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Nursing Resources

Getting Started | Online Resources | JHH Nursing Policies and Procedures* | Selected Nursing Web Sites | Online Tools and Calculators | Tests and Measurements Resources | Drug Information | PDA Resources | Patient Education | Patient Safety |
Evidence-Based Nursing Practice | Nursing Research and Theory | Grants & Funding | Nursing Informatics | Transcultural Nursing | Professional and Government Organizations | Certification and CNE | Writing Guides and Citation Help | Hospitals and Accreditation

Getting Started and Online Learning

  • Finding Information to Support Your Research Paper or Care Plan
  • School of Nursing Electronic TA - SON Intranet Site Only!
  • CINAHL on EBSCOhost Tutorial - from University of Florida
  • Merlot - Peer-Reviewed Web sites and educational materials for the health sciences
  • Welch E-learning - Links to tutorials and guides for library services, searching for information, writing papers and putting together presentations

Online Nursing Resources*

*These resources are domain (IP) controlled. Users must use the JHMI VPN for remote access (at home, away from campus).

Nursing Digital Library* - Full-text journals, CINAHL, HaPI, and online books.

E-Reserves - A Web-based portal for accessing course readings.

Tips for Getting Full-Text Articles - Provides various ways in which you may access ful-text articles from Welch online resources.

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JHH Nursing Policies and Procedures*

  • JHH Department of Nursing Policies and Procedures*
  • JHH Policies online*
  • JHH Children's Center Policies and Procedures*
  • JHH Nursing Practice and Organization Manual*
  • JHH Staff Development Resources*
  • JHH Disaster Preparedness Procedures*
  • Mosby's Nursing Skills*

 

Selected Nursing Web Sites

  • Nursing Center
  • CINAHL *
  • CINAHL Plus with full text *

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Online Tools and Calculators

  • Nursing Calculators
  • Body Surface Area Calculator
  • Online Clinical Calculator
  • Pharmacology Math

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Tests and Measurements Resources

  • HAPI (Health & Psychosocial Instruments) Database *
  • Mental Measurements Yearbook *
  • Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences (U Texas)
  • Finding Information about Psychological Tests (APA)
  • TestLink (ETS)
  • Buros Institute Test Reviews Online
  • Publishers of Mental Measurements
  • Research Instruments (Stanford Patient Education Research Center)
  • Welch E-Book: Instruments for clinical health-care research

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Drug Information

  • MICROMEDEX *
  • JHH Drug Formulary* (Johns Hopkins Hospital Formulary)
  • JHU Antibiotic Guide (For PDAs)
  • JHU HIV Guide (For PDAs)
  • Welch Library Online Drug Resources* (Welch Medical Library)
  • RxList (Top 200 Prescribed Drugs; Search by Imprint Codes)
  • DRUGFACTS.com (Free Information for Over 4,500 Generic and Trade Name Drugs)

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PDA and Mobile Computing Resources

  • RNpalm - The journal of mobile nursing informatics
  • PEPID - Portable Emergency and Primary Care Information Database $$
  • FirstConsult Handheld Get differential diagnoses quickly! *
  • Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide - Free download for Pocket PC, Palm OS, Blackberry
  • MedCalc - Over 75 free biomedical calculations for your Palm OS device
  • Other PDA Application Recommendations

Patient Education Resources (For Clinicians and Patients)

  • JHH Medical Nursing Patient Education*
  • 24 Languages Project
  • International Patient Education Resources*
  • MEDLINEplus (National Library of Medicine)
  • English and Non-English Patient Handouts (Oregon Health Sciences U)
  • Ethnomed (Cross-Cultural Healthcare Resources)
  • Selected Spanish Patient Education Handouts (Advance for Nurse Practitioners)
  • Medem Medical Library for Patients From reputable medical societies
  • National Organization for Rare Diseases (NORD)
  • AllReferHealth - Great site for family and community health!
  • HIV InSite (University of California, San Francisco AIDS Research Institute)
  • healthfinder ™ (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
  • Oncolink®(University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center Resource)
  • Go Ask Alice (Columbia University Health Question & Answer Service)
  • Health Info 2000 (More than 750 Links to Health and Medical Information)
  • Health Talk Interactive (Interactive Feedback on Health Issues for Consumers)

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Patient Safety

  • Medication Errors (FDA)
  • Institute for Safe Medication Practices
  • National Patient Safety Foundation
  • National Center for Patient Safety (Veterans Administration)
  • Medical Errors and Patient Safety (AHRQ)
  • HIPAA Resources from HHS
  • Johns Hopkins Center for Innovation in Quality Patient Care
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Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

  • What is Evidence-Based Nursing?*
  • JH Hospital Nursing Evidence Based Practice Program
  • Evidence-Based Nursing (University of Minnesota)
  • Research Resources for Evidence-Based Nursing (McGill University)
  • Star Model of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
  • Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
  • Stetler Model of Research Utilization
  • National Guidelines Clearinghouse
  • Best Practice Guidelines - Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
  • Best Practice Information Sheets - Joanna Briggs Institute
  • Evidence Based Practice Tutorial for Nurses (Penn State University Libraries)
  • Evidence-Based Nursing Syllabi, Worksheets
  • Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
  • Oncology Nursing Society Evidence-Based Practice Center
  • Academic Center for Evidence-Based Nursing (U Texas San Antonio)
  • Registry of Nursing Research (Sigma Theta Tau - Virginia Henderson Library)
  • AHRQ Nursing Research
  • Health Services/Technology Assessment Text (HSTAT)

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Nursing Research and Theory

  • National Institute of Nursing Research
  • Johns Hopkins University Center for Nursing Research
  • JHU Research Administration Services
  • Johns Hopkins Medicine Research
  • School of Public Health Office of Research Administration
  • Registry of Nursing Research (Virginia Henderson International Library, Sigma Theta Tau)
  • AHRQ Nursing Research
  • QualPage - for qualitative researchers
  • Nursing Theory Page - an international working space

Grants and Funding

  • CRISP Database - NIH Funded Research
  • NSF Award Abstract Database
  • Community of Science Database*
  • Illinois Researcher Information Service Database *
  • SRA (Society of Research Administrators) GrantsWeb
  • Foundation Center
  • GrantsNet (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
  • GrantsNet (DHHS)
  • DoD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
  • Maryland Grant Resource Center
  • GuideStar - National Database of Non-Profit Organizations
  • GrantsDirect (Maryland/DC Foundation Directory Online) registration required
  • Annie E. Casey Foundation – Baltimore Direct Services Grants Program
  • Baltimore Community Foundation
  • Catholic Campaign for Human Development – Archdiocese of Baltimore
  • Welch Grants Subject Guide

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Nursing Informatics

  • American Nursing Informatics Association
  • CARING - local D.C./MD Nursing Informatics Organization
  • AMIA Nursing Working Group
  • Interagency Collaborative on Nursing Statistics
  • WelchWeb Medical Informatics Resources

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Transcultural Nursing

  • EthnoMed (University of Washington)
  • Transcultural Nursing Society
  • CultureMed (SUNY)
  • Office of Minority Health
  • Cultural Diversity in Nursing

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Professional Organizations and Government Resources

  • American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
  • American Nurses Association
  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing
  • Sigma Theta Tau International (Nursing Honor Society)
  • American Association for the History of Nursing
  • AORN: Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses
  • Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
  • National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc
  • National Gerontological Nursing Association
  • National League for Nursing
  • Baltimore City Health Department
  • State of Maryland Board of Nursing
  • Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
  • International Council of Nurses
  • Travel Nurses
  • World Health Organization

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Certifications, CNE, Job Seeking

  • ANA Career Guide
  • International Recruiting
  • Peacecorps
  • American Nurses Credentialing Center
  • Kaplan Nursing Page (information on N-CLEX, Careers, State Certifications)
  • Nursing Credits Online

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Writing and Style Guides

  • Citation Machine - generates APA and MLA citations by resource type.
  • RefWorks - A Web-Based bibliography and citation manager
  • APA Resources from the Purdue Online Writing Lab
  • Welch Library: Style Guides
  • Online Medical Dictionary
  • Writing in Nursing (George Mason University)
  • Care Plan Writing (Open Directory Listing)

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Hospitals and Accreditation

  • Maryland Hospitals
  • American Hospital Directory
  • European Hospital Directory
  • JCAHO
  • OSHA

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This Web page was last updated on September 12, 2008 by Stella Seal.

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