EDUCATOR & STUDENT RESOURCES
Teaching and Education
- The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/
- The Teach Act: http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/IntellectualProperty/Teachact.htm
- Fair Use Analysis Tool: http://www.lib.umn.edu/copyright/checklist.phtml
- International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship: http://www.bepress.com/ijnes/
- Second Life (3D Virtual World): http://secondlife.com
- MERLOT: http://www.merlot.org
- eTeaching Institute: http://eteaching.ecollege.com/index.learn?action=Welcome
- Discussion
Questions
- Generating and Facilitating Engaging and Effective Online Discussions: http://tep.uoregon.edu/technology/blackboard/docs/discussionboard.pdf
- Case Studies: http://www.ntlf.com/html/lib/faq/cs-utenn.htm
- Improving Learning and Reducing Costs: New Models for Online Learning: http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0352.pdf
- Designing Effective and Innovative Courses: http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/coursedesign/tutorial/index.html
- Illinois Online Network: http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/index.asp
- RubiStar: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
- Analytic Rubrics for Writing: http://rubriclibrary.com/category/academic-discipline/rubrics-for-writing/
- PollCat Polls and Surveys: http://www.pollcat.com/
- Survey Monkey: http://www.surveymonkey.com
Advance Directives/End of Life
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (Access Advance Care Planning Help and State Specific Advance Directive Forms):http://www.caringinfo.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3289
- End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Project: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/elnec/
Best Practices/Practice Guidelines
- AHRQ Evidence Based Practice Links to Evidence-Based Practice Center (EPC) Evidence Reports: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcix.htm
- National Guideline Clearinghouse From Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), US Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.guideline.gov
Bioethics
- American Nurses Association Center for Ethics and Human Rights: http://www.nursingworld.org/ethics/
- International Code of Ethics for Nurses Published by International Council of Nurses (ICN): http://www.icn.ch/about-icn/code-of-ethics-for-nurses/
- Nursing Ethics at Boston College School of Nursing: http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/son/ethics/
Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM):
- American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA): http://www.ahna.org
- MedlinePlus: Complementary and Alternative Therapies Topics: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/complementaryandalternativetherapies.html
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM): http://nccam.nih.gov
Dictionaries
- Medi-Lexicon International: www.pharma-lexicon.com/
- Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary on MedlinePlus: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html
Directories & Educational Programs
- AJN Guide to Certification, list of State Nurses Associations, and How to Get a License: http://www.nursingcenter.com
- All Nursing Schools Searchable online directory for schools by location, degree, and/or subject area: http://www.allnursingschools.com
- Comprehensive list of Accredited Schools: http://www.bestnursingdegree.com
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Accreditation/
- GradSchools.com Nursing graduate school directory: http://www.gradschools.com/listings/menus/nursing_menu.html
- National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. (NLNAC): http://www.nlnac.org/
- US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Division of Nursing: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/
Evidence-Based Practice Databases
- Academic Center for Evidence-Based Nursing (ACE) University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Includes model for ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation, which demonstrates diffusion of innovation from research to practice: http://www.acestar.uthscsa.edu/index.asp
- McGill University Health Centre Nursing Research: http://www.muhc-ebn.mcgill.ca/
Health Promotion
- HealthierUS.gov http://www.healthierus.gov/
- Medline Plus Interactive Health Tutorials: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
- HABIT Newsletter (Center for the Advancement of Health): http://www.cfah.org/
Hospital Report Cards & Patient Safety
- Hospital Compare Site Provides Information on Quality Caregivers: http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Network: http://psnet.ahrq.gov/
Informatics
- ANIA-Caring: http://www.ania-caring.org
- American Medical Informatics Association: http://www.amia.org/
Nursing & Allied Health Literature
- NursingCenter Lippincott: http://www.nursingcenter.com
- Online Journal of Issues in Nursing: Freely available nursing journal, published by Kent State University School of Nursing in partnership with American Nurses Association. http://www.nursingworld.org/ojin/
- Sigma Theta Tau International/ Virginia Henderson Electronic Library Database: http://www.nursingsociety.org/
Nursing Information Sites
- American Nurses Association: http://www.nursingworld.org/
- National Institute of Nursing Research: http://ninr.nih.gov/ninr/
- National League for Nursing: http://www.nln.org/
- NP Central Nonprofit site dedicated to practice development, advancement, and educational support of nurse practitioners: http://www.npcentral.net/
Grants
- Directories and Databases Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Database of all federal programs available to state and local governments (including District of Columbia), federally recognized Indian tribal governments, US territories and possessions, domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions, specialized groups, and individuals: http://www.cfda.gov/
- Foundations.org Directory of charitable grant-makers: http://www.foundations.org/
- Grants.gov: http://grants.gov/
- HRSA. Bureau of Health Professions: Nursing Nurse Education and Practice Grant Programs: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/
- NIH Grants and Funding Opportunities: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/
- Training, Handbooks, and Periodicals Chronicle of Philanthropy and a “Guide to Grants.” http://philanthropy.com/
- COS Funding News Published weekly with a sampling of new and updated award information from the Community of Science Funding Opportunities: http://fundingopps2.cos.com/news/
- Federal Register Government’s “daily newspaper” available from Superintendent of Documents: www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
- Foundation Center Virtual Classroom Online training (tools, demos, tutorials): http://fdncenter.org/learn/classroom/index.jhtml
Statistical Sources
- Government Sites Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): http://www.ahrq.gov/
- Agency for Health Care Research and Quality’s Health Care Cost and Utilization Project: http://www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Data on illnesses, injuries, and fatalities: http://stats.bls.gov/
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/rsds.asp
- HHS Data Council Gateway to Data and Statistics US Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.hhs-stat.net/
- National Center for Health Statistics Centers for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/Default.htm
- National Hospital Discharge and Ambulatory Surgery Summary: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhds.htm
- US Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Nursing: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/
- Organizational and International Sources Interagency Collaborative on Nursing Statistics (ICONS): http://www.iconsdata.org
- National League for Nursing National Nursing Education Database: http://www.nln.org/research/index.htm
- PeriStats Developed by the March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center: http://www.marchofdimes.com/peristats/
Toxicology, Environmental, Occupational Health
- Haz-Map Produced by Jay Brown, MD, and made available to the public by National Library of Medicine. A relational database of chemicals, jobs, and diseases. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/hazmap.html
- Household Products Database. Produced by DeLima Associates and made available to the public by National Library of Medicine. Includes information from brand labels and Material Safety Data Sheets on selected consumer products: http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/about.html
- TOXLINE® (TOXicology information onLINE) Produced by National Library of Medicine: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/toxlinfs.html
- Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER). Produced by National Library of Medicine, WISER is a PDA software tool designed to help first responders when they arrive at a hazardous material (Hazmat) incident, such as a chemical spill. Available for free download from http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/
Women’s Health
- The National Women's Health Information Center: http://www.4woman.org/
- Women's Health Initiative: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/