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Nursing Skills Links

Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse and Nursing Assistant.

American Nurses Association

Offers news, advocacy, continuing education, and professional networking for nurses. Or try NFLPN (the National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses). And AORN (the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses) has an excellent set of links on subjects from bio-terrorism to safety.

Deciphering Medspeak

A quick guide to understanding medical terms.

Essential Nursing References

A .pdf file with links to databases, best practice guidelines, reference books, and other very useful nursing sources.

Eye Simulation Page

Learn about the effect of cranial nerves and eye muscles on eye movement.

Evidence-based Medicine Resource Center - Clinical Practice Guidelines

Healthfinder

A highly recommended gateway to federal government information on health matters.

HIV Web Study

Case studies for professionals involved in the care of HIV-infected individuals. The Resources page contain many useful links on HIV/AIDS.

Human Anatomy Online

Interactive graphics and animations of ten systems, including digestive, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular, and reproductive. Or try Merck's Interactive Body Guide.

McGill Virtual Stethoscope

Learn to assess respiratory and cardiovascular sounds.

MedlinePlus

Research disease and wellness information in journal articles or a medical encyclopedia, check for drug information, or check your spelling in a medical dictionary. Click here to see a list of interactive health tutorials. See also MedlinePlus en Español- Póngase al día con su salud en MedlinePlus.

MedTerms.com

An online medical dictionary. Or see Medical Glossary. Or see the Visual Medical Dictionary, with definitions, related terms, and medications.

Mental Health and Psychology Resources Online

List of internet resources by topic, including abuse, mental health, and suicide.

Merck Manuals

The Merck Manuals online. (Some are older editions.) And some titles are available in other languages such as French, Chinese and Spanish.

MinorityNurse.com

Information including employment postings, scholarship information, and features on health and minorities. The "Featured Stories" section includes interesting articles on hot topics.

NLM Gateway - PubMed and MedLine Search

Use this one gateway to search PubMed, MedLine, Toxline and other internet medical databases.

Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission

Information regarding health care providers, licensing requirements, and professional nursing practice.

Physical Exam Study Guides - from the University of Florida.

How to examine vital signs, back and extremities, chest and lung, head and eyes, abdomen, breasts, pelvis, and other physical and neurological systems.

PubMed

Search databases for professional health literature. Many items are full text.

RN Central Care Plans

See sample care plans for everything from hypothermia to violence.

RxList

Information on prescription drugs and their use and side-effects.

Online Atlas of Surgery

Describes surgical techniques. Includes descriptions and black-and-white illustrations.

Washington Hospital Directory

Search for hospitals in Washington state by city name. Information includes links to the hospital home pages and map information.

Washington State Department of Health

Materials on health issues, from arthritis to zinc in human nutrition.