Resources for Nursing: Useful Websites

The TRIP database searches multiple websites simultaneously to find answers to clinical questions using the best available evidence.

Excellent site for public health and safety information. Includes fact sheets, information and CDC journal articles on diseases and chronic conditions, and statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics. The full text of several CDC publications, including "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" and "Emerging Infectious Diseases," is available.

American Nurses' Association's (ANA) Web site. This easily accessed site is a comprehensive resource for registered nurses.

A health education site for the general public. With an RSS feed, blogs, newsletters, and ASK a Specialist - this is an interactive resource for consumer health information.

Royal College of Nursing: the voice of nurses in the UK

Comprehensive cancer information from the National Cancer Institute. Included are cancer topics with links to the most updated booklets, What You Need to Know about Cancer of [type]; information on clinical trials; other cancer topics.

MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site. It brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.

A site created by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Included is health information by topic, an A to Z list of health information, a health dictionary, health calculators, a doctor search, and more.

ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry and results database of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details. This information should be used in conjunction with advice from health care professionals.

Information from the official and patient package inserts for many popular prescription medications. Browse by brand name, generic name, manufacturer, or therapeutic class.

Top 200 list of drugs based on number of prescriptions dispensed. Searches include drug brand, nonproprietary name, imprint, NDC code. Drug monographs contain indications, pharmacological action, side effects, and more). Summaries of package inserts are included.

Collection of ethics-related web sites covering nursing ethics institutes and organizations.