Nursing: Web Resources

PDRhealth™ is the consumer Web portal of PDR Network (www.pdrnetwork.net), which includes the Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) and the Health Care Notification Network (HCNN). The PDRhealth site offers consumer-friendly explanations of disease states and conditions as well as the safe and effective use of prescription and non-prescription drugs as well as herbal medicines.

PDR® is the most highly trusted and commonly used drug information reference available in the U.S., and has provided trusted and authoritative drug and clinical information to physicians for over 60 years. The HCNN is the only service that provides electronic delivery of important FDA-mandated and product-related patient safety Alerts to physicians and physician assistants.

Drugs.com provides access to healthcare information tailored for a professional audience - sourced solely from the most trusted, well-respected and independant agents such as the FDA, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Wolters Kluwer Health, Thomson Micromedex, Cerner Multum and Stedman's.

The ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the rights of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public.

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing.

The National Institutes of Health is made up of 27 different components called Institutes and Centers. Each has its own specific research agenda. NIH’s mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.

With a membership of approximately 53,000 nationwide, the National Student Nurses' Association mentors the professional development of future registered nurses and facilitates their entrance into the profession by providing educational resources, leadership opportunities, and career guidance.

The New York State Nurses Association is the nation's oldest and largest state professional association for registered nurses. It also is New York's largest union solely dedicated to promoting the interests of RNs and their patients.

This historical nursing digitization project from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing provides a unique perspective on the evolution of the nursing profession within the broader context of health care. The multidisciplinary scope of the information resources provides a panoramic view of the forces driving the development of a health care profession. The well-researched, short, insightful papers, written by scholars, address specific nursing challenges including workforce shortages, professional roles, education, and response to public health issues, thus providing the context for the profession's paradigm shifts over time. The History of Nursing Timeline, from 1732 to 2000, is interesting to browse, with highlights such as medical personnel wage discrepancies, concerns about staff-patient ratios, and the humane treatment of the mentally ill.

The State Education Department, under Regents direction, administers professional regulation through its Office of the Professions, assisted by the twenty-nine State Boards for the Professions. Deputy Commissioner Doug Lentivech leads the Office.

CancerQuest, sponsored by Emory University, is a wealth of information for patients as well as health professionals. Divided into sections such as Patient Information, Cancer Biology, Education Center, and Newsroom.

This site, a service of the US Department of Health and Human Services, is a valuable central resource which has combined information on HIV clinical trials and treatment for patients, their families, health care providers, and researchers.

Once you open the URL, click on Hospital (it is located near the bottom of the page) to get to the links for the 2015 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) for the program.