Self paced nursing library course from Pennsylvania State University Library
Module 1: Getting Ready for Research
Module 2: Basic Research Skills
Module 3: Identifying a Scholarly Source
Module 4: Writing Tip
Module 5: Dissemination of Research
Module 6: Evidence-Based Nursing- Acquiring the Best Evidence
Anatomy / Physiology / Pathology
Mayo Clinic Symptom Checker: Foot Pain? Headache? Sore throat? Skin rash? Use this guide to find out what's causing your symptoms.
Healthline-Human Body Maps- an interactive visual search tool that allows users to explore the human body in 3-D. Users can search multiple layers of the human anatomy, view systems and organs down to their most minor parts, and understand how the human body works.
Drugs / Dosages / Math / Calculators
The Daily Med—National Library of Medicine (NLM), a National Institutes of Health (NIH) institute, provides DailyMed to the public. Additional information about medicines is available on NLM's MedlinePlus website.
A Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine - sites and resources compiled by the University of California.
Lab Tests Online- designed to help patients or caregivers better understand the many clinical lab tests that are part of routine care and the diagnosis and treatment of various conditions and diseases.
MDCalc- for medical professionals to help do calculations and process algorithms and scores.
The Merck Manual for Health Care Professionals: Clinical Calculator- calculators, conversion tables, drug tables, abbreviations, and useful sites.
Fundamentals / Theory / Terminology
Nursing Theory- a list of major nursing theorists who have contributed to the development of professional nursing practice.
CoxHealth: Nursing Theory & Theorists-information about books, journals, and websites that provide in-depth reviews of nursing theories.
The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook: Pronunciation-
Who Named It- a biographical dictionary of medical eponyms (word related to medicine, whose name is derived from a person).
Medical Mnemonics- A free, non-profit, online searchable database of medical mnemonics to help remember the important details.
R2 Library
Ebooks cover medications, care plans, terminology, dentistry, and pathophysiology. Set up your account with a personal login and password.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)- also includes MMWR, Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report, which provides health statistics, infectious disease information, and breaking news.
ClinicalTrials.gov- National Institute of Health site providing information on over 29,000 federal and privately sponsored clinical trials. Includes consumer information on the nature of clinical trials and answers to common questions about participation in clinical trials.
NIH - Health Information, Reading Club