Nursing Text Books: Print
Exam Prep, Study Guides, Handbooks (Print & Digital)
Hoopla: American Nurses Association (eBooks) What’s Hoopla?
Anatomy, Physiology, and Movement (Print & Digital)
Personal Narratives, Professionalism, Anecdotes & Wisdom, Ethical & Historical Perspectives
Writing and Citation Help
DVD, Streaming Video What’s Kanopy?
Open Access Journals, eTextbooks, Online Research
Medications, Dosages, & Medical Mathematics
Data & Statistics
Language Learning Resources
Cultural and Religious Resources, Gender, Bias
Flipster: Digital Magazines and Newsletters
Tutorials
Professional Associations
American Assembly for Men in Nursing
American Nurses Association
Nat’l Coalition of Ethnic & Minority Nurse Association
National League of Nursing
National Student Nurses Association
NY State Nurses Association
Nursing Profession-NYS Ed.Dept.
Truth About Nursing
Discover Nursing
Government Websites
Centers for Disease Control Nat’l Institutes of Health
Nat’l Library of Medicine
Nat’l Institute of Nursing Research
NYS Dept. of Health
Pubmed Central
U.S. Dept. Health & Human Services
NOAH -NYS Health Info
Suffolk County Dept. of Health Services
MyHealthFinder
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Career One Stop
O*Net OnLine
Nursing Skills: OER (Open Educational Resources)
What is OER? Open Educational Resources are teaching and learning resources that reside in the public domain or have been shared under a license that allow others to freely use and revise them. Open educational resources can include entire courses, course materials, textbooks, multimedia, or teaching techniques.
- Practical Clinical Skills | Practice ECGs, Auscultation and Taking Blood Pressure
- MedlinePlus: Test Your Knowledge
- Introduction – Clinical Calculations – LibGuides at Georgia Highlands College
- Nursing Exam for NCLEX, Fundamentals, Medical-Surgical and more.
- MERLOT Nursing Materials
- Practice Tests Archive – ACLS.com
- BLS Pre Test with Answers and Explanations | Advanced Medical Certification
- SkillsCommons
- Lumen Learning
Website Evaluation
Remember the 5 W’s:
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Who: Who is responsible for the creation of the site? Do they have listed credentials? Are they associated with a reputable institution? Who sponsors the creation and maintenance of the page? Can you contact them? (Look for About Us or Contact Us)
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What: What is the purpose of this site? What is the URL of the site and what might that tell you about its purpose? What aspects of the site make it difficult/easy to use? (For example: typos, easy navigation, nice layout, images, too much advertising, etc.) What is the goal of this website? What is the viewpoint? (Give facts, sell, inform, persuade, laughter) Is it intended to help people do research or talk them into buying something?
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Where: Where is this information coming from? Look for links to other resources. Is the information documented? Do the links reflect a bias? Look at the publisher (first part of URL usually): is it the true publisher or possibly a fake? Is there a bibliography or listed references? Is the site listed with an established institution? (About Us)
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When: When was the site last updated? Does the site even have a date? Does the currency of the information directly impact your subject?
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Why: Why is this website useful for your research? Is it necessary for your research or could you find the information through a better source?
