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Nursing Resources and References Gotham has
compiled one of the most complete and comprehensive
resource and reference archives on the internet for

Nursing as well as other Allied Health professionals.
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Joint Commission
National Patient Safety Goals
"Do Not Use List / Unapproved Abbreviations"


Professional Organizations

Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada

American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing

American Assembly for Men in Nursing

American Association for the History of Nursing

American Association of Colleges of Nursing

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants

American Association of Neuroscience Nurses

The American Association of Nurse Attorneys

American Association of Occupational Health Nurses

American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP)

American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)

American Holistic Nurses Association

American Nephrology Nurses' Association

American Nurses Association

American Nursing Informatics Association

American Psychiatric Nurses Association

American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses

AMIA Nursing Informatics Working Group

Association de Recherche en Soins Infirmiers (ARSI)

Association of Camp Nurses

Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (ACHNE)

Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC)

Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses

Association of Pre-Operative Registered Nurses

Association of Rehabilitation Nurses

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)

Australian & New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses

British Nursing Association

California Nurses Association

Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses

Canadian Intravenous Nurses Association

Canadian Nurses Association

Cyprus Nurses and Midwives Association

Developmental Disabilities Community Nurses Coalition

Ekaterinburg Public Nursing Association (Russia)

Emergency Nurses Association

Federation of European Nurses in Diabetes

German Nursing Association (Deutscher Berufsverband fur Pflegeberufe)

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Nursing Informatics

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association

Infusion Nurses Society

International Child Health Nursing Alliance

International Parish Nurse Resource Center

International Society of Nurses in Genetics

International Transplant Nurses Society

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing

Michigan Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Midwest Nursing Research Society

MinorityNurse.com

National Association of Hispanic Nurses

National Association of Neonatal Nurses

National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

National Association of School Nurses

National Black Nurses Association, Inc.

National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.

National Gerontological Nursing Association

National Institute of Nursing Research

National League for Nursing

National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing

National Student Nurses' Association

Navy Nurse Corps Association

Neonatal Nurses Association (UK)

Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs

Nursing Education Research, Technology, and Information Management Advisory Council (NERTIMAC)

Nursing Specialist Group of

Oncology Nursing Society

Ordre des Infirmihres et Infirmiers du Quebec

Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society

Petersons Guide Online

Royal College of Nurses

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

Society of Pediatric Nurses

Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates

Taubman Medical Library, University of Michigan, dlauseng@umich.edu

Transcultural Nursing Society

Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society




Travel & Other Information

www.weather.com - Nationwide weather forecast.
www.roadguides.com - Guide to places to eat, stay, and much more organized by interstate exit.
www.cnn.com/TRAVEL - Worldwide travel news.

Relocation Information

www.findcarenow.com - Caregiving resources and listings.
www.move.com - Offers apartment listings and relocation information.
www.citysearch.com - Offers information for cities throughout the U.S.
www.moving.com - Moving tips, on-line change of address, and other resources for relocation.
www.apartmentsearch.com - A nationwide source of relocation information.

Where to Eat, What to Do and See

www.switchboard.com - Shopping, restaurants, and more in your area.
www.galleryguide.org - Information on art galleries and museums nationwide.
www.fodors.com - Restaurants, news, and talk about the city of your choice.

Outdoor Fun

www.tidalfish.com - Information on fishing conditions and activities, plus numerous links to other sites.
www.trails.com - Complete information about hiking and biking trails in North America.


Nursing State Licensing Boards

Alabama http://www.abn.state.al.us
Alaska http://www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/pnur.htm
Arizona http://www.azbn.gov/
Arkansas http://www.state.ar.us/nurse/
California http://www.rn.ca.gov/
Colorado http://www.dora.state.co.us/nursing/
Connecticut http://www.dph.state.ct.us/Licensure/licensure.htm
Delaware http://www.professionallicensing.state.de.us/
District of Columbia http://www.doh.dc.gov/doh/site/default.asp
Florida http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nursing/
Georgia http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/rn/
Hawaii http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl
Idaho http://www2.state.id.us/ibn/ibnhome.htm
Illinois http://www.idfpr.com/dpr/WHO/nurs.asp
Indiana http://www.state.in.us/pla/bandc/isbn/
Iowa http://www.state.ia.us/nursing/
Kansas http://www.ksbn.org
Kentucky http://www.kbn.ky.gov/
Louisiana http://www.lsbn.state.la.us/
Maine http://www.state.me.us/boardofnursing/
Maryland http://www.mbon.org/main.php
Massachusetts http://www.state.ma.us/reg/boards/rn/forms
Michigan http://www.michigan.gov/mdch
Minnesota http://www.state.mn.us/
Mississippi http://www.msbn.state.ms.us/
Missouri http://www.pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp
Montana http://www.mt.gov/dli/bsd/license/
Nebraska http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/crlindex.htm
Nevada http://www.nursingboard.state.nv.us/
New Hampshire http://www.nh.gov/nursing/
New Jersey http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical/nursing
New Mexico http://www.bon.state.nm.us/index.html
New York http://www.op.nysed.gov/nurse.htm
North Carolina http://www.ncbon.org/
North Dakota http://www.ndbon.org
Ohio http://www.state.oh.us/nur
Oklahoma http://www.youroklahoma.com/nursing/
Oregon http://www.osbn.state.or.us/
Pennsylvania http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/cwp/
Rhode Island http://www.health.state.ri.us/hsr/professions
South Carolina http://www.llr.state.sc.us/POL/Nursing/
South Dakota http://www.state.sd.us/dcr/nursing/licensin.htm
Tennessee http://www2.state.tn.us/health/Boards/Nursing/
Texas http://www.bne.state.tx.us
Utah http://www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/nurse.html
Vermont http://www.vtprofessionals.org/opr1/nurses/
Virgin Islands http://www.vibnl.org/
Virginia http://www.dhp.state.va.us/nursing/default.htm
Washington https://fortress.wa.gov/
West Virginia http://www.wvrnboard.com/
Wisconsin http://drl.wi.gov/index.htm
Wyoming http://nursing.state.wy.us/


Health and Illness Search Engines

HealthLine – This no-frills site lets you search by symptom or treatment. You can even find the specialists that you need with a few simple clicks.
WebMDSearch – This no-frills search engine is connected to WebMD, meaning that you can diagnose yourself and then get info about whatever you’ve got.
Healia – This thorough site has health-related questions and answers, in-depth health guides, and an amazingly supportive series of health communities. This is in addition to the search engine, which lets you scan medical journals, clinical trials, and more.
MyOptumHealth – This site merges illness treatments and fitness suggestions, with a search engine that will help keep your body in optimum shape.
HealthFind.com – This search specializes in “alternative/complementary medicine sites,” giving you hundreds of alternative treatment options for whatever ails you.
The Healing Directory – This site and its search engine provide info on everything you need to know about natural healing, alternative medicine, and holistic medicine.
Ask Dr. Mao – This is a great natural health search engine, and the site provides a bevy of natural solutions for all of your health needs.
ReproLine – This great reproductive health search engine also gives you the low-down on all aspects of family planning.

Public Health-Related Search Engines

World Health Organization – This site gives you access to a centralized database of clinical trials from around the world, and is updated every week.
BioHealthBase – To use their own words, this site “provides a comprehensive genomic and proteomic data repository for five pathogenic organism groups that pose a threat to public health.”
Healthfinder.gov – This government site lets you search assorted health databases, find health services, and receive the latest health news.
Medical World Search – The name says it all: this site brings you the latest medical news from around the world in a straightforward, easy-to-digest format.

Health Professional Search Engines

PogoFrog.com – This is a search engine for physicians and by physicians, specifically designed to leap “over the layman-focused clutter on the internet.”
KMLE Medical Dictionary – As the name says, this site is all about helping you look up specific medical terms.
iMediSearch – This site lets you choose how you’ll search—as the general public, as a physician, as a pharmacist, and many more.
Searching Medicine – This no-frills site is friendly for patients and physicians alike, letting you search through millions of medical sources.

Health Journal Search Engines

Mednar Beta – What sets Mednar apart from the pick is that it surveys everything. If what you need is not in a journal, but buried in a blog or Wiki page, Mednar will find it.
GoPubMed – This search engine offers nifty sidebar tools that let you narrow results by top queries, top journals, and more.
Popline – This site gives you instant search access to the world’s top reproductive health literature.
TextMed – This search engine analyzes over 15 million medical abstracts in order to find you the information you need.

General Health Search Engines

Yahoo! Health – Powered by Yahoo’s powerful search engine, this site has info on everything from Yoga to diets to diabetes.
MedStory Beta – This site follows a simple 3-step formula: search for your general topic, pick a related, specific subsection, and get the in-depth results you need.
Google Directory: Health – This site gives you quick links to a variety of illnesses, from addiction to weight loss and even environmental health.
MedWhat Beta – In addition to offering a thorough search engine, this site has a kind of “tag cloud” that lets you view what has been searched for most often.
health.hakia.com – Powered by librarians, this search focuses on taking the clutter out of your queries and getting you better results in the blink of an eye.
Health On the Net Foundation – This slick site lets you search by disease, drug, psychology, anatomy, and many more.
Medscape – In addition to a search that can be narrowed by drugs and other factors, this site brings you all the latest in health news.
National Institutes of Health – This Google-powered, simple search engine lets you survey all of the wisdom of the National Institutes of Health.
SUMSearch – What sets this search engine apart is that it deduces the best way to phrase your question in order to get the most results, maximizing your searching experience.
OmniMedicalSearch.com – Named one of the top 5 medical search engines by About.com, this no-frills site gets you great information in no time at all.
MedicalNDX – This site provides quick searches organized by treatments, diagnoses, adverse effects, and many more.
Medbot Searching Tool – This is something of a “meta” searching site, letting you choose the various search engines with which you’d like to search for medical answers.
FlexFinder Metasearch – This site searches medical sites and the regular web in tandem, doubling your chances of finding whatever information you need.

Find a Doctor and Healthcare Search Engines

Urgent Care Association of America – This search engine lets you find the UCAOA member that’s closest to you.
American Medical Associartion – This is another great site devoted to helping you find the perfect physician with a simple, easy-to-use search.
Administrators in Medicine – This search engine has been around for 13 years, and lets you search for licensing and disciplinary records for physicians, as well as general background info.
Find a Doctor – Like the name says, this site is about finding you whatever doctor or specialist you need.
ChoiceTrust Doctor Search – This site helps you find a doctor from over a 100,000 choices, as well as giving you the key background info on them.
Know Your Teeth – This site helps you find the absolute best dentists in your local area.
Medicare.gov – If you’ve got Medicare, this site provides a thorough search engine offering you all of the info you need.
Medic8 – This site focuses on helping you find specific clinics and treatments to help create a better, healthier you.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services – This sites lets you find and compare hospitals, so you’ll know exactly what you’re getting into before you stay there.
Tricare: Your Military Health Plan – This military-specific site lets you search for doctors, laboratory, nurses, and more.
Medline Plus – This government site should be bookmarked ASAP. It has links to specialized hospitals and clinics, specialist doctors and dentists, and other healthcare facilities and services.
American Academy of Pediatrics – This site lets you search for an American Academy of Pediatrics pediatrician that lives right around the corner.
MediLexicon – This is something of a one-stop shop for medical info. It has medical news, a medical dictionary, and medical codes, and this is all in addition providing searches for drugs, hospitals, and more.
Spot Healthcare Beta -This search engine for “healthcare professionals” scans “thousands of industry-related websites” to bring you the best search results.
First Ranked – This site is actually a top-notch advertising agency that works with hospitals and doctors to help put their names in lights.
eHealthInsurance – This simple site simply asks for your zip code, and then you get to compare various health insurance plans and even apply online.
Health Insurance Finders – If you are looking for health insurance, check out this site to search