Meta-Sites

• Nursing World
  Provides information about issues such as workplace safety and ethics, and addresses issues of importance for staff nurses, advanced practice nurses, and nurse managers. From the American Nurses Association.
• National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
  One of 27 institutes that comprise the NIH, NINR supports and conducts clinical and basic research and research training on health and illness.
• Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section (NAHRS), Medical Library Association (MLA)
  A section of MLA that works with other organizations to insure excellence in library information services for nurses and allied health professionals. The "Resources" section offers suggestions for information sources.
  
• National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
  A collaboration of health organizations working to help people with rare "orphan" diseases. Includes section for medical professionals.

Nursing and Health Care Databases

• CINAHL with Full Text
  • Requires Library Login number for users accessing this resource off campus.
• Ovid MEDLINE
  
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• PubMed at Tufts
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• Health Reference Center
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Evidence-Based Practice Resources

• DynaMed
• AHRQ Evidence Based Practice
  Links to clinical and health care services evidence reports.
• Joanna Briggs Institute
  This non-profit research and development organization provides evidence to inform clinical decision-making at the point of care.
  • Best Practice Information Sheets
• Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (CEBM)
  The CEBM provides free support and resources to doctors, clinicians, teachers and others interested in learning more about EBM. Use the blue navigation bar at the top of the page to find resources, tutorials and videos.
• McMaster University Resources for Evidence-Based Nursing
  McMaster’s Introduction to Evidence Based Practice is  designed for nursing students

Consumer Health and Patient Information

• SPIRAL (Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages)
  Resource that connects people to authoritative health information in Asian languages
• Refugee Information Network
  Multilingual health information for refugees and their health care providers.
• MedlinePlus
  Health information from the National Library of Medicine.
  • Health information in languages other than English
  • Surgery videos
  • Anatomy videos
• AAFP Conditions
  A patient information tool written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).

Patient Safety

• AHRQ Safety Network (PSNet)
  PSNet offers links to literature, news, and other information related to patient safety.
• Scanning the headlines: patient safety from the American Hosptial Association
  A bibliography on the topic of patient safety compiled by the AHA.
• Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
  The ISMP is the only non-profit in the US dedication solely to the issue of medication error prevention and safe medication use. This site is a portal for education and awareness, medication safety tools and resources, and includes information about how and where to report errors.
• The Joint Commission
  The accrediting organization for health care entities in the US provides information on this site about their standards, and provides a forum for submitting complaints and asking questions about standards.
• Patient Safety and Quality: An evidence-based handbook for nurses

Complimentary and Alternative Medicine

• CAM on PubMed
  Search the complementary and alternative medicine subset of articles on PubMed.
• National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine:  Resources for Health Care Providers
• Integrative Medicine edited by David Rakel

Nursing Grand Rounds

• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
• University of Arizona

Dictionaries

• Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
• Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
• Medical Dictionary on MedlinePlus

Journals

• Nursing Journals at Tufts