Pharmacology Math: a Tutorial for Nursing Students
 

Health Sciences and Technology Courses from MIT

Department of Health Administration and Policy of George Mason University has  these free course notes.
Online courses focused on patient safety and quality improvement
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Online courses focused on informatics and electronic health records

Online Nursing Manuals from the University of North Carolina
A - Z Listings -  The A - Z Listings are applicable to the following: Nursing Policy, Procedure, and Protocol Manuals; Patient Care Plans, Patient Care Statements, and Clinical Pathways.

Hard-to-Find Policies, Procedures and Other Documentation - Click HERE for a listing of hard-to-find documentation.
Nursing Policy Manual

Nursing Policy:  A definite course or method of action that guides and determines  present and future decisions regarding the safe delivery of patient care.  

Examples: Assessment of Patients, Employment of Licensed Nurses, Medication Administration, Transfers Within the Nursing Division 
Nursing Procedure Manual

Nursing Procedure: A series of steps followed in a regular, definite order to perform a given activity; the 'how-to' of a given activity. 

Examples: IV Insertion, Nasopharyngeal Airway Insertion, Transfusing Blood Products, Bladder Catheterization.
Nursing Protocol Manual

Patient Care Plans
Patient Care Plan: A document which outlines the care of a particular patient population including problems, outcome goals, and interventions; use for patients with expected stay > 48 hours.  Examples: Myasthenia Gravis, Renal Transplant, Trauma Patients (Adults).
Patient Care Statements

Clinical Pathway:  A tool to promote outcome-focused care within a pre-defined period of time.  Clinical Pathways promote a consistent approach to care for each given case type by reducing unnecessary variation in practice. Examples:  Cesarean Birth, Comfort Care, Heart Failure.

Other Nursing ManualsNOTE: The following documents are not included in the A - Z Listings 
Bone Marrow Transplant Manual - Restricted
Carolina Air Care Policy Manual
Critical Care Services Manual
Emergency Medicine Manual
Pain Management CQI Protocols
Surgical Services Manual
Nursing Manual Update Memos
Nursing Manual Update Memos  NOTE: The last 3 months can be directly accessed below - all prior memos are available from the Archived Memos link.
Archived Memos
September 2007
August 2007
July 2007