School of Nursing -- University of Pittsburgh

The following links may be of interest to Nurse Professionals:
Nurse

Nursing Information Sites:     

http://www.allnurses.com nursing discussions, nursing news, links, resources, etc.
http://www.NursingCenter.com career center, journals, continuing education, market place, forums, etc.
http://www.nursingnetwork.com nursing history timeline, market place, conference listings, chat, etc.
http://www.nursingexcellence.com nursing jobs, events, continuing education, names in nursing, etc.
http://www.nursingworld.org "Up to the minute Nursing News - by Nurses for Nurses "
http://www.nursingmall.org market place, bookstore, continuing education, gift shop, etc.

Nursing History Sites:
American Association for the History of Nursing www.aahn.org
A selection of letters written by Florence Nightingale http://clendening.kumc.edu/dc/fn/
Biography:  Clara Barton http://www.civilwarhome.com/bartonbio.htm
Clara Barton American Humanitarian http://www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/95dec/barton.html
Florence Nightingale: Quotes and More http://www.geocities.com/~bread_n_roses/nightin.html
Men in American Nursing History http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/6011/
Women in History: Clara Barton http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/figures.htm
Zwerdling Nursing Archives http://www.deltiology.com/healthcare.html

 

National Organizations

Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing www.medsurgnurse.org
Alpha Tau Delta www.atdnursing.org
American Academy of Ambulatory Care  www.ambulatorymedicine.com
American Academy of Nursing www.ana.org
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners www.aanp.org
American Association for the History of Nursing www.aahn.org
American Association of Colleges of Nursing www.aacn.nche.edu
American Association of Critical Care Nurses www.aacn.org
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants www.aalnc.org
American Association of Managed Care Nurses www.aamcn.org
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses www.aann.org
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists www.aana.com
American Association of Nurse Attorneys www.taana.org
American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners www.aanlcp.org
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses www.aaohn.org
American Association of Operating Room Nurses www.aorn.org
American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses www.aascin.org
American College of Nurse Midwives www.acnm.org
American College of Nurse Practitioners www.acnpweb.org
American Forensic Nurses www.aafs.org
American Holistic Nurses Association http://ahna.org
American Medical Informatics Association www.amia.org
American Nephrology Nurses Association www.annanurse.org
American Nurses' Association - Nursing World www.ana.org
American Psychiatric Nurses Association www.apna.org
American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) www.aspan.org
Association of Nurses in AIDS Care www.anacnet.org
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses www.aorn.org
Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses www.apon.org
Association of Rehabilitation Nurses www.rehabnurse.org
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (formerly NAACOG) www.awhonn.org
Certification Board PeriOperative Nursing www.certboard.org
Emergency Nurses Association www.ena.org
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association www.hpna.org
Intravenous Nurses Society www.ins1.org
Lippincott's Nursing Center Website www.nursingcenter.com
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists www.nacns.org
National Association of Neonatal Nurses www.nann.org
National Association of School Nurses, Inc. www.nasn.org
National Black Nurses Association, Inc. www.nbna.org
National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. www.ncsbn.org
National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners www.ncgnp.org
National Institute of Nursing Research www.nih.gov/ninr
National League for Nursing www.nln.org
Navy Nurse Corps Association www.nnca.org
Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs www.vanurse.org
Nursing Ethics Network http://www.nursingethicsnetwork.org
Oncology Nursing Society www.ons.org
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association www.psna.org
Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates www.duj.com/suna.html
Transcultural Nursing Society www.tcns.org
Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nurses Society www.wocn.org

 

International Nursing Organizations:   

British Nursing Association http://www.bna.co.uk/
Canadian Nurses Association www.cna-nurses.ca
College of Nurses of Ontario www.cno.org
German Nurses Association www.dbfk.de
International Child Health Nursing Alliance http://classweb.gmu.edu/rfeeg/ichna/Welcome.html
International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing http://www.umich.edu/~inden/
International Transplant Nurses Society www.itns.org
Irish Nurses Organisation www.ino.ie
Northern Ireland National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting www.n-i.nhs.uk
Sigma Theta Tau International www.nursingsociety.org
Spanish Oncology Nursing Society www.seeo.org

 

Info for Students:
Alpha Tau Delta www.atdnursing.org
National Student Nurses' Association www.nsna.org
Sigma Theta Tau International www.nursingsociety.org
Student Nurses' Association of Pennsylvania www.snap-online.org

Health Care and Medicine:
American Cancer Society www.cancer.org
American Heart Association www.americanheart.org
American Lung Association www.lungusa.org
American Medical Association www.ama-assn.org
American Medical Informatics Association www.amia.org
Case Management Resource Guide www.cmrg.com
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/chopr/
Institute for Safe Medication Practices, The www.ismp.org

Regulatory Agencies:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality www.ahrq.gov
Center for Disease Control www.cdc.gov
Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations www.jcaho.org
National Center for Health Statistics www.cdc.gov/nchs
National Committee for Quality Assurance www.ncqa.org
National Institutes of Health www.nih.gov
National Library of Medicine www.nlm.nih.gov
National Patient Safety Foundation www.npsf.org/ 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration www.osha.gov
Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion http://odp.od.nih.gov/ 
World Health Organization www.who.org


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