Nursing: Web Resources

Focusing on advancing nursing informatics practice, education, policy and research through a unified voice of nursing informatics organizations.

HIMSS is a cause-based, not-for-profit organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare

Information is available for both consumers and healthcare professionals on over 24,000 prescription and over the counter medicines available primarily in the USA, also includes a pill identifier.

Provides a variety of clinical research products and services: including trial listings and results, drug approvals, study grants and news and analysis. Thousands of industry-sponsored clinical trials are actively recruiting patients. Search by medical condition, therapeutic area and location.

ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry and results database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants conducted around the world.

You can search for official information about FDA approved innovator and generic drugs and therapeutic biological products. Consumer information available from 1998. Lists drugs with specific active ingredients.

WebMD has a tab for drug information , a pill identifier, drug basics and safety, latest drug news, medication evaluator, vitamin information, a mobile app, quizzes and coupons!

This is more about what is happening in the drug industry, research and development, including compliance and regulatory information. Info available on companies, people, novel technologies and some drug trials. Content comes from Elsevier publishing and you must join (free) to access in depth information.

Provides standards and resources for developing leadership at nursing schools to set guidelines for nursing education, requirements and practices. Includes information about accreditation, government policy and funding.

Membership information along with licensing, careers, and credential and competency standards are easily navigated at this site. Large job center, career resources available for members.

Assessment tools and tutorials for test taking.

The Board of Registered Nursing regulates the practice of registered nursing and certified advanced practice nurses in order to protect the public. The Board exists to protect the health and safety of consumers and promote quality registered nursing care in California.

The CDC mission is to collaborate to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health – through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats.

This website allows you to track outbreaks, epidemics and global health issues geographically. You can filter by disease, location or number of outbreaks.

This is the nation’s only 501c (3) nonprofit organization devoted entirely to medication error prevention and safe medication use. ISMP represents over 35 years of experience in helping healthcare practitioners keep patients safe, and continues to lead efforts to improve the medication use process.

A mega-site for links to teaching modules, journals, medical dictionaries, calculators, medical cases, various aspects of nursing, medicine and allied helath. Includes links to many movies and images demonstrating how to perform physical examinations. Test yourself with tutorials and quizzes at Human Anatomy Online and Get Body Smart.

This organization gathers information on all nursing boards including the development of licensing examinations in nursing.

Includes information on: Nursing Educator Certification & online classes, Faculty Resources, Research & Grant opportunities, Testing Services, Membership and Publications.

Website of the world's largest medical li brary, offers indexing links to PUBMED and MEDLINE databases, alsoresources and services in toxicology, environmental health, chemistry, HIV/AIDS, and specialized topics in minority health.

This organization serves to improve the safety of care provided to patients. Committed to patient safety, NPSF is dedicated to a collaborative, multi-stakeholder approach to solutions.

Learn and share ideas about educational strategies that promote quality and safety competency development in nursing.

A website developed by students to promote resources to raise student awareness of politics, technology, and social issues related to nursing education and nursing care in California.

Information about Joint Commission accreditation which many types of health care organizations, including hospitals, doctor’s offices, nursing homes, office-based surgery centers, behavioral health treatment facilities, and providers of home care services, may apply for.

Joint Commission accredited organizations can also earn certification for programs devoted to chronic diseases and conditions, such as asthma, diabetes and heart failure. Providers of health care staffing services can also earn Joint Commission certification.

This is a clinical search engine. The content comes from PUBMED, but this database is much easier to search. The database was developed by clinicians in South Wales. The TRIP Database is a clinical search tool designed to allow health professionals to rapidly identify the highest quality information. When you register, it will allow you to save and run searches.
Registered users (registration is free) benefit from extra features such as saved search histories with collaborative tools.

This trusted health organization,from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health offers information about a variety of population groups.