Web Resources for Nurses

Federal/Government

• National Institute of Health:
  http://nih.gov
• US Department of Health and Human Services:
  http://dhhs.gov
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration:
  http://www.osha.gov
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
  http://cdc.gov
• Health Care Policy and Research:
  http://www.ahcpr.gov
• Census Info:
  http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/
• Quick Facts about Family Census:
  http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/
• Board of Nurse Examiners:
  www.bne.state.tx.us
• Health Promotion:
  • Texas Department of Health Office of Public Practice:
    Health Promotion Interventions:
    http://www.ro7.tdh.state.tx.us/interven.htm
• The American Nurses Association:
  http://www.ana.org
  or http://www.nursingworld.org
• National League for Nursing:
  http://www.nln.org
• Sigma Theta Tau International:
  http://sttiweb.inpui.edu
• National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA):
  http://www.nsna.org

 General Nursing References:

• Virtual Nursing Center:
  http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/~martindale/Nursing.html
• Virtual Nursing College:
  http://www.langara.bc.ca/vnc/apa.htm (good for APA help)
• Lists of Journals, descriptions and web addresses:
  http://www.son.utmb.edu/catalog/catalog.htm
• Nursing Center (multiple journals):
  http://www.nursingcenter.com
• Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse: http://www.tcada.state.tx.us/
• Texas Department of Health: Children and Families: http://www.attrition.org/mirror/attrition/1999/
  11/08/www.tdh.texas.gov/ children.htm
• Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP):
  • Uninsured Children in the Lone Star State– CHIP in 1997: http://www.familiesusa.org/media/reports/kidtex.html
  • Texas CHIP Coalition:
    www.main.org/txchip
  • Texas Children’s Hospital – Children’s Health Insurance Program: www.texaschildrenshospital.org/HealthPlan/CHIP/main.htm
• TexasYouth Commission:
  http://www.tyc.state.tx.us/prevention/
• Child Care:
  • Child Care in Texas: A Short Report on Subsidies, Affordability, and Supply:
    www.aspe.os.dhhs.gov/hsp/Child-Care99/tx-rpt.htm
• Family Violence:
  • Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc.: http://198.65.249.127/pages/members/Shelter/
  • Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services: http://www.tdprs.state.tx.us/
  • Texas Council on Family Violence: http://www.tcfv.org/to-get-help-in-texas.html
• Parenting:
  • Texas Fragile Families Initiative
    (Young, Never Married Fathers):
    http://www.cppp.org/tff
• Women’s Services:
  • Texas Department of Health Clinics for Region 8: http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/woman/cntyrg8.stm
• "Taking medicines is rarely easy, and Your Medicine: Play It Safe can help consumers and caregivers take medicines safely. Responsible medicine use is a patient's responsibility, in partnership with thier health care team," said N. Lee Rucker, NCPIE's senior vice president of policy and public affairs. "This guide encorages patients to take an active role in their health care by communicating with thier clinicians and pharmacists at every opportunity."
  • The guide is available in English on the AHRW Web site at http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/safemeds/safemeds.htm and on the NCPIE Web