Research Guides: Nursing and Nurses: Selected Resources: Websites

Professional Nursing Organizations and Agencies

American Assembly of Men in Nursing
Provides a framework for nurses as a group to meet and discuss factors which affect men in the nursing professions.
American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
AACN is the largest specialty nursing organization in the world, it represents over 500,000 nurses who are charged with the responsibility of caring for acutely and critically ill patients.
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)
The AANA represents more than 40,000 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) and student nurse anesthetists.
American Nurses Association
The ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting nurses rights in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic understanding of nursing as as profession, and lobbying on health care issues affecting nurses and the public.
California Board of Registered Nurses
The Board of Registered Nursing protects and advocates for the health and safety of the public by ensuring the highest quality registered nurses in the state of California. It provides information on regulations, education, exams, and other information for nurses and nursing students.
Lippincott NursingCenter
The University Library does not have a subscription to this resource, but there are many free materials available here for nurses and nursing students.
National Institute of Nursing Research
The NINR promotes the improvement of the health of individuals, families, communities, and populations by supporting and conducting clinical and basic research, as well as providing research training.
National League for Nursing
The National League for Nursing is dedicated to excellence in nursing education.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Founded in 1903, the California Nurses Association is one of the founding members of National Nurses United. CNA/NNOC represents RNs with some of the best collective bargaining contracts in the nation, enhances the collective voice of RNs in patient care decisions, and is known for advocating for patients and nurses rights.
National Student Nurses' Association
The National Student Nurses' Association provides mentorship opportunities and enhances the professional development of future registered nurses through education resources, leadership opportunities, and career guidance.
Nursing Jobs
Sigma Theta Tau International: International Honor Society of Nursing
STTI is the only international nursing honor society. It is a global community of nurse leaders and through the network members gain knowledge, scholarship, service, and educational skills.

Health Information and Statistics

Below are links to government agencies, national and regional organizations, etc. which have health data and statistics. These are just a few website suggestions. For a more complete list of resources for Health Care Planning and Management and Health Care Statistices see the following two Library Research Guides:

Health Care: Statistics on Health, Injury, Medical Assistance & Insurance, Health Personnel

Health Care: Planning, Organization, Administration, Facilities, Economics

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
California Center for Public Health Advocacy
California Department of Health Care Services
CDC: Data and Statistics
HealthyCity (California)
HealthData.gov
Healthy Living Map of the Capital Region
The interactive ZIP Code map houses health and wellbeing data for every ZIP Code in Amador, western El Dorado, Nevada, south Placer, Sacramento, Solano, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba Counties.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Mednar
Mednar is a free, medically-focused deep web search engine that uses Explorit Everywhere!, an advanced search technology by Deep Web Technologies. As an alternative to Google, Mednar accelerates your research with a search of authoritative public and deep web resources, returning the most relevant results to one easily navigable page.
National Institutes of Health
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation DataHub
Sacramento Network of Care
Science.gov
Gateway to US Federal Science
Trust for America's Health

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Last Updated: Jul 26, 2023 3:01 PM