Harold & Wilma Good Library: Nursing: Websites

Evidence Based Practice

AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare, Research, and Quality
Evidence-based practice reports, technology assessments, surveys, research newsletters. US Dept. of Health and Human Services
Cochrane Reviews
Summaries to 4,000 reviews on evidence-based practice. Request via interlibrary loan.
Joanna Briggs Institute
Best practices series
National Guideline Clearinghouse
US Dept. of Health and Human Services resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines

American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Largest health professional organization. News, research, policies
American Nurses Association
Includes Online Journal of Issues in Nursing and The American Nurse
Bioethics.net
Promotes scholarly and public understanding of the ethical, legal, social, and public policy implications of advances in medicine. Penn Center sponsor
Epocrates
Clinical, drug, and disease information. Register for free access
National League for Nursing
Professional organization website
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Registered Nurses
2010-2011 edition from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
World Health Organization
United Nations authority on global health matters

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Comprehensive source of health information from US Dept. of Health and Human Services
Healthcare.gov
Health Insurance Marketplace, additional information on the Affordable Care Act
Healthy People 2020
National health objectives
National Center for Health Statistics
Provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institutes of Health
Latest science and health news, clinical trials
National Library of Medicine
Current health news