.nche.edu
Interactive issues forum, institutional data and research, and career resources
for nurses |
| American Assoc. of Critical
Care Nurses (AACN) |
http://www.aacn.org
Prof. Organization for critical care nurses |
| American Assoc of Nurse
Anesthetists (AANA) |
http://www.aana.com
Home page of AANA includes client, professional, and member resources.
Highlights include an Internet hotline and a CRNA Internet discussion list. |
| American college of Nurse-Midwives |
http://www.acnm.org
Organization’s web site serves as a resource to nurse-midwives through
education, certification, and professional information |
| American Holistic Nurses
Association (AHNA) |
http://www.ahna.org
Contains conference listings, chat rooms, and message boards for those
interested in holistic nursing. |
| American Nurses Association
/ Nursing World |
http://www.ana.org
Online magazine, highlights include Capital Watch, Market Place, News Kiosk,
and Credentialing Center. |
| American Psychiatric Nurses
Assoc |
http://www.apna.org
Provides links to resources pertinent to the practice of psychiatric nursing
and the advancement of mental health |
| Association of Nurses in
AIDS Care |
http://www.anacnet.org/
Nonprofit association’s web site provides info about the organization as
well as links to other sites of interest |
| Assoc. of Operating Room
Nurses |
http://www.aorn.org
Provides info and inks for OR nurses |
| Assoc. of Pedi Oncology
Nurses (APON) |
http://www.apon.org
Is the leading professional organization for registered nurses caring for
children and adolescents with cancer |
| Assoc. of Rehabilitation
Nurses |
http://www.rehabnurse.org
Offers info about certification, educational opportunities, and journals
for this specialty |
| Assoc. of Women’s Health,
Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses |
http://www.awhonn.org
Features news releases, supports political advocacy for the health of women
and newborn children, and provides opportunities for networking and info
exchange via a discussion forum |
| Military RN |
http://www.militaryrn.com
Features job ads and searches, offers posting of resumes, encourages networking
among nurses with military background, and supports the MilitaryRN journal |
| National Assoc. of Orthopaedic
Nurses (NAON) |
http://www.inurse.com/~naon
Shares info about the organization, certification criteria, and awards
offered by the group, and offers online continuing education |
| National Council of State
Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN) |
http://www.ncsbn.org
Official web site for the NCSBN, developers of the NCLEX exam. It includes
a data base on acts and regulations, licensure requirements and maintenance
, educational issues, multi-stage regulation information, and much more |
| National Institute of Nursing
Research (NINR) |
http://www.nih.gov/ninr
Nursing arm of the National Institute of Health; its web site features
research and clinical info for nurses |
| National League for Nursing
(NLN) |
http://www.nln.org
The Resource Center for nursing practice, education and research. Includes
latest info about NLN membership, constituent Leagues, accreditation, testing
services and tests and meetings and workshops |
| Oncology Nursing Society |
http://www.ons.org
National organization of nurses and other health care professionals that
seeks to promote excellence in oncology nursing |
| Texas Agencies |
http://www.texasnurses.org/services/govaff/texasgov/texasagcy/ |
| Texas Nurses Organization
- Site Map |
http://www.texasnurses.org/sitemap/index.html
Discover this sites resources: membership, calendar of events for nurses,
TPAPN: http://www.texasnurses.org/foundation/tpapn/index.html |
| Wound, Ostomy, and Continence
Nurses Society |
http://www.wocn.org
Promotes educational, clinical and research opportunities to advance the
practice and guide the delivery of expert health care to individuals with
wounds, ostomies, and incontinence |