Nursing: Websites

A large national professional and advocacy group for nurses. The ANA also publishes several peer-reviewed nursing journals and hosts national conferences for nurses.

SCNA is a professional organization and advocacy group for nurses in South Carolina. They seek to guide policy and practice of the nursing profession in South Carolina.

The National Student Nurses' Association is a nonprofit organization that mentors nursing students preparing for initial licensure as a Registered Nurse and promote professional development.

AACN is the largest specialty nursing organization in the world, representing the interests of more than 500,000 nurses who are charged with the responsibility of caring for acutely and critically ill patients.

AANN is committed to working toward the highest standard of care for neruoscience patients by advancing the science and practice of neurosciene nursing.

The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) is the professional association for more than 37,000 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and student nurse anesthetists.

The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) is a professional organization of over 37,000 registered nurses and other healthcare providers dedicated to excellence in patient care, education, research, and administration in oncology nursing.

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) is the national association committed to improving patient safety in the surgical setting.

Under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the AHRQ invests in research and evidence to make health care safer and improve quality.

From the CDC, NCHS provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics presented, to sources of more data, and to related web pages.

Shares high value health data on a wide range of topics, including environmental health, medical devices, Medicare & Medicaid, social services, community health, mental health, and substance abuse.

The ECRI Guidelines Trust® (EGT) is a repository of objective, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Its purpose is to provide physicians, nurses, other clinical specialties, and members of the healthcare community with current clinical practices to advance safe and effective patient care.

Mayo Clinic is an American nonprofit academic medical center focused on integrated patient care, education, and research.

The world’s largest biomedical library, NLM maintains and makes available a vast print collection and produces electronic information resources on a wide range of topics that are searched billions of times each year by millions of people around the globe. It also supports and conducts research, development, and training in biomedical informatics and health information technology.

From the US Department of Health and Human Services, OWH coordinates women's health efforts across HHS and addresses critical women's health issues by informing and advancing policies, educating health care professionals and consumers, and supporting innovative programs

PubMed comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or car

From a multi-disciplinary research team, the resources on this site are meant to inform consumers so they can make useful decisions with their health. The anatomy section is very useful as a guide.

Medscape offers the latest medical news and expert perspectives, essential point-of-care drug and disease information, and relevant professional education.

Nurse.com provides job postings, continuing education unit courses, nursing related news, and an event calendar for seminars, webinars and career fairs. Nurses can create a profile which can be kept private, public, or viewable to employers only.

A nursing lifestyle magazine that includes articles on career advice, nursing school, beauty, style, health, fun, and quizzes.