Library

Assessing Health Information

Metasites (sites listing other useful sites)

Consumer Health Information

Statistics & Research

Anatomy, Physiology, & Images

Bristol Biomedical Image Archive
From the University of Bristol (UK), "an online collection of about 8500 medical, dental, and veterinary images for use in teaching and learning."

Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
From Bartleby.com, an online version of the classic anatomy text, with images.

HistoBank: The Interactive Histology Atlas
From the National Institutes of Health, images of normal and cancerous tissue samples from animals and humans.

Clinical Practice & Guidelines

Merck Manuals
From Merck & Co., online versions of the Merck Manual, Merck Manual of Geriatrics, Merck Index, and Merck Veterinary Manual.

National Guideline Clearinghouse
From the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, "a comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines."

Physical Assessment Tips and Techniques for Nurses
From About, Inc., links to a variety of guides for physical assessment. 

Credentials & Licensing

American Nurses Credentialing Center
From the American Nurses Association, a comprehensive guide to certification and continuing education.

Licensure
From the publishers Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, basic information on nursing licensing in every state. 

Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
From the Pennsylvania Dept. of State, rules and regulations, special notices, and renewal applications.

Financial Data

CMS Statistics, Data, and Research Information
From the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, records of federal spending in healthcare.

HCUPnet
From the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, data on hospital stays, health trends, and hospital quality.

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
From the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, data on healthcare use and costs. 

Metasites (sites listing other useful sites)

Diseases, Disorders, and Related Topics
From the Karolinska Institutet University Library (Sweden), links to a variety of medical information sites, arranged by topic and by MeSH term.

LII: Nursing
From the Librarians' Index to the Internet, links to a variety of reliable nursing sites.

Nursing Research
From the Health Sciences Library, University at Buffalo, links to a variety of research sites.

Professional & Student Associations

American Medical Association

American Nurses Association

American Public Health Association

National Association of Hispanic Nurses

National Black Nurses Association

National League for Nursing

National Student Nurses' Association

Pennsylvania State Nurses Association

Statistics & Research

Cancer.gov
From the National Cancer Institute, the latest information on clinical trials and research projects, as well as basic facts and statistics.

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)
The National Cancer Institute's database of statistics.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
From this federal agency, epidemiological and public health information of all kinds. 

CDC Wonder
The CDC's database of public health reports. 

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
The CDC's updates and statistics on causes of death worldwide. 

How to Read a Paper
From the British Medical Journal, a series of helpful articles on various kinds of articles students will encounter in healthcare literature and what to look for in the articles.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
From the National Institutes of Health, information on clinical trials and research in alternative therapies.

National Center for Health Statistics
From the Centers for Disease Control, "a rich source of information about America's health."

FASTATS A to Z
An alphabetical list of health topics for which statistics are available.

Pennsylvania Bureau of Health Statistics and Research
From the Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, data on births, deaths, disease rates, and more.

PubMed
From the National Library of Medicine, a huge online index of medical and life science journals, with limited full-text access.

MeSH
Medical Subject Headings are the controlled vocabulary used to index articles in PubMed. Use the Mesh Browser to find out what the National Library of Medicine calls the topic you are searching for.

State Health Facts Online
From the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, "the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation."

UNICEF: Monitoring and Statistics
From this United Nations agency, basic health statistics for each country in the world.

WHO Research Tools
From the World Health Organization, links to publications, statistics, and other health information.

Theory

Neuman Systems Model Homepage
From Betty Neuman, basic information about her systems model, including a bibliography and a newsletter.

Neumann College Archives house the records of Betty Neuman and the Neuman Systems Model Information Center.

Nursing Theory Page
From the Hahn School of Nursing, University of San Diego, links to information on a variety of nursing theories, including the Neuman Systems Model.