Oakley, NRN101, Introduction to Nursing
Medical information on the Internet

Web Sites

AMA - American Medical Association
Information about AMA and its Policy and Advocacy efforts, Ethics, Education, Science, Public Health, Quality and Accreditation, Journals, Information for Physicians, and Consumer Health Information.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Child Health and Safety Information. Advocacy, research, consumer information, professional education, and publications.
American Psychological Association
Psychological information for professionals, the general public, and students.
American Red Cross
Includes extensive site directory and a virtual museum.
The Auscultation Assistant
Provides Heart Murmurs, Heart Sounds, and Breath Sounds in order to help medical students and others improve their physical diagnosis skills.
Doctor's Guide - Global Edition
Intended for physicians, this site has information on many diseases and conditions as well as links to medical news, case studies, journal articles, and a medical dictionary & thesaurus.
GASNet
Global Anesthesia Server Network. Divided into ten divisions including Reference, Education, Journals, Internet, Societies, and a Jobs Database.
Heart and Blood Vessel Basics
This site nicely describes the anatomy and physiology of a healthy heart. Included are many animations, illustrations, and even sound files.
Mayo Clinic
Clinic & Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Resources for patient care, education, research, and health information.
P\S\L Consulting Group
An organization that provides information and information services to help promote the informed and appropriate use of medicines by health care professionals and organizations, as well as the patients.
RNCentral
Providing more than a list of links, RNCentral promotes support and nursing and patient care information.
RSNA Link
Radiological Society of North America. Resources for Education, Practice, and Research. Includes Publications with archived articles, and Patient Information.
WebMD
News and information organized for the consumer, physician, health teacher and medical office manager.
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