Essential nursing resources.

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for the Interagency Council on Information Resources in Nursing (ICIRN) THE 25TH EDITION OF THE ICIRN Essential Nursing Resources list (formerly Essential Nursing References) is presented as a resource for locating nursing information and for collection development. The list includes print and electronic sources to support nursing practice, education, administration, and research activities. The most recent editions or websites are included. The list was compiled to point to pathways for exploration, rather than be an end point, and to expand to other formats beyond traditional references. A new section in this edition is Cultural Competencies. Databases and citations marked $ $ indicate availability via subscription or through a library. This list was compiled from the contributions of the following representatives of the Interagency Council on Information Resources in Nursing (ICIRN) member agencies: Richard Barry, Leslie Block, Warren G. Hawkes, Suzanne Hermann, Wanda Hiestand, Susan Kaplan Jacobs, June Levy, Susan Pierce, Diane Pravikoff, Juliette Ratner, Janet G. Schnall, and Annelle Tanner. Essential Nursing Resources may also be accessed at the ICIRN website, along with more information about ICIRN: www.icirn.org. DISCLAIMER: All information contained on this list is intended for informational and educational purposes. References should not be considered an endorsement, but represent the opinions of the contributors only. All information was current at the time this list was published. Copyright © 2009 by ICIRN. META-SITES FOR NURSING INFORMATION American Nurses Association's Nursing World Links to state nurses associations and allied nursing organizations globally, www.nursingworld.org Canadian Nursing Index Comprehensive links to education, employment, and other resources focused on needs of Canadian nurses, www.nursingindex.com INTUTE: Nursing, Midwifery, and Allied Health UK gateway to high quality biomedical resources, www.intute.ac.uk/healthandlifesciences/nursing/ National Institute of Nursing Research www.ninr.nih.gov/ninr/ National League for Nursing www.nln.org Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section (NAHRS), Medical Library Association Section activities, newsletter, current research, nursing resources wiki. www.nahrs.mlanet.org Nursing Theory Page University of San Diego Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, www.sandiego.edu/academics/nursing/theory/ Nursing on the Net: Health Care Resources You Can Use Web sampler of resources for nurse professionals provided by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM). www.nnlm.gov/training/nursing/sampler.html NursingCenter Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Includes CE articles in full text with immediate test results and certificates; 50 nursing journals with table of contents and abstracts; databases of certification, licensure, and nursing organizations. www.nursingcenter.com Online journal of ltsues in Nursing American Nurses Association. Example of free, peer-reviewed, international, online publication, www.nursingworld.org/ojin/ PDA/Mobile Devices Resources & Information Yale University School of Medicine. Guide to free and licensed PDA and mobile devices applications for health care. www.med.yale.edu/library/technology/PDA/ Sigma Theta Tau International/Honor Society of Nursing www.nursingsociety.org ALERTING SERVICES/BLOGS/RSS FEEDS RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds deliver headlines, journal tables of content, updates, and summaries to desktop or Web browser. Subscribe via individual publishers and aggregators. BMJ What is RSS? How do I get a News Reader? http://resources.bmj.com/bmj/interactive/rss EDUCAUSE (2007). 7 Things You Should Know About...RSS. What is it? Who's doing it? How does it work? and more. www.educause.ed u/LibraryDetailPage/666?ID=ELI7024/ Lippincott' s Nursing Center. …