Nursing

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BioMed Central
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Indexes nursing and allied health publications plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials with indexing back to 1937.

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Provides drug information on a variety of prescription and prescription drugs. Includes indications, contraindications, and interactions. Also includes a pill identifier tool.

Video Resources

Films on Demand
Multidisciplinary documentary film resource.

Websites

American Nurses Association

National League for Nursing

National Nurses United

National Student Nurses’ Association

National Council of State Boards of Nursing

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Wisconsin Health Statistics

Food and Drug Administration

MayoClinic.com

Merck Manuals

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Nursing Research

Nursing Degrees and Careers
Comprehensive view of the larger nursing landscape and information regarding common and recommended educational paths, career advancement, salary by state and level, etc.

Medline Plus

Sigma Tau Theta International

State of Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapter N: Nursing

Healthy People 2010

Healthy People 2020

Healthy People 2030

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