Nursing e-Resources

SITE NAME	DESCRIPTION
Centurypast	Helping readers find books in the world’s largest free online library. Plus free magazines, audio books, newspapers, articles, map collections, and old photos.
Coursera	Coursera partners with more than 350 leading universities and companies to bring flexible, affordable, job-relevant online learning to individuals and organizations worldwide.
edX	edX is the online learning platform from world-leading digital education company 2U, Inc. edX was founded by Harvard and MIT as an experiment to make the world’s best education available to everyone.
National Library of Medicine	The National Library of Medicine (NLM) website offers access to biomedical literature, health information, clinical trials, and research tools. It supports scientists, healthcare professionals, and the public with resources like PubMed and MedlinePlus, providing reliable, up-to-date medical knowledge through databases, digital collections, and educational materials.
American Nurses Association	The American Nurses Association (ANA) is the premier organization representing the interests of the nation's 4 million registered nurses. ANA is at the forefront of improving the quality of health care for all. Founded in 1896, and with members in all 50 states and U.S. territories, ANA is the strongest voice for the profession.
Librivox	LibriVox offers free public domain audiobooks read by volunteers from around the world. Its mission is to make all books in the public domain available in audio format. The site features a vast collection of classic literature, easily accessible for download or streaming, with no cost or subscription.
The Open Nursing Journal	The Open Nursing Journal a peer-reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on developments in the field. Emphasis is placed on publishing quality papers, making them freely available to researchers worldwide.
Online Research Guide for Nursing Students	Sharpen your online nursing research skills with this list of best nursing research websites and search engines, plus tips on effective research.
Trip Database - Clinical Search Engine	The TRIP database searches multiple websites simultaneously to find answers to clinical questions using the best available evidence.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	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.
Mayo Clinic	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.
RCN	Royal College of Nursing: the voice of nurses in the UK
Cancer.gov	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.
Medline Plus	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.
Familydoctor.org	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	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.
Drug InfoNet	Information from the official and patient package inserts for many popular prescription medications. Browse by brand name, generic name, manufacturer, or therapeutic class.
RxList	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.
PubMed (National Library of Medicine)	PubMed is an openly-accessible, free database which includes primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. The United States National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health maintains the database as part of the Entrez system of information retrieval
NurseLabs	Nursing is a demanding and complex field that requires a high level of knowledge, skill, and expertise. As a nursing student or professional, it can be challenging to keep track of the vast amount of information you need to know. That’s where nursing notes and study guides come in. These essential tools can help you stay organized, retain information, and ultimately succeed in your career.
Cochrane Nursing	The Mission of Cochrane Nursing (CN) is to engage with the needs of the nursing community globally by leading and initiating strategic activities which promote nursing participation in evidence-based health care (EBHC), and by active dissemination of Cochrane evidence to diverse nursing audiences who might not otherwise be aware of Cochrane reviews relevant to their scope of practice.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) is an American imprint of the American Dutch publishing conglomerate Wolters Kluwer. It was established by the acquisition of Williams & Wilkins and its merger with J.B. Lippincott Company in 1998. Under the LWW brand, Wolters Kluwer, through its Health Division, publishes scientific, technical, and medical content such as textbooks, reference works, and over 275 scientific journals (most of which are medical or other public health journals). Publications are aimed at physicians, nurses, clinicians, and students.
American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)	APNA provides the resources, education, and dynamic collaboration that you need to provide the best possible care to those you serve. APNA is the only PMH nursing organization whose membership is inclusive of all PMH nurses: associate degree (ADN), baccalaureate (BSN), and advanced practice (APRN – including clinical nurse specialists (CNS), psychiatric nurse practitioners (NP), and nurse scientists and academicians (PhD and DNP)). Members practice in a variety of settings, such as inpatient, community, academic, research, private and public health institutions, and high level administrative positions at state and federal levels.
OJS (Open Journal Systems )	OpenJournalSystems.com is a minority-owned and operated business that was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. We provide publishing technology solutions and expertise to facilitate the creation and launch of Scholarly Publishing using the Open Journal Systems (OJS) publishing platform.
Basic Life Support (BLS)	BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings.
INFLIBNET	INFLIBNET Centre is an Inter-University Centre of the University Grants Commission under the Ministry of Education. The organisation promotes and facilitates libraries and information resources for Indian further education. Its premises are in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
e-PG Pathshala	e-PG Pathshala is an initiative of the MHRD under its National Mission on Education through ICT (NME-ICT) being executed by the UGC.