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Clincial Guidlines and info
How does a nurse keep current in the rapidly changing world of health care? Check out this selection of resources to update your clinical knowledge and skills, write that "A" paper, snag some great patient teaching materials, or develop just the right policy....Keep in mind though that this is just a smattering of what's available out there. Do some creative searching and you'll find many more.
Relevant Links:
- How to Write Nursing Policies & Procedures - ehow.com
- flu.gov
- National Guideline Clearinghouse (Searchable and Browsable!)
- SmokeFree.gov
- The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
- National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
- AIDSinfo - HIV / AIDS Information
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Great for patient education materials)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- The Virtual Hospital (So much to read, so little time)
- Department of Health and Human Services (Wonderful resources for professionals and consumers)
- National Library of Medicine (Searchable and Browsable with FREE Medline Searches!)
- Food and Drug Administration (Excellent source of info on drugs, medical devices and more)
- National Institutes of Health (Information and guidelines on Mental Health, Substance Abuse,clinical trials, A to Z fact sheets)
- American Diabetes Association (All sorts of diabetes resources from research to educational materials)
- National Cancer Institute (Clinical resources for Providers and Patients)
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (Resources for Mental Health Consumers AND Health Care Professionals)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Check out the changes to Bloodborne Pathogen and TB prevention...protect yourself (yes, I know, we all hate the PPD's)
- Wound Care Information Guide (Great Education and Practice materials!)
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