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Help choosing a school

Is Nursing for You? from the National Student Nurse's Association
How to Become a Nurse from Nursing School Search
The National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission (NLNAC) and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)  are the most recognized accreditations for U.S. nursing programs.
Choosing a Nursing School from AllNursingSchools.com has school characteristics to consider.
Discover Nursing explains opportunities and has an useful computerized school search process.
The National League of Nurses lets you search for schools with their accreditation.
Nursing Scholarships
Help with Financial Aid

FinAid will help with the financing.
Health Professions Education Foundation  has scholarships and loan programs for students and graduates pursuing health care professions.

Nursing Society Scholarships
At School

Pharmacology Math: a Tutorial for Nursing Students
National Student Nurse's Association has help in many areas.
Nurse.com has a special students section in the News tab.
Study Tips from Nursezone
Math Review from Indiana State University
Mini Math Tutorial

  • Information on Rounding when doing Math for Meds
  • Math Practice Quiz 1
  • Math Practice Key 1
  • Math Practice Quiz 2 Has the answers at the bottom of the quiz
  • More Math for Meds Practice Questions
  • Download a free Medication Calculation Quiz Program

    Pharmacology Math: a Tutorial for Nursing Students
     

    Preparing for the National Council Licensure Examination
    Knowing what to expect from GrandView will help maximize your score.
    Test Layout has the percentage of test questions assigned to each Client Needs category
    Client Needs, Subcategories, and Knowledge/Practice Chart from A2ZCollege.com
    Free Practice Questions from 4Tests.com
    FREE Practice New Format Questions from Caring 4 You Nursing Services
    Help getting a job
    Resume Help from Monster.com.
    Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP) helps with repayment of educational
    loans  for those working at critical shortage facilities.
    Is Travel Nursing For You?
    National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
    Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS)


    Educational Materials
    Mrs. Ludy's (MSN, ARNP) Nursing Notes Page on Adult Health I and II, Health and Physical Assessment, Patent Car Management, and The Art of Delegation--Power Point Presentation

    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 guideand determine 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

    Nursing Protocol: A detailed plan for carrying out a patient's treatment regimen. 
    Examples:  Suspected Child Abuse / Neglect, Management of Patients with Anorexia Nervosa, Burn Patients: Inhalation Injury and Gastric Decompression. 

    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

    Patient Care Statement: An abbreviated Patient Care Plan; use for known short-stay patients < 48 hours.   Examples: Carolina Air Care, Intraoperative Care, Post Anesthesia Care Unit
    Clinical Pathways

    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

    For Practitioners
    Nursezone.com is comprehensive
    NURSES for a Healthier Tomorrow

    U.S. News and World Report Rankings for graduate health care degree
    American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
    @Nursing
    NursingNet
    NurseScribe

    Blogs
    The Nurse Manager

    Reference Material
    anatomy atlas
    CancerNet (NCI)
    Family Practice Handbook (University of Iowa)
    medline's dict
    medical dict
    med terms
    Merck manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Details
    Multilingual Glossary of Medical Terms
    National Center for Health Statistics
    Nursing Foundations Glossary and Abbreviations
    Pharmaceutical Information Network
    Public Health Manuals
    RxList has drug affects, interactions ...
    Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)
    Lippincott's NursingCenter has journals, a career center, continuing education information,...
    Roxane Pain Institute
    In-Hospital Defibrillation is for nurses who performing defibrillation on cardiac arrest patients.
    http://www.medscape.com
    Health Care Advocacy Resources
    Writing Resources Compiled for the American Nephrology Nurses' Association

    Clinical Calculators

    Bayesian Analysis Tools and Clinical Formulas
    Body Surface Area Calculator

     

     

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