External Resources
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- Nurse.com
- Sigma Education - the official distributor of Sigma CNE courses.
- STROBE checklist (STRengthening the Reporting of OBservation studies in Epidemiology) for reporting observational studies. For additional information on STROBE please click here.
- PRISMA checklist (Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic reviews Meta-Analyses) for reporting systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses. For additional information on PRISMA please click here.
- SQUIRE checklist (Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence) for reporting all quality improvement projects. For additional information on SQUIRE please click here.
- STARD checklist (STAndards for Reporting of Diagnostic accuracy studies) for reporting studies of diagnostic accuracy. For additional information on STARD please click here.
- CARE checklist (CAse REport) for guidance in writing a case report. Generally applicable to nursing case reports. For additional information on CARE please click here.
- CONSORT checklist (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) provides direction for reporting randomized controlled trials. The Equator Network offers information on the CONSORT checklist.
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Evidence-Based Practice (AHRQ - EBP)
- Bandolier, a journal on evidence-based health care written by Oxford scientists
- Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (CEBM) - United Kingdom (UK)
- Centre for Clinical Effectiveness (CCE) - Australia (AU)
- Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD), part of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) - United Kingdom (UK)
- The Cochrane Collaboration
- [Scotland's] Health Improvement Agency, Research Information and Guidance - United Kingdom (UK)
- The Joanna Briggs Institute - Australia (AU)
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) - United Kingdom (UK)
- Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) - United Kingdom (UK)
- What is Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)?
- The 26th edition of Essential Nursing Resources - Published by the Interagency Council on Information Resources in Nursing (ICIRN).
- Allnurses.com
- American Mobile NurseZone -- formerly NurseZone.com
- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- APN Data Collection Toolkit
- Center to Champion Nursing in America -- Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP, the AARP Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- The Clinical Care Classification (CCC) System
- The Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science
- Doctors of Nursing Practice, online community
- European Commission - Public Health
- Exceptional Nurse.com, resources for nurses with disabilities
- The Genetics/Genomics Competency Center for Education (G2C2), funded by the NIH National Human Genome Research Institute
- Geriatric Pain, free evidence-based tools and best practices for nurses who work in nursing homes
- Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN)
- HealthCare Employment Network - formerly Healthcare Traveler, information for healthcare professionals on the move
- ICN Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nursing Network
- Initiative on the Future of Nursing - A project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Implementing Best Practices Initiative (IBP) in Reproductive Health, sharing knowledge on reproductive health issues
- MinorityNurse.com, the career and education resource for minority nursing professionals, students, and faculty
- National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing Specialties (NCC)
- National Network of Libraries of Medicine
- NP Central
- Everynurse.org, formerly known as Nurse without Borders
- Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section of the Medical Library Association
- Nursing Central, by Unbound Medicine enables the download and searching of select electronic quick guides to a mobile device or the web. "Answers are easy to find at the bedside or anywhere they're needed." Subscription fees apply
- Nursing Explorer, a website for career guides and scholarships
- Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
- Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office of the World Health Organization
- Public Health Online, a guide to careers in public health
- Purdue University Global Nursing Blog, a guide to nursing careers, degrees, and current issues in nursing
- Sharecare, a health and wellness social media platform connecting people with top-ranking medical/health experts
- Sigma Marketplace
- TravelNursingBlogs.com
- U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Academy of Nursing Science (WANS)
- Accident and Emergency Nursing
- Advance for Nurses
- Advanced Critical Care (AACN)
- Advances in Neonatal Care
- Advances in Nursing Science (ANS)
- Advances in Skin & Wound Care
- The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing (MCN)
- American Journal of Nursing (AJN)
- Applied Nursing Research
- Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
- Arthritis Care & Research
- Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Journal
- Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
- Australian Critical Care (ACC)
- Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing (AJAN)
- Australian Journal of Rural Health
- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal (ANMJ)
- Avances en Enfermería
- Bariatric Surgical Practice & Patient Care, formerly Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care
- Biological Research for Nursing
- BMC Nursing
- BMJ Open
- British Journal of Midwifery (BJM)
- British Journal of Nursing (BJN)
- British Nursing News (BNN) Online
- Canadian Association of Nephrology Nurses and Technologists (CANNT) Journal
- Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (CJCN)
- Canadian Journal of Nursing Informatics (CJNI)
- Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership
- Canadian Journal of Nursing Research (CJNR)
- Cancer Nursing: An International Journal for Cancer Care
- Caring for the Ages
- The Case Manager
- CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing
- Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing
- Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Clinical Nursing Research (CNR)
- Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, formerly known as Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing
- CONNECT: The World of Critical Care Nursing
- Critical Care Nurse
- Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
- Curationis
- Diabetic Medicine
- Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
- Disaster Management and Response -- Previously International Journal of Trauma Nursing, ended publication in 2008
- Education for Primary Care
- European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
- European Journal of Oncology Nursing
- Evidence-Based Nursing
- Gastroenterology Nursing
- Geriatric Nursing
- Holistic Nursing Practice
- Home Healthcare Management & Practice
- Home Healthcare Now
- Hong Kong Nursing Journal
- Infant
- Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
- International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
- International Journal of Nursing Practice
- International Journal of Nursing Studies
- International Journal of Nursing Knowledge Previously known as International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications
- International Journal of Older People Nursing
- International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing Formerly known as Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing
- International Journal of Palliative Nursing
- International Nursing Review
- Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice
- Internurse, the UK's largest online archive of nursing articles
- Issues in Mental Health Nursing
- Japan Journal of Nursing Science
- The Journal for Nurse Practitioners (JNP)
- Journal for Nurses in Professional Development (JNPD)
- Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing
- Journal of Addictions Nursing
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (JAN)
- Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention (JCRP)
- Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
- Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing
- Journal of Child Health Care
- Journal of Christian Nursing
- Journal of Clinical Nursing (JCN)
- Journal of Community Health Nursing
- Journal of Community Nursing (JCN)
- The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
- Journal of Emergency Nursing
- Journal of Family Nursing (JFN)
- Journal of Forensic Nursing
- Journal of Gerontological Nursing
- Journal of Holistic Nursing
- Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing
- Journal of Human Lactation
- Journal of Infusion Nursing
- Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, previously Journal of Nurse-Midwifery
- The Journal of the National Black Nurses Association
- Journal of Neonatal Nursing
- The Journal of Neuroscience Nursing (JNN)
- The Journal of Nursing Administration (JONA)
- Journal of Nursing Care Quality
- Journal of Nursing Education
- Journal of Nursing Management
- Journal of Nursing Measurement
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship
- Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN)
- Journal of Pediatric Health Care
- Journal of Pediatric Nursing
- Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing
- Journal of Pediatric Urology
- Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
- The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing
- Journal of Professional Nursing
- Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
- Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
- Journal of Radiology Nursing
- Journal of Research in Nursing
- The Journal of School Nursing (JOSN)
- Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners Formerly known as Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (JAPNA)
- Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC)
- Journal of the Dermatology Nurses' Association (JDNA)
- Journal of Transcultural Nursing
- Journal of Trauma Nursing
- Journal of Vascular Nursing
- Journal of WOCN (Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing)
- Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand
- Latin American Journal of Nursing
- Lippincott's Nursing Center.com
- MEDSURG Nursing
- Midwifery
- Midwifery Today
- National Nurse Magazine
- Nephrology Nursing Journal
- Newborn & Infant Nursing Reviews
- Nurse Education in Practice
- Nurse Education Today
- Nurse Educator
- Nurse Leader
- The Nurse Practitioner (NP)
- Nursing Administration Quarterly (NAQ)
- Nursing & Health Sciences
- Nursing Centered -- Formerly Reflections on Nursing Leadership (RNL)
- Nursing Children and Young People
- Nursing Clinics of North America
- Nursing Economics
- Nursing Education Perspectives
- Nursing Ethics
- Nursing for Women's Health
- Nursing Forum
- Nursing History Review
- Nursing in Critical Care
- Nursing Inquiry
- Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
- Nursing Older People
- Nursing Outlook
- Nursing Philosophy
- Nursing Research
- Nursing Science Quarterly
- Nursing Standard
- Nursing Times
- Nutrition Today
- Oncology Nursing Forum
- Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing (OBJN)
- The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (OJIN)
- Online Journal of Nursing Informatics
- Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC) Journal, formerly Canadian Operating Room Nursing Journal
- Orthopaedic Nursing
- Pain Management Nursing
- Perioperative Nursing Clinics No longer publishing, previous editions still posted on the internet
- Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
- Plastic Surgical Nursing
- Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice
- Practice Nursing
- Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing (PCVN)
- Public Health Nursing (PHN)
- PubMed Central
- Research in Nursing & Health
- Research Practitioner
- Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
- Seminars in Oncology Nursing
- Teaching and Learning in Nursing
- Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing eJournal
- Urologic Nursing
- Western Journal of Nursing Research (WJNR)
- World of Irish Nursing
- World Wide Wounds
- Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Accredited Nursing Programs, an autonomous arm of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
- Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), formerly National Leagues for Nursing Accreditating Commission (NLNAC) Accredited Nursing Programs
- Best Nursing Degree
- Guide to Online Schools
- NurseGroups.com
- Nurse Practitioner Online
- Top Registered Nurse
- Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN)
- The Academy of Neonatal Nursing (ANN)
- Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals (ASCIP) Nurses section
- Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA), also known as the National Flight Nurses Association
- American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN)
- American Academy of Nursing (AAN)
- American Assembly for Men in Nursing (AAMN)
- American Assisted Living Nurses Association (AALNA)
- American Association for the History of Nursing (AAHN)
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
- American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN)
- American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC)
- American Association of Managed Care Nurses (AAMCN)
- American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN)
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)
- The American Association of Nurse Attorneys (TAANA)
- The American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners (AANLCP)
- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) -- formerly American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and American College of Nurse Practitioners
- American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN)
- American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN)
- American Board for Occupational Health Nurses (ABOHN)
- American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine and Credentialing (ABCM)
- American Board of Certification for Gastroenterology Nurses (ABCGN)
- American Board of Managed Care Nursing (ABMCN)
- American Board of Nursing Specialties (ABNS)
- American College Health Association (ACHA)
- American College of Cardiovascular Nurses (ACCN)
- American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
- American Heart Association: Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing (CVSN)
- American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA)
- American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
- Alliance for Nursing Informatics (ANI)
- American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA)
- American Nurses Association (ANA)
- American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA)
- American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) -- formerly American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE)
- American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association (APSNA)
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)
- American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses (ASORN)
- American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN)
- American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN)
- American Thoracic Society (ATS) - Nursing Assembly
- Army Nurse Corps Association (ANCA)
- Association for Common European Nursing Diagnosis, Interventions and Outcomes (ACENDIO)
- Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD), formerly National Nursing Staff Development Organization (NNSDO)
- Association for Radiologic & Imaging Nursing (ARIN)
- Association of Camp Nurses (ACN)
- Association of Child Neurology Nurses (ACNN)
- Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (ACHNE)
- Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC)
- Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON)
- Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
- Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN)
- Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
- Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN) - Australia (AU)
- Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN) - Australia (AU)
- Australian College of Neonatal Nurses (ACNN) - Australia (AU)
- Australian College of Perioperative Nurses (ACORN) - Australia (AU) -- Formerly Australian College of Operating Room Nurses (ACORN)
- Baromedical Nurses Association (BNA)
- British Anaesthetic Recovery Nurses Association (BARNA) - United Kingdom (UK)
- British Association for Nursing in Cardiovascular Care (BANCC) - United Kingdom (UK)
- British Association of Critical Care Nurses (BACCN) - United Kingdom (UK)
- British Association of Head and Neck Oncology Nurses (BAHNON) - United Kingdom (UK)
- Canadian Association for the History of Nursing (CAHN - ACHN) - Canada (CA)
- Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses (CACCN) - Canada (CA)
- Canadian Association of Hepatology Nurses (CAHN) - Canada (CA)
- Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN - ACESI) - Canada (CA)
- Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO - ACIO) - Canada (CA)
- Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses (CCCN) - Canada (CA)
- Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses (CFMHN) - Canada (CA)
- Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association (CGNA) - Canada (CA)
- Canadian Holistic Nurses Association (CHNA) - Canada (CA)
- Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association - Canada (CA), formerly known as Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada (ANAC)
- Canadian Nurses Association (CNA - AIIC) - Canada (CA)
- Canadian Nurses Foundation (CNF - FIIC) - Canada (CA)
- Canadian Nursing Students' Association (CNSA - AEIC) - Canada (CA)
- Canadian Occupational Health Nurses Association (COHNA) - Canada (CA)
- Canadian Orthopaedic Nurses Association (CONA) - Canada (CA)
- Canadian Society of Gastroenterology Nurses & Associates (CSGNA) - Canada (CA)
- Case Management Society of America (CMSA)
- Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc.
- College of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland & Labrador (CRNNL) - Canada (CA) -- formerly Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS)
- The Dermatology Nurses' Association (DNA)
- Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association (DDNA)
- Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australia (DANA) - Australia (AU)
- Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS)
- ECFS Nursing Special Interest Group - Cystic Fibrosis, Formerly known as The International Nurse Specialist Group - Cystic Fibrosis
- Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
- Endocrine Nurses Society (ENS)
- European federation of Critical Care Nursing associations (EfCCNa)
- European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS)
- European Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Nurses and Associates (ESGENA)
- Flight Nurses Association (FNA)
- Foundation of European Nurses in Diabetes (FEND)
- Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA)
- Home Nursing Foundation (HNF) - Singapore (SG)
- Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)
- Infusion Nurses Society (INS)
- International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN)
- International Council of Nurses (ICN)
- International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists (IFNA)
- International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA)
- The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning (INACSL)
- International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses (IOMSN)
- International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC)
- International Society of Nurses in Genetics (ISONG)
- International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses, Formerly known as American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses (ASPSN)
- International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses (ISPN)
- International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS)
- Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) - Ireland (IE)
- Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS)
- National Academy of Dermatology Nurse Practitioners (NADNP)
- National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service (NAPNES)
- National Association of Catholic Nurses USA (NACN-USA)
- National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS)
- National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care (NADONA/LTC)
- National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN)
- National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN)
- National Association of Nurse Massage Therapists (NANMT) - No longer active
- National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH)
- National Association of Orthopedic Nurses (NAON)
- National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
- National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
- National Association of School Nurses for the Deaf (NASND)
- National Association of State School Nurse Consultants (NASSNC)
- National Black Nurses Association (NBNA)
- National Board for Certification of School Nurses (NBCSN)
- National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
- National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
- National League for Nursing (NLN)
- National Nurses in Business Association (NNBA)
- The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF)
- National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA)
- Navy Nurse Corps Association (NNCA)
- New Zealand Nurses Organization (NZNO) - New Zealand (NZ)
- North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International (NANDA-I)
- Nurse Executives of New Zealand (NENZ) - New Zealand (NZ)
- Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation (NPHF)
- Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE)
- Nurses Christian Fellowship (NCF)
- Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs (NOVA)
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) - Australia (AU)
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland - Ireland (IE) -- formerly Irish Nursing Board
- Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) - United Kingdom (UK)
- Nursing Council of New Zealand - New Zealand (NZ)
- The Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International (NNVAWI)
- Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
- Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC) - Canada (CA)
- Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) -- Formerly National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (N-OADN)
- Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society (PENS)
- Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB)
- Respiratory Nursing Society and Interprofessional Collaborative (RNS)
- Royal College of Nursing (RCN) - United Kingdom (UK)
- Rural Nurse Organization (RNO)
- Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) - Singapore (SG)
- Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN)
- Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA)
- Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists (SGNO)
- Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses (SOHN)
- Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN)
- Society of Trauma Nurses (STN)
- Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates (SUNA)
- Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS)
- Transcultural Nursing Society (TCNS)
- Transplant Nurses' Association (TNA) - Australia (AU)
- Urology Nurses of Canada (UNC) - Canada (CA)
- Veterinary Nurses Council of Australia (VNCA) - Australia (AU)
- Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA)
- Western Institute of Nursing (WIN)
- Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN)
- Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB)
- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) - Includes many global nursing journals.
- Open Access Button -Free, legal research articles and data delivered instantly or automatically requested from authors. Learn how it works.
- Unpaywall -Read paywalled research papers for free. It's fast, free, and legal, powered by a database of millions of author-uploaded PDFs. Free for Chrome and Firefox. See FAQs here.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics - Operational Outlook Handbook for Registered Nurses
- Interagency Collaborative on Nursing Statistics (ICONS) AACN Affiliated Site - down for maintenance.
- National Center for Health Statistics, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Health Information Translations, providing education resources in multiple languages for health care professionals and others to use in their communities
- Stanford Hospital Health Library - Multilingual Health Information -- Information on access located at the bottom of the page
- Inbox Translation offers links to numerous medical glossaries of technical and popular terms