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Web Resources by Subject: Health, Medical and Nursing

Sites of Special Interest

• Nursing Assistant Disease and Conditions
  MHDD 102
• The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
  THe AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans.
• American Dental Hygienists' Association
  Oral health information from the dental hygienists organization. Information for the consumer in both English and Spanish.
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  A site developed by the National Institutes of Health for research reports and reliable information about alternative methods of treatment. The primary audience is the consumer, but it is also an excellent resource for health care professionals.
• POPLINE®(POPulation information onLINE)
  POPLINE® the world's largest database on reproductive health, containing citations with abstracts to scientific articles, reports, books, and unpublished reports in the field of population, family planning, and related health issues.
• The Surgeon General
  The Surgeon General serves as America's chief health educator by providing Americans the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury.

General Medical Sites

• MEDLINEplus
  Has links on various health topics, and six medical dictionaries.
• PubMed
  Contains millions of citations to journal articles.

Surgery Videos

• Videos of Surgical Procedures at MedlinePlus
  Hundreds of surgery videos organized by type of procedure.
• OR-Live.com
  This site presents hour-long videos of actual surgeries being performed. There are hundreds of videos, and new ones are presented live every week.

Nursing Sites: Professional Organizations

• National Student Nurses' Association
• National League for Nursing
  Includes job openings!
• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
  Includes many useful medical science links and even airline, hotel and amusement park websites, for nurses on the move!
• Sigma Theta Tau International
  Honor society.

Regulatory Agencies

• Nevada State Board of Nursing

Miscellaneous Sites

• Nevada State Legislature
• Centers for Disease Control
  This site has statistics, traveler's health information, and more!
• American Diabetes Association
  Includes detailed information on the condition, plus current news about treatments, etc.

Thanks to Dorothy Riley, RN, Director of Nursing (1999), and Rosemary Rinaldi, RN at TMCC for the nursing sites.

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