Thrift Library: Nursing-Undergraduate: Websites

Education

The Nursing Theory Page
Buros Institute of Mental Measurements
Assist in locating psychological tests and links to test reviews. Provides an online index to Buros Mental Measurements Yearbooks.

Health/Medical Information

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2015
In addition to providing advice to the general public, the USDA guidelines serve as the basis for federal nutrition education/promotion programs and food assistance programs. Topics include total diet planning, eating behavior patterns, nutrient-dense food intake, an energy-balanced diet, and weight management across the life span. Organized with an easy-to-navigate table of contents, the site offers quick PDF downloads for the entire 2010 document or for each of the six individual chapters.
Medscape
Includes original content such as review articles and commentary, and links to medical information from other sources with customized sites for 33 medical specialties.
Nutrition Evidence Library
This library could prove useful to policy makers and nutrition educators interested in browsing materials that document the rigorous scientific process used in creating the USDA Dietary Guidelines.
Emergency Nurses Association
Hands on Health South Carolina
The purpose of Hands on Health-SC is to give the people of South Carolina a place to go to learn about health and wellness. South Carolina has some important health problems. These include diabetes, heart disease, cancer, asthma, stroke, and suicide. If you or someone you care for is facing one of these problems, Hands on Health-SC can help you find out about it.
Joanna Briggs Institute
Developed by the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the University of Adelaide, this site is international in scope. It includes information for nursing, speech pathology, clinical pharmacy, and other areas. It includes databases of best practices, systematic reviews and reviews protocols.
Epocrates Online
A free web-based drug/disease information site. Users must complete a free registration form to access. Features books on 3,500 plus brand, generic, and over-the-counter drugs; offers drug interaction tool, and provides a price checker for estimating drug costs. The Disease information section has overviews of conditions, treatment approaches, test suggestions, and guidelines.

Clinical

ANA Research Toolkit: Resources for Evidence Based Practice

Digitised Diseases

Digitised Diseases is an open access resource featuring human bones which have been digitised using 3D laser scanning, CT and radiography. The resource focuses on a wide range of pathological type specimens from archaeological and historical medical collections, specifically examples of chronic diseases which affect the human skeleton for which many of the physical changes are often not directly observable within clinical practice. Of major interest to many will be high fidelity photo-realistic digital representations of 3D bones that can be viewed, downloaded and manipulated on their computer, tablet or smartphone.