Nursing Research Guide: Website Resources

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UW Health Sciences Library: This comprehensive collection of health-related resources is a collaborative project of the UW Health Sciences Libraries, health sciences schools, medical centers and administration at the University of Washington. Health Sciences Library Toolkits web guides including the Care Provider Toolkit, Public Health Toolkit, Nurse Toolkit and more.
National Institutes of Health The steward of medical and behavioral research for the United States.
National Center for Health Statistics from the United States Department of Health & Human Services.
Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links compiled by Ellen Bosman at New Mexico State Univ. Library. Also try the general resources page.
Mobile Resources from the UW Health Sciences Library. Provides mobile optimized links to resources and information as well as links to apps for specific mobile phones and devices.
Mobile Tools & Resources from the UW Libraries. Provides links to mobile-optimized tools, apps, and resources.
Gapminder: An organization that has animated global statistics. You can view country data within the global graphs and maps. Fun!

Nursing and Nurses (New York Times)
News For Nurses - Weekly Roundup
From nurse.org
Nurses (Huff Post)
AACN Essentials
April 6, 2021. Used to define quality in nursing education programs. Includes curriculum content and expected competencies of graduates from baccalaureate, master’s, and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs, as well as the clinical support needed for the full spectrum of academic nursing.

The Future of Nursing 2020-2030
Focused on how nurses can work to reduce health disparities and promote equity, while keeping costs at bay, utilizing technology, and maintaining patient and family-focused care.
Year of the Nurse and the Midwife 2020
The world needs 9 million more nurses and midwives if it is to achieve universal health coverage by 2030.
Nurses and Nursing
From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Initiative for the Future of Nursing
The Campaign for Action is a collaborative effort to implement solutions to the challenges facing the nursing profession, and to build upon nurse-based approaches to improving quality and transforming the way Americans receive health care.
Affordable Care Act: Information for the Pacific Northwest Region
The Pacific Northwest Region (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington) national and state-specific news, information, and resources.
The Future of Nursing IOM Report
The Institute of Medicine (health arm of the National Academy of Sciences) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation assembled a national panel of health care experts that met from 2008 to 2010 to discuss the role of nurses in transforming the current health care system. Their final report was published in Oct. 2010 and is titled, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health."