Research Guides: Nursing: Useful Websites

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Professional Organizations (a selected list)

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
As the largest and only full-service national professional membership organization for NPs of all specialties, AANP represents the interests of the more than 135,000 NPs currently practicing in the U. S.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is the national voice for America's baccalaureate- and higher-degree nursing education programs.
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN)
The American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN) is committed to the advancement of neuroscience nursing as a specialty through the development and support of nurses to promote excellence in patient care.
American Nurses Association (ANA)
The American Nurses Association (ANA) represents the interests of the nation's 3.1 million registered nurses through its constituent member nurses associations, its organizational affiliates, and its workforce advocacy affiliate, the Center for American Nurses.
AORN
AORN is a professional association that empowers the OR nurse with education, standards of practice, and peer networking.
Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
The Association of Rehabilitation Nurses is dedicated to promoting and advancing professional rehabilitation nursing practice.
National Black Nurses Association, Inc. (NBNA)
The NBNA mission “is to provide a forum for collective action by African American nurses to investigate, define and determine what the health care needs of African Americans are and to implement change to make available to African Americans and other minorities health care commensurate with that of the larger society.”
National League for Nursing (NLN)
Dedicated to excellence in nursing education, the National League for Nursing is the preferred membership organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education.
National Student Nurses Association
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.
Sigma Theta Tau International
STTI is the only international nursing honor society operating worldwide.
Tennessee Student Nurse's Association
Student organization affiliated with TNA.
Tennessee Board of Nursing
The Board of Nursing was created in 1911, and its mission is to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of Tennesseans by requiring that all who practice nursing within this state are qualified.
Tennessee Nurses Association (TNA)
The mission of the Tennessee Nurses Association is to promote and protect the registered nurse and to advance the practice of nursing in order to assure a healthier Tennessee.

Websites

CDC.gov
From the Centers for Disease Control, CDC.gov provides users with credible, reliable health information on Data and Statistics, Diseases and Conditions, Emergencies and Disasters, Environmental Health, Healthy Living, Injury, Violence and Safety, Life Stages and Populations, Travelers' Health and Workplace Safety and Health.
Drug Information Portal
The NLM Drug Information Portal gives users a gateway to selected drug information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and other key U.S. Government agencies. At the top of the page are links to individual resources with potential drug information, including summaries tailored to various audiences.

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Resources include the NLM search systems useful in searching for a drug, NLM research resources, resources organized by audience and class, and other NIH and government resources such as FDA and CDC. More than 17,000 drugs can be searched

Healthcare.gov
This federal government website is managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and intended to inform citizens and enable them to better manage their health care.

NLM Gateway
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Gateway allows users to search in multiple retrieval systems at the US National Library of Medicine.
Nurse.com
The site offers a full range of resources from education to community and more.
NurseZone
Access features, journals and loads of resources through NurseZone.