Nursing Resources - External Links

The Nursing and Allied Health Learning Resource Center (NAHLRC) links page includes outside references pertinent to the field of nursing and was created as an additional resource for your information. Please browse at your discretion.

General Basic Resources

• MedlinePlus - National Library of Medicine
• NOAH (New York Access to Health Portal) - Tambien en español
• Guideline.Gov - Access recognized US guidelines and treatment standards!
• MedWeb Community Blog - Emory University
• Hardin MD (general)
• Hardin Nursing - Maintained by University of Iowa, home of the Virtual Hospital
• FamilyDoctor.Org - American Academy of Family Physicians
• Merck Manuals - Professional, Home, Geriatric editions

CCCC Library Resources – (Wilkens Library Home Page)

• CLAMS Catalog 
• Find Articles, Search CCCC Databases
• Find Available Fulltext Journals
• Wilkens Library's Citing Your Work Page

CCCC Nurses' Index Favorites - Direct links     

• CINAHL (EBSCO)
• MEDLINE (EBSCO)
• PubMed Medline (National Library of Medicine)   login: winkenslibrary   password: library
• Gale's Health Reference Center Academic (articles that anyone with a public library card can access)
• StatRef - CCCC students only.  Special login and password
• Micromedex - CCCC students only.  Special login and password
• Natural Standard - CCCC students only.  Special login and password

CCCC Nurses' APA Citation favorites     

• U of Wisconsin's APA Guide 
• Wooster College's APA Crib Sheet
• Lake Sumter's Citation Center - Tutorials, Citation Guide and SAMPLE PAPER
• Duke University's Citing Sources - Quick ref for Works Cited and Parentheticals
• How to get instant citations from EBSCO and GALE indexes

Other Libraries    

• Periodical Lists of Cape Cod Hospital and Falmouth Hospital 
• MassCat - holdings of Hospital Libraries in Massachusetts
• Mass Virtual Catalog - holdings of Massachusetts public libraries, colleges and universities (and the Fenway Libraries online group)
• WorldCat - a huge, worldwide database of books, AVs, reports, guidelines and internet accessible materials

Request books and articles via Interlibrary Loan

• Request a journal article - $.10/page, allow 10 days.
• Request a book - free, allow 10 days.

U.S. Health Statistics

• USA.gov - First stop for ANYTHING state or federal!  (For Advanced Search)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• National Center for Health Statistics
• FEDSTATS: Search for specific health statistics on various topics
• MedlinePlus Health Topics - always has statistical information for each subject

Health and Healthcare in Massachusetts

• The LIGHTHOUSE! Comprehensive guide to health and services on Cape Cod & Islands!
• Massachusetts Department of Public Health (publications and statistics)
• Massachusetts Elder Resources
• Silent Spring Institute's Links - good cancer, environment and Cape Cod data
• Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment
• Cape Cod Healthcare
• Cape Cod Visiting Nursing Association

World Health

• World Health Organization
• Pan American Health Organization
• Doctors Without Borders

Drugs

• Drug Information (MedlinePlus - National Library of Medicine)
• International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements - from Office of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Tutorials

• PubMed tutorial (NLM's Medline database)

Simulations

• Mayo Health Oasis (Mayo Clinic Portal)