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• Advance NP nurse-practitioners.advanceweb.com/ ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners is a peer-reviewed journal that provides clinical, professional and news information to nurse practitioners. We provide scientific clinical articles with practical applications for NP practice, and act as an advocate for the profession. Posted at 3:11pm on Tue, May 05 2009

• Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc. www.fhea.com/ Nurse Practitioner Continuing Education & Certification Exam Preparation Provider of NP Review since 1988 Posted at 3:31pm on Tue, May 05 2009

• Pri-Med www.pri-med.com Pri-Med Posted at 10:15am on Wed, May 06 2009

• Nursing Spectrum | Nurse Week www.nurse.com/ce/ Welcome to Nurse.com, the leading source of local and national nursing news, continuing education, and career opportunities for nurses. We provide the most current local and national nurse news on the web, as well as providing web editions of our nurse magazines Posted at 10:21am on Wed, May 06 2009

• Net CE www.netce.com/login.php Purpose The purpose of CME Resource is to provide challenging curricula to assist healthcare professionals to raise their levels of expertise while fulfilling their continuing education requirements, thereby improving the quality of healthcare. Posted at 6:48pm on Wed, May 13 2009

• Monster www.monster.com/ Posted at 10:19am on Wed, May 06 2009

• Career Builder www.careerbuilder.com/Default.aspx?cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=d9665a0861c14381bd393210ce77d836-296639205-R0-4 Posted at 7:48am on Tue, May 26 2009

• Nursing Spectrum www.nurse.com/jobs/Index.cfm Posted at 7:49am on Tue, May 26 2009

• NP Practice npbusiness.org/ Nurse Practitioner Business Owners blog (NPBusiness.ORG) is an idea that was born out the need and frustration for Nurse Practitioners in private, independent practice to be able to connect, share resources, offer support, and learn from one another. It goes beyond that day to day support we give and receive from one another around our professional practice Posted at 3:33pm on Tue, May 05 2009

• Clinician1 www.clinician1.com/ Created by leading Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, Clinician 1 is the first Internet community where NPs and PAs across all specialties can connect, consult and converse. Posted at 7:01pm on Wed, May 13 2009

• Links to Clinical Practice Guidelines for Handheld Computers www.guidelines.gov/resources/pda.aspx Posted at 10:49am on Wed, May 06 2009

• Skyscape www.skyscape.com/index/home.aspx Skyscape is the worldwide leading service for trusted medical information by specialty for mobile devices. Posted at 11:02am on Wed, May 06 2009

• Epocrates www.epocrates.com/index.html Free comprehensive handheld drug guide for Palm, Windows Mobile, iPhone, and BlackBerry. Posted at 11:20pm on Sun, May 10 2009

• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners www.aanp.org Formed in 1985, the AANP is the largest and only full-service professional membership organization in the United States for NPs of all specialties. AANP has steadily expanded services to meet its mission to: * Promote excellence in NP practice, education and research; * Shape the future of healthcare through advancing health policy; * Build a positive image of the NP role as a leader in the national and global healthcare community. Posted at 9:46am on Wed, May 06 2009

• The American Medical Association www.ama-assn.org/ Posted at 3:38pm on Tue, May 05 2009

• American Nursing Informatics Association www.ania.org/ ANIA's Mission...is to provide networking, education and information resources that enrich and strengthen the roles of nurses in the field of informatics. The field of nursing informatics includes domains of clinical information, education and administration decision support. Posted at 10:58am on Wed, May 06 2009

• Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island www.npali.org/ The Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island (NPALI) is a chapter of the Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State. NPALI was formed in 1980, and works in concert with the state organization for the purpose of uniting, representing, and advocating for the profession. Posted at 11:01am on Wed, May 06 2009

• American Academy of Family Physicians www.aafp.org/online/en/home.html Strong Medicine for America. Posted at 10:18am on Sun, May 10 2009

• National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners www.napnap.org/index.aspx Promoting optimal health for children through leadership, practice, advocacy, education and research. Posted at 2:19pm on Thu, May 21 2009

• American Colleg of Nurse Practitioners www.acnpweb.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3282 The American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP), located in Washington, DC, is a national, non-profit membership organization whose mission is to ensure a solid policy and regulatory foundation that enables Nurse Practitioners to continue providing accessible, high quality healthcare to the nation. ACNP Posted at 5:07am on Mon, Jun 22 2009

• American Academy of Physician Assistants www.aapa.org/index.php Excellence AAPA sets a high standard of performance and demonstrates competence in its actions and support of PAs. AAPA demonstrates innovation and vision as it enhances the visibility and value of the profession, while supporting and enabling PAs and their patient-centered focus. AAPA sets a high standard of performance for its staff and promotes the same as a standard for the profession. Ethics In all of its activities, AAPA acts with integrity and civility with its members, business partners, and others. AAPA, by its example, encourages all PAs to adhere to the highest standards of professional behavior. Expertise AAPA is recognized by PAs and the health care community broadly as the primary authority on issues related to the utilization and practice of PAs.... Posted at 9:17am on Tue, Sep 22 2009

• American Red Cross www.redcross.org/ Since its founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton, the American Red Cross has been the nation's premier emergency response organization. As part of a worldwide movement that offers neutral humanitarian care to the victims of war, the American Red Cross distinguishes itself by also aiding victims of devastating natural disasters. Over the years, the organization has expanded its services, always with the aim of preventing and relieving suffering. Posted at 9:55am on Wed, May 06 2009

• Health Volunteers Overseas www.hvousa.org/ HVO is a network of health care professionals, organizations, corporations and donors united in a common commitment to improving global healththrough education. Posted at 6:37am on Tue, May 26 2009

• Operation Hope www.operationhopeforchildren.org/ Operation Hope's mission is to provide food, shelter, health care and educational programs to underprivileged street children of Haiti, disadvantaged children of our immediate communities, orphans and forgotten children of the poorest of the poor Cit Posted at 7:51am on Tue, May 26 2009

• The Joint Commission www.jointcommission.org/ JCAHO Our Mission: To continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations. Posted at 10:05am on Wed, May 06 2009

• The Guide to Community Preventive Services www.thecommunityguide.org/index.html The Guide to Community Preventive Services is a free resource to help you choose programs and policies to improve health and prevent disease in your community. Posted at 9:58am on Wed, May 06 2009

• MedWatch www.fda.gov/medwatch/ Welcome to MedWatch, your Internet gateway for timely safety information on drugs and other medical products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Posted at 10:23am on Wed, May 06 2009

• The Department of Health and Human Services www.hhs.gov/ The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. Posted at 10:24am on Wed, May 06 2009

• National Institute of Health www.nih.gov/ The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research. Posted at 10:26am on Wed, May 06 2009

• The Office of Women's Health www.womenshealth.gov/owh/ The Office on Women's Health (OWH) was established in 1991 within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its Vision is to ensure that "All Women and Girls are Healthier and Have a Better Sense of Well Being." Its mission is to "provide leadership to promote health equity for women and girls through sex/gender-specific approaches." The strategy OWH uses to achieve its mission and vision is through the development of innovative programs, by educating health professionals, and motivating behavior change in consumers through the dissemination of health information. Posted at 10:29am on Wed, May 06 2009

• National Heart Lung and Blood Institute www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders. Since October 1997, the NHLBI has also had administrative responsibility for the NIH Woman's Health Initiative. Posted at 10:27am on Wed, May 06 2009

• National Guideline Clearinghouse www.guidelines.gov/ You are connected to the National Guideline Clearinghouse Posted at 10:50am on Wed, May 06 2009

• America's Health Insurance Plans www.ahip.org/ AHIP provides a unified voice for the community of health insurance plans. A major policy goal for our members is to expand access to high quality, affordable coverage to all Americans. We have developed innovative proposed solutions to promote universal coverage, raise the bar on quality, and make health care services more affordable. Posted at 10:54am on Wed, May 06 2009

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality www.ahrq.gov/ The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. Information from AHRQ's research helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services. AHRQ was formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Posted at 10:56am on Wed, May 06 2009

• National Library of Congress www.loc.gov/index.html The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections. Posted at 11:00am on Wed, May 06 2009

• Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services www.cms.hhs.gov/ Posted at 11:19pm on Sun, May 10 2009

• Partnership for Prescription Assistance www.pparx.org/ The Partnership for Prescription Assistance helps qualifying patients without prescription drug coverage get the medicines they need through the program that is right for them. Many will get their medications free or nearly free. Posted at 10:10am on Wed, May 06 2009

• Target Pharmacy sites.target.com/site/en/health/generic_drugs.jsp?sort=alph The Target $4 generic drug program information has been provided in cooperation with the Center for Consumer Self Care, UCSF Department of Clinical Pharmacy. Posted at 10:12am on Wed, May 06 2009

• Coalition for Patients' Rights www.patientsrightscoalition.org/ The Coalition for Patients Posted at 10:46am on Wed, May 06 2009

• Family Doctor.org familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home.html Health information for the whole family. Posted at 10:41am on Sun, May 10 2009

• MedLine Plus medlineplus.gov/ Trusted health information for the health care consumer. Posted at 3:34am on Sat, Jun 27 2009

• American Cancer Society www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp Posted at 10:34am on Wed, May 06 2009

• American Stroke Association www.strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200037 Posted at 10:36am on Wed, May 06 2009

• American Heart Association www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000 Posted at 10:35am on Wed, May 06 2009

• Association of Clinicians for the Underserved www.clinicians.org/ ACU is a nonprofit, transdisciplinary organization of clinicians, advocates, and health care organizations united in a common mission to improve the health of America's underserved populations and to enhance the development and support of the health care clinicians serving these populations. Posted at 10:38am on Wed, May 06 2009

Links to assist in research and writing articles for publication.

• Publish, Not Perish www.publishnotperish.org/module1/index.htm A five module tutorial on writing for publication. Posted at 10:40am on Wed, May 06 2009

• Writing for Publication in Nursing www.nursingknowledge.org/Portal/main.aspx?pageid=36&sku=22832&ProductPrice=55.9500 Posted at 10:42am on Wed, May 06 2009

• Writing for Publication, A Nursing Perspective www.mscare.org/cmsc/CMSC-Writing-for-publication-A-Nursing-Perspective-2.html Slide show presentation by JUNE HALPER, MSN, ANP, FAAN Posted at 10:45am on Wed, May 06 2009

• Research Methods Knowledge Base www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/survey.php The Research Methods Knowledge Base is a comprehensive web-based textbook that addresses all of the topics in a typical introductory undergraduate or graduate course in social research methods. It covers the entire research process including: formulating research questions; sampling (probability and nonprobability); measurement (surveys, scaling, qualitative, unobtrusive); research design (experimental and quasi-experimental); data analysis; and, writing the research paper. Posted at 10:48am on Wed, May 06 2009

• Nurse Practitioner's Business Practice and Legal Guide, Third Edition www.jbpub.com/catalog/9780763749330/ Carolyn Buppert, CRNP, JD, Attorney, Bethesda, Maryland ISBN-13: 9780763749330 ISBN-10: 0763749338 Posted at 6:51am on Tue, May 26 2009

• Fast Facts for Critical Care fastfactsforcriticalcare.com/J/ Fast Facts For Adult Critical Care is a quick reference guide for critical care, providing you with what you absolutely must know in caring for the critically ill. In just a few years, Fast Facts has earned world-wide acclaim (read what others have said) and is now one of the most popular quick reference guides used in critical care units today. Posted at 11:03am on Wed, May 06 2009

• UpToDate https://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html UpToDate is an evidence based, peer reviewed information resource - available via the Web, desktop computer, and PDA. Posted at 11:12pm on Sun, May 10 2009

• Toastmasters International www.toastmasters.org/ Become the speaker & leader you want to be. Posted at 4:46am on Mon, Jun 22 2009

• PubMed www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/ PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 18 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to 1948. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources. Posted at 3:23am on Sat, Jun 27 2009

• NLM | National Library of Medicine www.nlm.nih.gov/hsrinfo/hsrsites.html#vtop National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) Posted at 3:51am on Sat, Jun 27 2009