Disciplines & Professions: Nursing

Web Sites

About.com's Nursing Directory
http://nursing.about.com/

About.com's informational page regarding nursing. Offers articles written by nurses, information on nurse education, a discussion forum, and an index to topics related to the healthcare field.

Nursing Websearch
http://www.nursingwebsearch.com/

Provides a nursing search engine as well as a directory of annotated links organized by subject heading, including education, legal/ethical, and RN Homepages.

Open Directory's Nursing Directory
http://dmoz.org/Health/Nursing/

Provides links to 1,000+ sites dealing with nursing and offers visitors an additional subject heading under which medical information is located, such as the healthcare industry and patient education.

Nursing Portal Search Engine
http://www.nursing-portal.com/nre.html

Links to other quality nursing sites. Includes a category search and chatrooms.

Yahoo!'s Nursing Directory
http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Nursing/

Offers 50+ annotated links to popular Web sites and allows the Yahoo! search engine to be confined to nursing-related topics. Has links to message boards and chat rooms for further discussion, in addition to relevant club listings.

Databases

British Nursing Index (Bournemouth University, available through SilverPlatter)

Includes references to all major British nursing publications. More than 50,000 records from 1993 to the present. Citations include bibliographic information only.

Print Resources

Anderson, Kenneth N., ed. Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary. 5th ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby, 1998.

A comprehensive source for procedures, drugs, disorders, and other health care terminology. Includes more than 20 appendices with additional information. Organized alphabetically.

Malinowsky, H. Robert. Reference Sources in Science, Engineering, Medicine, and Agriculture. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx, 1994.

Provides more than 2,400 sources across science and related fields. Organized by scientific discipline. Many entries include abstracts. Includes author, subject, and title indices.

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1997.

Thousands of entries explaining terms, concepts, and practical applications in medicine, nursing, and related fields. Some entries are brief definitions, others are more encyclopedic explanations. Organized alphabetically.

Morton, L. T., and Shane Godbolt, eds. Information Sources in the Medical Sciences. 4th ed. London: Bowker-Saur, 1992.

Provides descriptions of print, journal, and online sources in all medical fields. Entries are organized by either type of source or branch of medicine. Includes an index.