Nursing Resources: Internet

Cancer.gov - Comprehensive cancer site from the National Cancer Institute.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Another comprehensive source of health information from the federal government.

familydoctor.org - Health information for the whole family.

Go Ask Alice – An anonymous health question and answer service provided by Columbia University’s Health Education Program.

Healthfinder - Guide to the best government and nonprofit health information on the Web.

HIV InSite - Comprehensive information on HIV/AIDS.

Mayo Clinic - Good consumer health site from the respected Mayo Clinic.

Medline Plus - Excellent consumer health site created by the National Library of Medicine.

Merck Manuals - Searchable full-text online medical reference books: both the home and professional versions of the basic Merck Manual and the Merck Manual of Geriatrics.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - The U.S. government’s alternative health Web site.

PDR (Physician's Desk Reference) - Basic source of drug information.

Lippincott's Nursing Center is maintained by a publisher of nursing books and journals.  It offers content for nurses, including selected journal articles.

Nursing Care Plan Links from Ellen Bosman, professor at New Mexico State University.

Authority

• Is there an author?
• Is there information about the author or sponsoring information?
• What is the domain? (.com= commercial, .gov=government, .org=nonprofit organization, .edu=educational institution)

Accuracy

• How does the information compare to information from other sources?
• is the text grammatical?
• Are there spelling errors?

Currency

• Is the date of creation or last update given?
• Are the links active?

Content

• What is the purpose of the site? Can you tell?

Objectivity

• If the site deals with controversial issues, is the viewpoint clearly stated?

Always print or download the pages you cite

 The ANA site provides news of nursing and the free Online Journal of Issues in Nursing.

 The National Student Nurses Association  provides career and employment information.