Nursing Practice Areas and Topics of Interest Please scroll down for information on corrections nursing to wound, ostomy, continence nursing--and many things inbetween. General Nursing Links ABC News: Nursing Shortage Part 1 of a 2 part series on the nursing shortage. ABC News: Nurse Faculty Shortage Part 2 of ABCs series on the nursing shortage. This one focuses on the shortage of nurse faculty--a topic close to my heart. The Center for Nursing Advocacy "Increasing public understanding of nursing" Cybernurse Discover Nursing Medi-Smart This site has a wealth of nursing-related links located just below the commercial links. Just scroll down a little further. Not all of the links work, but the ones that do are terrific. Nursing Center Run by Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins Journals. Contains CEs and links many articles. Nursing 2008 This is the homepage of the journal Nursing 2008. It has some great links. Look under the "students" link on the left for a host of study tools and resources. Under "Educators," the magazine provides Power Point Presentations for many of their articles. I guarantee students will find these useful as well. Martindale's Nursing Center Nurse.com From NursingSpecrum and NurseWeek. Nurse411.com Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow A "coalition of 43 nursing and health care organizations" whose mission is to attract people into the nursing profession. Nurse Together "Empowerin nurses globally." NurseZone.com Nursing Link From Monster.com. "Where nurses call the shots." RNWeb.com From the publishers of RN Magazine. Correctional and Forensics Nursing American Correctional Association Health professionals interest section American Correctional Health Services Association American Forensic Nurses Florida Department of Corrections Health Services This is where I work. National Commission on Correctional Healthcare Nursing Behind the Wall Critical Care Nursing ACLS Algorithm Flow Charts From the December, 2005 Guidelines The American Association of Critical Care Nurses Anaesthetist.com Advanced content. A little bit of everything here. Critical Care Ceritification From Google Books. Critical Care Medicine Tutorials Designed for med students, but good information for nurses as well. Upper level students can also benefit from this content. Critical Care Notes A PDF addition to the F.A. Davis Critical Care Notes Clinical Pocket Guide. Critical Care Nursing: Science and Practice From Google Books. Critical Care Trauma Center Resources for Health Professionals A lot of information on this page. Check out the links on the left side. From London Health Sciences Centre. Datascope's Cardiac Assist E-learning Datascope's Vascular Surgery Updates Edward's Critical Care Education Materials A wide variety of power point presentations, case studies, white papers, and videos. Hemodynamics/Mechanical Ventilation A power point presentation from Lake Sumter Community College in Florida. Hemodynamic Monitoring: An Introduction From RnCeus.com ICUDelirium.org From Vanderbilt University Medical Center. ICU Math Quiz ICU Web "This site is maintained by members of the Dept of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong with contributions from specialists from around the world." A lot of information here. Invasive Cardiac Monitoring From the University of Virginia Health System. John C. Lincoln Hospital's Trauma Education Program Click on the links on the right side of the page to access the tutorials. LearnICU.org From the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Measuring Central Venous Pressure From the University of Hong Kong. Mechanical Ventilation Links For info on this topic, click this link and scroll down to "Mechanical Ventilation and Intubation." Medical Intensive Care Unit Nursing Formerly Nurse Bob. Notes on ICU Nursing Nursing the Critically Ill From Google Books. PACEP: Pulmonary Artery Catheter Education Project Requires registration PACT: Patient-Centered Acute Care Training "The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) has produced PACT (Patient-centred Acute Care Training), a modular multidisciplinary distance-learning programme, aimed at improving and harmonising the quality of acute care medicine." Check out the free demo modules. The Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Web Site Pulmonary Artery Catheterisation Society of Critical Care Medicine Emergency Nursing ACLS Megacode Simulator NOT the current guidelines but fun to play with. Atlas of Pediatric Emergency Medicine A limited preview from Google Books. Basic First Aid BBC Health: First Aid BurnSurgery.org I occasionally have a few problems getting all of the graphics to come through on this page, but the extensive info on burns more than makes up for it. Clinical Manual of Emergency Pediatrics Am limited preview from GOogle Books. Common Simple Emergencies Core Curriculum for Pediatric Emergency Medicine A limited preview from Google Books. Coup/Contracoup Injuries From Argosy Medical Animation. Emergency Airway Management Emergency Life Support for Adults Training Module Emergency Medical Services and First Aid From SweetHaven Publishing Services. Emergency Medicine From Google Books. Emergency Medicine: Examination and Board Review From Google Books. Emergency Medicine Interactive Simulations Emergency Medicine on Call From Google Books. Emergency Medicine Recall From Google Books. Emergency Nursing World Emergency Tic-Tac-Toe ER-Sim "The online interactive medical simulation game" ER Suturing Techniques First Exposire to Emergency Medicine From Google Books. Flail Chest From Argsoy Medical Animation. Fundamentals of Emergency Management From FEMA. Handbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine A limited preview from Google Books. Head Tilt, Chin Lift From Argosy Medical Animation. Injuries Associated with Direct Force From Argosy Medical Animation. Injuries Associated with Indirect Force From Argosy Medical Animation. An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine A limited preview from Google Books. Insertion of Oropharyngeal Airway From Argosy Medical Animation. Jaw Thrust From Argosy Medical Animation. Nasal Intubation From Argosy Medical Animation. OECZone.com Outdoor Emergency Care Page Operational Medicine 2001: Standard First Aid Course Pediatric Emergency Medicine From Google Books. Stabilization of Chest Pain An e-book Stabilization of Trauma in the ER Sucking Chest Wound/Use of an Occlusive Dressing An animation from Delmar Learning Trauma From the Chinese University of Hong Kong. TraumaSource: The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma University of Utah's Emergency Care of the Burn Patient University of Ottawa's Casting and Splinting Page Nursing Education American Association of Colleges of Nursing Bloom's Taxonomy A 5-page PDF from the University of Arizona College of Medicine. Case Methods of Teaching Health Sciences From the University of Tasmania. Center for Instructional Development and Research Center for Teaching Excellence From the University of Dentistry and Medicine of New Jersey. Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) The Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching & Learning "An alliance of colleges and universities that supports and promotes outstanding college teaching and learning." Council for Collegiate Education in Nursing Delivering Effective Lectures Encylcopedia of Educational Technology Many articles that are useful for educators. Evidence-Based E-Learning for Nurse Educators A 54-page PDF from the Center for Health Workforce Planning, Bureau of Health Care Access, Iowa Department of Public Health Faculty Development: Teaching Tips Index This is not really a nursing web site, but it is excellent. Very useful for the nurse educator--or any educator, for that matter. Innovative Teaching Strategies for Nursing From the Texas Collaborative for Teaching Excellence. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning "Founded in 2001, the Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (JoSoTL) is a forum for the dissemination of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in higher education for the community of teacher-scholars." National Association for Associate Degree Nursing National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing From UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. National League for Nursing National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties The NLN Living Book Includes chapters on the "net generation" and "online learning." Plagiarism and Student Cheating From the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Plagiarism.org Plagiarism is an unfortunate fact of life. Preparing Future Faculty The State of the Art in Nursing Education and Nursing Education Research Teaching Perspectives Inventory "A Short Questionnaire to Help You Summarize Your Views and Perceptions about Teaching" U.S. Department of Education Nursing History Army Nurse Corps History Barbara Bates Center for The Study of Nursing History Black Nurses in History From the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Clendening History of Medicine Library: Florence Nightingale Letters Very interesting reading. The Collected Works of Florence Nightingale Frontier Nursing Service History information. History of Nursing Resource Guide From the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries. Nurses Uniforms: Past and Present Nursing History Internet Resources UNC Health Sciences Library: Florence Nightingale Letters Canadian Association for the History of Nursing Notes on Nursing: What it is and what it is not The classic book by Florence Nightingale. This is a PDF file so it takes a little while to load. Nursing Informatics American Medical Informatics Association CARING "CARING is a nursing informatics organization advancing the delivery of quality healthcare through the integration of informatics in practice, education, administration, and research." HIMSS: Nursing Informatics LISTEN: Learning Information Seeking and Technology for Evidence-based Nursing Practice Nursing-informatics.com Nursing inforamtics overview Nursing Informatics Competencies A huge selections of resources and tutorials on various computer topics. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics Oncology Nursing Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses BreastCancer.org The Breast Cancer Site Click the link and site sponsers pay for mammograms for needy women. Cancer of the Breast Duct: Noninvasive DCIS From RnCeus.com Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs From the National Acadamies Press. This is a complete on-line book. Scroll down for a list of chapters. Cancer Chemotherapy From RnCeus.com CancerGuide CancerLine From Astra Zeneca for healthcare professionals. Chemotherapy-An Introduction From the Patient Education Network. Click on "Run Module." International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care IV Chemotherapy From Cancer Research UK. NCCS: Cancer Survivor Toolkit From the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship. Nova Online: How Cancer Grows Nurse Oncology Education Program Free on-line continuing education. OncoLink University's of Pennsylvania's on-line cancer resource. Oncology Channel "Your oncology community." Piecing together the cancer puzzle A crossword puzzle from NursingCenter. Rediscovering Biology: Cell Biology and Cancer On-line textbook SEER's Training Website SEER, funded by the National Cancer Institute, stands for the "Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results" Program. It contains an extensive collection of tutorials of cancers by body system. The Skin Cancer Foundation Young Survivor Coalition "Young women united against breast cancer." Perioperative Nursing Ear Tube Placement With links to videos of surgeries Ed Head:Virtual Hip Replacement General Anesthesia From Argosy Medical Animation. Medline Plus: Videos of Surgical Procedures From the National Library of Medicine. MedSelfEd-Patient Education Information about many operative procedures. Includes audio. My Heart Surgery Forum: Surgical Video Library NYU Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Intraoperative Videos Open heart, CABG, congenital heart surgery, and aneurysms. Preparing for Surgery Putting on Sterile Surgical Gloves Surgery on Call A limited preview from Google Books. Surgery Room Procedures From Free-ed.net. Surgical-Tutor.org For those of you who are interested in the O.R. Surgical Video Center "On-demand surgery demonstrations and presentations." SurgiCenter Virtual Tour Survey of Standard Operating Room Surgical Procedures An on-line book from Sweethaven Publishers. Thoracotomy From the Patient Education Institute. Click on "Run Module." Thyroid Surgery University of Michigan Medical Gross Anatomy Surgical Videos A great reference site Your Guide to Knee Arthroscopy Surgery YourSurgery.com "Easy to understand information for common and specific surgical procedures." Also includes animations. Your Tonsil and Adenoid Surgery A patient teaching resource Public Health Nursing Community Health Nursing Comapnion site to the Delmar-Cengage textbook. Community Toolbox The mission of the Community Toolbox is "promoting community health and development by connecting people, ideas and resources." Evidence-Based Public Health Nursing "Dissmeinating the Evidence Base in Public Health Nursing." Harvard School of Public Health: Health Literacy Studies "Teaching Patients with Low Literacy Skills" online book. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care Public Health Foundation U.S. Public Health Nursing Service Risk Management Issues in Risk Management Risk Management Resources From NSO. 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